Family, Food & Recipes

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Foods Good For Pregnant Women

Way out in the northwest of the city is a cluster of sights that includes the unmissable Summer Palace, with the almost equally intoxicating hillside Xiang Shan Park and the haunting ruins of the Yuanming Yuan, or Old Summer Palace, close by. It might be a squeeze to get all three into one day’s sightseeing but it’s worth a try.

Gold Foods For Women After Childbirth

For women who decide to raise their babies with breast milk, diet not only affects their health and recovery but also impacts powerfully to necessary nutriment for baby’s development.

Strategies for schoolchildren : Organising the school gear, Keeping track of things

Both my husband and I love things being in their place. When it comes to our kids, we’ve worked out that if we want them to put their things away, they need to know exactly where each item has to go.

Veggie Focaccia

On each bottom half of focaccia, layer one-fourth each of spinach, peppers, mozzarella, and artichokes

Turkey & Spicy Hummus Clubs

For each sandwich: place one-fourth of turkey on 1 slice of bread with hummus. Place bread with mayonnaise op top. Layer 2 slices bacon, one-fourth of arugula, and one-fourth of tomatoes on top of mayo. Top with another slice of bread with hummus.

Turkey & Cucumber Salad Wraps

In large bowl, stir together mayonnaise, chutney, and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground back pepper. Add cantoloupe, cucumber, and cilantro; toss to combine.

Smoked Salmon & Tomato Tartines

In small microwave-safe bowl stir together vinegar, sugar, 2 tablespoons water, and pinch of salt. Add shallots, stirring to combine. Microwave on High 2 to 3 minutes or until shallots are crisp-tender. Drain and let cool.

Nutella & Banana On Challah

Place sandwiches on hot grill grate. Place heavy 12-in. skillet on top of sandwiches, pressing down gently. Grill 5 to 6 minutes or until grill marks appear, turning over once. Cut into halves; serve immediately.

Muffulettas : Sandwiches can be wrapped tightly and refrigerated up to 1 day

Use serrated knife to cut bread in half horizontally. With fingers, remove most of center of bread, leaving 1 inch of bread all around crust. Reserve center of bread for another use.

Strategies for schoolchildren : Managing homework

When our second son began receiving homework in grade three, the first thing he did was work out how he’d complete it around his after-school activities. He wanted a timetable to follow so he’d know what he had to do each night. I printed out a blank table onto which he could write his homework plan. He fills it in and uses it to manage his homework.

Drop 5lbs : 30 minutes or less – healthy in a hurry

Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper all over steak; place on hot grill grate with tomato packet and sweet potatoes. Grill steak and tomatoes 10 minutes for medium-rare steak (1400F), turning steak over once; grill sweet potatoes 5 minutes, turning over once.

Crab-Tastic … Shell Shocked (Part 2) - Grilled Spider Crab As Cooked In Spain, Crab Linguine With Basil, Lemon And Chilli

Spider crab may be hard to find but it is worth seeking out. Try to buy the meat only, as it's time-consuming to pick from the shell. The cooked meat is so good it's worth eating it dressed simply with olive oil, lemon juice and lettuce leaves, but this dish is superb too.

Crab-Tastic … Shell Shocked (Part 1) - Gua Sot Sa-Te – Wok-Tosed Crab In Sate Sauce

To prepare your crabs humanely, place them in the freezer for 1 hour to put them to sleep. Remove the upper shell of the crab, pick off the gills, which look like little fingers, and throw them away.

Crab Salad Toasts

Into large bowl, from lemon, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1 tablespoon juice. Add yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, Old Bay seasoning, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; stir to combine.

Chipotle Fried - Chicken Sandwiches

Leftover fried chicken from the fridge is great in this recipe. To refresh it before serving, toast it in the toaster oven if you have one. Don’t let any fat drip on the heating element.

Buffalo Chicken Wraps

In large bowl, stir together blue cheese, buttermilk, lemon juice, garlic, 1/8 teaspoon slat, and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper until well blended. Add celery, tomatoes, and lettuce, and toss to coat.

Strategies for schoolchildren : Coping with school paperwork, Organising after-school activities

There are peak periods — such as the start of the school year — when, without a system in place, I used to feel in a complete mess with all the school paperwork.

