Cooking with Kids

James Martin: How to get your kids cooking

By parentdish.co.uk, Oct 28, 2011

Celebrity chef James Martin tells us how important it is to teach children to cook and enjoy food.

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Halloween treat: Make your own toffee apples

By parentdish.co.uk, Oct 27, 2011

Halloween is here! Up the party snack ante with some delicious homemade toffee appples. Kirstie Allsopp shows us how easy they are to make.

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Monster snot delight

By Katie Bryson, Oct 12, 2011

If you have boys then Halloween is a great excuse to indulge their fascination with the downright gross.

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National curry week: Celebs cook up a Seriously Good storm for Comic Relief

By Liz Stansfield, Oct 11, 2011

To celebrate National Curry Week, a host of celebrities have got together to attempt to rustle up a meal for Gordon Ramsey for Comic Relief.

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Healthy packed lunches: BritMums confess

By parentdish.co.uk, Sep 20, 2011

BritMums have 'fessed up to their packed lunch trials and triumphs in this video. What are yours?

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25 foods kids hate...and how I got my son to eat a tomato

By Laura Kemp, Aug 26, 2011

Operation Tomato: my mission? To get my son to eat one of those red things that he absolutely HATES.

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After school snacks: Gingerbread men

By Katie Bryson, Aug 8, 2011

I made the gingerbread men using small cutters as I find kids tend get a bit bored of eating massive ones and abandon them half way through. These ones last just a few bites to satisfy that after-school calorie craving. They're also very nice dipped in tea if you're after a not-so-naughty nibble yourself!

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After school snacks: Chocolate chip cookies

By Katie Bryson, Aug 8, 2011

These cookies are healthier than a regular biscuit as they're made with wholemeal flour. The accompanying mashed bananas, orange zest and dark chocolate chips really give them a delicious flavour without being sickly sweet.

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After school snacks: Crunchy cereal bars

By Katie Bryson, Aug 8, 2011

These energy boosting bars are packed with oats, cornflakes, dried mango, nuts and seeds, perfect for a satisfyingly chewy treat for your children after a busy day at school.

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After school snacks: Carrot cakes

By Katie Bryson, Aug 8, 2011

Here's a great recipe for the after school snack attack recipes - energy boosting mini carrot cakes bakes that will help tackle the post-school slump

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Family fun in the kitchen: Make your own ice cream!

By Liz Stansfield, Jul 29, 2011

With the Summer holidays in full swing, we've got some yummy video recipes for homemade ice cream that all the family can get involved with thanks to TV chef Jo Pratt and ice cream machine maker, Gaggia.

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TV chef Phil Vickery talks about his tips for fussy eaters, family life with Fern Britton and his least favourite food

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Jul 26, 2011

When TV chef Phil Vickery discusses fussy eaters, he speaks very much from personal experience. He's step-father to his wife Fern Britton's three children from her previous relationship and the couple also have a 10-year-old daughter Winnie, so he's seen it all around his very own dinner table.

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