Valentine’s Day: Before and after children

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Valentine’s Day: Before and after children Before you and your partner had kids, Valentine’s Day definitely meant something different to you… Now that you have your little one’s your day is jam packed with love and the sweetest little kisses from your tots. (And that’s every day you know, not just V-day!) But now that…

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Raising awareness of childhood cancer in Ireland

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Raising awareness of childhood cancer in Ireland The Childhood Cancer Foundation (CCF) have found that while children with cancer in Ireland are cared for by excellent staff, there has been a significant strain on resources which is having a negative effect. Every year, over 200 children are diagnosed with cancer in Ireland. This equates to…

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Toddler: Parsnip, shallot and potato cakes

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Potato cakes are absolutely delicious and a great way of using up some leftover mashed potatoes. You can swap the parsnips and shallots with salmon or chicken. Ingredients (serves 8) 450g/ 1lb parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks 450g/ 1lb potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 4 tbsp rapeseed oil 4 shallots, peeled and cut…

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Recipe: Sticky toffee cupcakes

Recipe: Sticky toffee cupcakes Sticky toffee pudding is everyone’s favourite, so what could possibly make it better? Sticky toffee cupcakes of course! Ingredients: 180g Dates pitted, dried and chopped 150ml Water boiling 80g Butter (unsalted) softened 150g Unrefined light muscovado sugar 2 Eggs (lightly beaten) 180g Plain white flour 1tsp Bicarbonate of soda ½tsp Salt 1tsp Vanilla extract For the icing: 160g Butter (unsalted) softened…

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m&i loves: Papoozle, the best baby sling on the market

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The best baby sling on the market There is great excitement at Papoozle HQ as Mother & Baby announce the unique baby sling as it’s winner in The Little Test. Papoozle went up against five other baby sling brands including, Chicco and Ergobaby, but came out on top with five stars being praised for its…

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