Strategies for schoolchildren : Preparing for school

When my eldest son went off to school, it took me more than a year to realise that I needed to change my habits so that he’d become more responsible for getting himself organised for school.

Partnering for Success : Getting Involved in Your Child's Career Planning, Defining College Goals

If you are a boomer or post-boomer-era parent, you probably have some reservations about playing a part in your child’s career decision making. You believe in freedom of occupational choice.

Preparing for College—and Beyond!

The New Economy has seen the deregulation of entire industries, such as trucking and airlines, resulting in intense competition among the companies that survived.

Preparation for preschoolers : Opportunities for learning, Preschoolers and technology

Preschoolers are like sponges. They soak up everything around them. I’m constantly in awe of how much children develop during the preschool years. The beginnings of early literacy and numeracy take hold and kids have a never-ending thirst for knowledge.

Skinny Burger : How to make best burger at home.

Divide the mixture into 4 and form into burgers. Make them flatter and wider than you think you’ll need because they shrink up as they cook. Dust with a little flour and put them in the fridge to chill.

Nutrition Wise

Its less-than-stellar reputation as a fatty, salty snack is about to change faster than you can say, ‘chick flick’. New research has found that popcorn delivers a far more concentrated dose of disease-preventing polyphenols than fruit and veg because those foods contain so much water.

Friends, Food, Sunshine ! (Part 1) - Smoky Chicken & Sweet Potato, Chicken & pinto bean salad, Halloumi & fig kebabs

Cook up an open air feast that’s fresh imaginative and healthy using our go to lean protein – chicken – plus summer’s tastiest veggie ingredients

Figure-Friendly Baking : Plain scones, Strawberry jam butterfly cakes, Squidgy chocolate cake

We all know that a dollop of sauce (or three) can make all the difference to your food. And while you might think they’re unhealthy treats, the latest findings show that some condiments are good for your body.

6 Sauces That Love Your Body

Preparation for preschoolers : Preparing for the kinder years

As I’ve had several children and have seen the speed with which they head off to school, I’ve learned to cherish the remaining years before they venture into formal education.

Comfort Food Remix (Part 2) - French Onion Soup Gratin, Mini Chicken Pot Pies

Place both types of onion in a large microwavable bowl, top with half cup water and cover with a microwavable plate. Cook on high for 10 minutes. Add salt to bowl and toss to coat; cook for 15 minutes more. Strain out the onion, reserving one cup of the cooking liquid and discarding the rest. Set aside.

Comfort Food Remix (Part 1) - Loaded Vegie Lasagna, Quinoa Pasta Bake

Eggplant slices become the noodles in this delectable layered dish which boasts five vegetables and four different cheeses. It can be the headliner at a dinner party or a simple and filling weeknight Menal.

Kids? I'm Way Too Chicken

I have a confession: I don’t ‘get’ children. Now, before you send Mumsnet round to present their case with a flip chart of pics of adorable kids, hear me out. I like children I think they’re funny when they’re trying to walk or talk and end up just mumbling and falling over.

Top 5 Delivery Diets

The unique meal delivery service from Raw Fairies is for those completely committed to a serious diet shake-up, or fans of the raw-food movement. Gourmet raw food chef Anya Ladra and her team create a daily menu of innovative, botanical cuisine made from raw and living organic plant foods.

The Fine Print : Drunken Noodles in Cashew-Shiitake Broth

You may be taking in a lot more calories, sodium and fat than you bargained for when you choose that can or carton of soup (or lasagna or cooking spray).

Sweet Tooth (Part 2) - Chocolate orange marquis, Red velvet, Mango cheesecake

Pre-heat oven to 1800C. Place half the sugar in a saucepan, add orange juice and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate and butter. Whisk the eggs with the remaining sugar in a bowl. Add the orange rind. Using a spoon, fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture.

Sweet Tooth (Part 1) - Poppy lemon cake, Coffee chocolate mousse, White chocolate and mascarpone cake

It’s got a bad rep for being too ‘oaky’ and the color of horse urine, and when people ask me for advice, 60% say ABC (Anything But Chardonnay). But it’s a brilliant food wine, as it’ s rich and has the weight to stand up to full flavored dishes.

