Mummy and Me Magazine March 2020

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Early Years

Pineapple-Melon Flowers Pack in your 5-a-day with these fruity flowers made out of pineapple & melon.

Method Cut the pineapple into round slices around 1cm (generous ¼ inch) thick. Prep Time: 20 mins Use the flower-shaped cookie Cook Time: No cook cutter to cut 1 flower from each Makes: 12 slice. It may be easier to press Great for: the cutter into the pineapple 18 Months - 2 Years then cut around the shape with a small sharp knife. Ingredients Use the round cutter to cut a hole 1 large ripe pineapple, all skin in the centre of each flower.Pat removed 1 cantaloupe melon, halved and the pineapple flowers with kitchen towel to remove excess juice. skinned Carve 12 balls of melon. Make Equipment the flower centre by pushing a 7 1/2 flower shaped cookie cutter melon ball through the hole cut round melon baller in each pineapple piece. Thread round cookie cutter, the same each flower onto a skewer (going diameter as the melon baller through the pineapple and the 12 wooden skewers melon) to secure. Cover the 12 green straws skewer with a green straw.

Fruit Flowers

Sweet Potato Bunnies Sweet Potato Bunnies Waiting for Easter Bunny is no hop in the park, so spend time making these edible bunnies instead. Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Makes: 4 Bunnies Great for: All ages Ingredients 1 very large sweet potato a little olive oil

salt & pepper chives pink peppercorns Method Pre-heat the oven to 180 C Fan. Line a baking sheet with non-stick paper. Peel the sweet potato, then slice four thick slices about 1 ½ cm thick using a metal bunny cutter. Stamp out one bunny from each slice. You may need to bang the

FOOD NEWS 2020 now sees the award-winning brand JoeSephs add to the range with Chocolate Popcorn Mini Eggs (RRP £3 per 60g bag), 2 pieces of delicious Salted Caramel Popcorn in a Miniature Milk Chocolate Easter Egg.

cutter with a mallet if it is hard to push through the potato. Arrange on a baking sheet, drizzle with oil and season. Bake for 30 minutes , turning over half way through the cooking time until lightly golden and cooked through. Decorate with pink peppercorns and chives for the nose and the whiskers.

For any parent who needs to ‘induldge’ this Easter! We just love these..and infact, their whole fabulous range!

Abakus Foods introduces Seaweed Crisps with a real crunch! Scrumptious Seaweed Crisps, coated with crunchy tapioca, seasoned with three tantalising flavours, made without any nasties.

Gluten-free, Vegan, and about 100 calories per bag! mummyandmemagazine.co.uk

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