10 tips for teaching your child to cook

If you’ve found your way here, you probably don’t need convincing that it could be a good idea to teach your child to cook! If you do need some persuading, there are a myriad of reasons why it is beneficial for your child. It can introduce them to new foods and flavours, encouraging healthy eating. It helps to teach maths, literacy and science skills and is a great creative outlet too! Of course, it is also a life skill. With a bit of luck, they’ll become inspired adults, capable of feeding themselves well rather than solely relying on sandwiches and ‘student foods’ like instant noodles!

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Review: Xavier and His Magical Blueberry Muffins

Sponsored Post¦ If you’ve heard of Anges de Sucre, you’ll know that this London cake shop are synonymous for their intricate designs and selling “the best cakes in London”. In an exciting new venture, they have just brought out their first StoryBake cook book! Aimed at 2-6 year old children, this book tells the story of a young boy called Xavier. He loves to bake, dream and dream about baking. Children will be so excited to watch Xavier bake, then follow the recipe to make the exact same muffins as he does!

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Simplifying things with a food processor

Collaborative Post¦ We’ve all been there. When you walk into a department store, looking for something to make your life easier, only to be faced with walls lined with gadgets. If you are just a beginner in search of information, where do you start? If you need to find your way around some of the more complicated kitchen appliances, keep reading and let me help you clear up some of the misconceptions around food processors.

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30 things to do before 30

As my friends keep reminding me, as I have recently turned 25 I am now closer to 30 than I am 20! Quite frankly, this kind of scares me as time seems to have gone so fast since I was 16 and seems to go quicker each year. As such, I felt the need to make a list of things I’d like to do before I turn 30. Hopefully I can achieve quite a few of these, so even if the time goes quickly, I’ll feel like I’ve achieved a lot with it!

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