FOOD
Weekend brownie baking and cute aprons from Odette Williams
The lovely Odette Williams sent over a couple of her cute apron sets for my kids and they arrived just in time for some brownie baking over the weekend. I managed to snap a couple photos of my little helpers and thought I would share. If you haven't yet discovered the Smitten Kitchen brownie recipe, you ...
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CRAFTS AND DIY
The Little Things... an easy-to-sew child's apron made from a dish towel!
For this week's The Little Things, I'm showing you how to make a super sweet, and super easy-to-make child's apron out of a dish towel! No kidding, if you have a sewing machine (or know someone who does!), you can make this apron. One simple dish towel and two (shoe) laces is everything you need ...
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FOOD
Little Paris Kitchen
Have you heard of Rachel Khoo of Little Paris Kitchen? I have to admit, I am a little obsessed by her. I love the idea of a cute English girl cooking French dishes in a tiny kitchen in Paris. I think what won me over was her video I found on Youtube of how to ...
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BOOKS
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
My favourite cooking website is, without a doubt, the Smitten Kitchen blog. Deb Perelman's posts are hilarious and easy to read and she does not take herself too seriously. Just the kind of person I would love to take cooking tips from. You might have noticed that Courtney and I have started linking to Deb's ...
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CRAFTS AND DIY
Cooking and crafting
Today is my first post here at Babyccino. I am so excited about being part of this amazing blog which I have followed for as long as I can remember. I want to thank Esther, Courtney and Emilie for thinking of me, and also to say hello to the other contributors! This is going to ...
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FOOD
Ricotta pancakes with honey butter
I posted this photo on Instagram a few weeks ago... and then got some requests to share the recipe. So here it is! These fluffy ricotta pancakes are sooooo yummy. We make them nearly every weekend these days... (*Update! The recipe comes from Bill Granger's restaurant in Sydney where apparently his ricotta hotcakes are more ...
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FOOD
One for the Guys
When we were staying at my dad's house in France a few weeks ago, there was a copy of 'Fired Up' by Ross Dobson hanging around in the kitchen. Obviously left behind by one of the house guests -- my dad never cooks! My husband on the other hand, even though not the cook in ...
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FOOD
Bean and Tomato Stew
We had one of those lovely lazy days yesterday. It is such a rare occasion in our household for me to get very excited about not having to leave the house. In fact I got so excited that I did not realise the fridge was practically empty. So, to avoid getting out of my slippers, ...
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BOOKS
Food is Fun!
It's not necessary to convince my daughter Sara about the pleasures of eating -- she has loved food since I first put a spoon in her mouth (unlike her little baby sister Ava). So this fun food book by Anorak is just perfect for her -- we've been reading it together and already tried out ...
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FOOD
Berry season
I remember as a kid I came home during lunch break and my mum sent me to the neighbours (who had a strawberry farm) with a very little amount of money and I came back with a wooden crate filled to the top with strawberries -- the reddest, sweetest, biggest and tastiest variety you can ...
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CELEBRATIONS
A Hearty Breakfast for Valentine's Day!
With Valentine's Day approaching soon, I couldn't resist purchasing this amazingly cool heart shaped frying pan. I'm not yet sure whether I'll serve the pancakes or the eggs, or maybe both... But I'm positive my family will love them (and me)! I got mine from this shop here in the Netherlands, but it's -- among ...
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COOK BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Actually THIS is the best Banana Bread recipe ever
Seriously....throw out that one that your grandmother gave you that's forty generations old. On second thought, just burn all of your cookbooks because you will probably not want to eat anything but this particular banana bread for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the rest of your life. I found this recipe in a lovely little ...
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COOK BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Some of my favourite cooking blogs
While I have loads of cookbooks stacked on my shelves, they have all started to collect dust. I have started using the internet more and more to discover new recipes -- I get really inspired when I am looking for a recipe, discover a new site and then stumble over great new ideas! There are ...
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BOOKS
Look and Cook
I found this book in a small bookstore in London and thought it was the most adorable cookbook for kids that I have seen in a long time. I love that it has an excellent collection of old-school, comfort food recipes – everything from chicken noodle soup, meatloaf and chocolate birthday cake to simple things ...
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FOOD
Greekalicious
I know it’s bad to wish away the days and years, but I can’t wait for Little C to become old enough so we can cook together. I have such happy memories of baking as a child – and licking the wooden spoon (I still do!). And when I heard that Maria Benardis was extending ...
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FOOD
Family Kitchen
Most of us have heard of Gordon Ramsay -- the all swearing, all dancing super-chef who spends his life cooking impossibly complicated recipes. Now his wife, Tana Ramsay, has published a cook book, Tana Ramsay's Family Kitchen. Her philosophy is that it is important to cook wholesome tasty food for the family while leaving time ...
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