Life & Happiness : The Guide To Wine

Convenient Cuisine (Part 3) - Sweet corn Pancake with Strawberry Sauce, Mixed Fruit Trifle with Raspberry Jelly

In a saucepan, bring the sugar and the water to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat and add the strawberries. Then simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with your pancakes.

Convenient Cuisine (Part 2) - Spicy Tuna Burgers with Lemon Mayonnaise, Chicken Fajitas with Baked Bean Spread and Sour Cream

Whip all ingredients except parsley till smooth. Add parsley as gamish and spread a generous amount on burger buns. Add rocket leaves, tuna patty and sliced tomatoes and cheese if desired.

Convenient Cuisine (Part 1) - Aromatic Tomato Pilaf Rice, Javanese-Style Chicken Curry, Mediterranean Sardine Salad with Feta & Olives

Our chefs prepared all these recipes with cans of tomato puree, sardines, tuna, baked beans, creamy sweet corn, mixed fruit cocktail and ready-to-use coconut milk. There are must-haves for every busy woman with a penchant for good, healthy and delicious food.

Summer Berry Genoise

Melt the redcurrant jelly with a tiny splash of water in a pan and stir until smooth. Brush the redcurrant glaze over the berries until they glisten.

Simply Irresistible

Scoop the cooked squash pulp from the rind and drain the potatoes well. Push the hot squash and potato through a potato ricer straight onto a floured surface, or mash together thoroughly in a bowl, then turn out. Immediately add most (but not all) of the flour and mix with your hands until you have a smooth, slightly sticky dough.

Moroccan Chicken

Grate the zest of half the lemon into a large shallow dish. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice from the zested half into the dish. Add the ginger and spices; mix. Put the chicken into the spice mix and turn until evenly coated. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 1hr or overnight, if possible.

Maqluba - The Tatin Of The Savoury World In Palestine

Meanwhile, put the mice or sausage into a bowl and add the spices, thyme, garlic, ½ tsp salt and a good twist of pepper. Mix thoroughly with your hands until evenly combined.

Midlife Myths

Of all the decades in one’s life, the forties probably provides the most fodder for comedians; this decade is associated with men having affairs with, and women dressing up like, girls half their age. So should you just roar with laughter [is that why they call it the ‘roaring forties’?], or take this ‘passing phase’ more seriously?

"Just Married… And Keeping His Terrible Secret"

Before they wed, Bernadette Sugrim’s husband confided a sickening truth: he had killed a man… and never been caught. But when he killed again, she knew she had to turn him in or pay with her life. Bernadette recalls the terror of living with a murderer, and how she found the courage to break her silence

Tactics for toddlers : A toddler-friendly everyday bag

Most parents with young kids have an everyday bag: it’s the one thing we can’t leave the house without. As babies become toddlers I’ve had to add things to the bag that will keep the toddler (and the older children) entertained should we get held up, or if we’re at an adult-focused event.

Tactics for toddlers : Teaching independence skills, Routines for toddlers

Independence skills are the daily life and self-care tasks children acquire that allow them to do things for themselves. The acquisition of these skills is not just helpful to parents — as there’s one less task for them to do — but they’re also critical to building children’s self-esteem.

Tactics for toddlers : Defining your discipline style, Case study of a two and a half year old toddler

Each of our children reached the ‘difficult’ toddler stage at the age of two and a half. A fantastic maternal and child health nurse I had for my first two children used to speak about periods of equilibrium and disequilibrium in children.

Navigating with a new baby : Preparing the hospital bag, When baby comes home

We have a tradition that the second time the kids come to visit their new sibling in hospital we give them a small gift on behalf of the new baby. We leave it until the second visit as we want the first one to be solely about introducing them to the special addition to the family.

Taste Test : Dijon Mustard

If you like your mustard to have a kick, you’ll love Maille Traditional Dijon Mustard ($29.95). Our tasters were pleased with its glossy colour and long-lasting flavour.

Hazelnut Hearts

Place hazelnuts in a Swiss-roll pan. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, shaking pan occasionally. Remove pan from oven. Wrap hot hazelnuts in a lean cloth towel; with hands, roll hazelnuts back and forth until as much skin as possible rubs off.