Food

It’s National Baking Week, and to mark the occasion I have a few yummy recipes to share with you all, made using Cadbury’s Double Decker chocolate. These tasty cookies use the double decker to make frosting to sandwich in the middle!

Double decker cookie sandwiches (makes 20)

Ingredients:

For the Cookies:

• 150g butter, softened 70g light brown sugar 70g caster sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 225g plain flour
• 0.5 tsp baking soda pinch of salt
• 50g chocolate chips
• 1 avocado, mashed well

For the Double Decker Cookie Dough Frosting:

• 115g butter, softened
• 150g light brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 125g flour
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 50ml milk
• 1 Double Decker, chopped

This recipe is Suitable for Vegetarians, Contains gluten (wheat), milk, nuts, egg, soya, and Does NOT contain gelatine or alcohol.

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If you’d love to feed your little ones with only the good stuff, then you shouldn’t skip healthful tomatoes in the picture. But how do you package them in such a manner that they look appealing and yummy for kids? Tomato soup is the answer!

So over the weekend or any ordinary day, you might want to prepare a brightly colored, nutrient-dense tomato soup that does not take much time to make. Here is how.

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Tefal Cook4Me is a pressure cooker with many added features that make it so easy and quick to use, especially for busy families or those who don’t have so much confidence in the kitchen as it gives you so much extra guidance. A few weeks ago, I went along to a Tefal event to try out the Cook4Me for myself, and  now have one to use at home too.

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For an easy and tasty snack or lunch idea for all the family, why not try these yummy cheesy pittas

Homemade Salsa & Primula Pittas 

Homemade tomato salsa with garden-ripe flavours paired with creamy Primula Cheese.

Perfect for quiet afternoons in the garden or alternatively keep the salsa chilled and snack until the sun goes down. Top with fresh basil, et voila!

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Contributed by Paula of ChewTheWorld.com

Want to Give Your Kids A Treat Everyday? Try These 5 Easy-to-Make Recipes

Parents often feel that a three-meal system is perfectly sufficient for their kids – but the truth is that snacks contribute a great deal to overall growth and development too. You ought to know – snacks almost bring in 15% of the total calories your kids need on a daily basis. Here’s the catch, just about any snack won’t cut it, you must choose wisely.

Your kids spend a lot of energy with their games and activities, plus they still have an immature digestive system that can’t go on without eating for long. So snacks are a perfect bait to keep their tummies filled every now and then – whether they like it or not.

Being a parent is hard and getting your kids to eat healthy is harder. We’ve compiled a list that contains recipes kids will love. You don’t need to look anywhere else.

Here’s your list of healthy homemade snacks for kids:

1) Baked Potatoes

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Who doesn’t love the occasional sweet treat to satisfy their sweet tooth? Children are notorious for loving anything that’s loaded with sugar. Usually, it means they’re reaching for a candy bar or something else that’s bound to give them a sugar rush. As a mother, wouldn’t it be nice if you could give your children something that is healthy as well as tasty? Well, we have just the thing. This recipe for Walnut & Pecan Balls has all the right ingredients. Walnuts are a superfood, packed with omega-3 fats, copper, manganese, and much more. Pecan nuts are equally nutritious and contain plenty of fiber and other essential fats. When combined, these nuts enhance the nutritional value of any meal.

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Organix Rainbow Sandwiches

With this recipe your little one can actually eat a rainbow! It’s super easy and fun for kids to make too. It’s an easy way to encourage your toddlers to eat vegetables.

Rainbow sandwiches are perfect for kids parties, lunchboxes and picnics.

Removing the crusts shows off the rainbow coloured spreads all the way through the sandwich looking fun and attractive

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If you’re looking for an easy baked treat, try these delicious, no-rise cinnamon rolls. You don’t need to mess around with yeast or wait for the dough to rise, making these perfect for a special breakfast or a last minute coffee date.

These light, fluffy rolls are made with a decadent cinnamon-brown sugar filling and cream cheese drizzle and bake in 20 minutes.

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Earlier this week, I shared the yummy Gluten Free O-Jacks Snack Bar Recipe and now to end Coeliac Awareness Week, I have another tasty gluten free recipe to share, thanks to Nature’s Path. This Mesa Sunrise Crumbly Shorties recipe makes 12 biscuits, and uses Nature’s Path gluten free cereal as a main ingredient.

We were sent some packs of the different Nature’s Path gluten free cereals to try out recently and have been really impressed with this brand. With previous gluten free products I’ve tried, the taste has been a little hit and miss, but Nature’s Path cereals all taste very good and were a hit with the whole family.

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