Tag Archives: kids

HONEY AND GINGER PORK STIR FRY

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Manu

Maybe not everyone knows this, but my eldest daughter has started her first year of “big school” in January. It is all very thrilling and exciting for all of us, though this has also brought a huge change in our … Continue reading →

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Posted in Mains, Meat, South East Asian, Vegetables | Tagged Asian, dinner, ginger, healthy, honey, kecap manis, kids, main, meat, pork, quick, recipe, South East Asian, soy sauce, stir fry, vegetables | 3 Comments

BANANA, COCONUT AND PASSION FRUIT SMOOTHIE

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Manu

Lately I have been experimenting quite a bit with smoothies and shakes. The truth is, I have been left with some ripe fruits that needed to be used and I wanted to make something light and healthy with it. Besides, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Breakfast, Drinks, Fruits, Gluten Free, Snack, Tea Time, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged banana, bananas, breakfast, children, coconut, coconut cream, drinks, easy, fruits, gluten free, healthy, honey, kids, passion fruit, smoothie, smoothies, snack, tea time, tropical, vegan, vegetarian | 3 Comments

PROSCIUTTO, ROCKET AND GRANA CHEESE PIZZA

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Manu

My husband adores pizza… so, to please him (and the kids!), I usually make pizza on Sunday evening. Home made pizza can be quite healthy, depending on the toppings you use and it is quite common in Italian houses to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baking, Bread, Italian, Mains, Pizza, Street Food | Tagged arugula, baked, baking, children, dough, Grana, healthy, Italian, Italy, kids, mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano, pizza, pizza dough, prosciutto, rocket, tomatoes | 6 Comments

FRIED NUTELLA

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Manu

Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso have declared February 5th “World Nutella Day 2013″ – “a day to celebrate, to get creative with, and most importantly, to EAT Nutella”. I usually don’t follow “national or world food days”… not because I have something against … Continue reading →

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Posted in Chocolates, Desserts, Events, Finger food, Italian, Snack, Special Occasions, Tea Time | Tagged Carnevale, children, Chinese, chocolate, coconut, corn flakes, dessert, fried, hazelnuts, Italian, kids, nutella, nuts, snack, sweets, tea time, World Nutella Day | 8 Comments

BISCOTTI DI FICHI – FIG COOKIES

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Manu

Today, as part of my series on Regional Italian Cuisines, I want to share with you the recipe for a very traditional Christmas Sicilian sweet: biscotti di fichi. They are made with the same dough and filling of Buccellato (the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baking, Christmas, Desserts, Italian, Regional Italian Dishes, Snack, Special Occasions, Tea Time | Tagged buccellato, candied fruits, chocolate, Christmas, cookies, figs, gift ideas, Italian, kids, nuts, raisins, Regional Italian Dishes, Sicilian, Sicily, Special Occasions, sweets, tea time, traditional | 1 Comment

PEPPA PIG CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Manu

I made these cookies for my daughter’s 3rd birthday party. If you follow this blog, you will already know that the theme was Peppa Pig. I made some Peppa Pig Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes, Pizza flavoured Piggy Buns, Muddy Puddle … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baking, Birthday, Breakfast, Cookies, Desserts, Finger food, Snack, Special Occasions, Tea Time | Tagged bake, baking, birthday, breakfast, children, chocolate, cocoa, cookies, decorating, decoration, dessert, glaze, icing, kids, party, Peppa Pig, royal icing, special occasion, sweets, tea time | 12 Comments

CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH ORANGE AND MINT GLAZE

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Manu

A little while ago, my friend Diane from Muppys asked me if I wanted to take part to this year’s Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. I checked it out and immediately said yes. The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap brings together … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Christmas, Cookies, Desserts, Events, Snack, Special Occasions, Tea Time | Tagged breakfast, children, chocolate, Christmas, cookie swap, cookies, decorating, decoration, dessert, gift ideas, gifts, glaze, icing, kids, mint, orange, special occasion, sweets, tea time, white chocolate | 3 Comments

MUDDY PUDDLE CUPS

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Manu

If you have ever seen an episode of Peppa Pig, you will know that Peppa’s favourite game is “jumping up and down in muddy puddles”. I had seen something similar on Pinterest, but I could not find a recipe for … Continue reading →

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