Hiding seven different types of vegetables in a pizza sauce is fundamentally what I think is wrong about children's food. From yogurt and cardamom chicken wraps, pea and halloumi fritters, Vietnamese noodle salad, quick Sicilian fish stew, smashed tomato toast and apricot and almond muffins, Claire provides alternative twists and substitutes so you can suit the ingredients to your family’s tastes and what you have in the cupboard. There are over 100 recipes for British seasonal dishes, ranging from classics like Steak and Ale Pie to to newer favourites like Pumpkin Pearl Barley Risotto and Vegetable Tagine. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the creamed butter mix, add the cherries and stir through.

Some 50 of her exquisite drawings of birds, along with their specific eggs are captured here for fans of her work and wildlife enthusiasts. Season with pepper: you shouldn’t need salt as the halloumi will be quite salty enough, but check at this point by frying a little of the mixture. A fresh take on a national favourite, The Picnic Cookbook features over 100 recipes covering picnics, barbecues and campfire food.Afternoon tea in the garden on a golden afternoon in late summer, a packed lunch consumed on a hilltop while the eyes feast on a magnificent view, and the tantalising smell of grilling from a barbecue are all part of this.

Now 9 years into motherhood and enthusiastic about finding great products and helpful solutions for busy families to make life more fun and easier too. Claire suggests alternative twists and substitutes so you can suit the ingredients to your familys tastes and what you have in the cupboard and suggests ways that the kids can get involved in the cooking.

Thomson, 37, has spent the last five years showing the world exactly how we could be feeding children through her daily '5oclockapron' Instagram and Twitter posts. Dishes include yoghurt, lemon and cardamom chicken wraps, cold Vietnamese noodle salad, quick fish stew and pea and halloumi fritters, as well as smashed tomato toast and coconut, raspberry and lemon syrup loaf.

It's really important to get them to help you, otherwise the food lands in front of them and they're expected to eat it," Thomson adds. I’m an award-winning filmmaker, content creator and broadcaster working across print, digital, TV and film.

The recipes are well explained, and I like the idea of the section of quick-fire food made in minutes, plus another section of meals that can be prepared earlier in the day, then ready for cooking and serving at dinner time. The National Trust Family Cookbook is Claire’s new book and it’s full of beautiful and delicious family dishes with easy to follow recipes.

If you get them tasting spices and smelling herbs, that's really exciting for children, they just need to be engaged with food. With wonderful illustrations of Victorian food packaging and advertising, this is a great nostalgic look at life below stairs in the age of Victoria.Add the rice, stirring for two to three minutes to coat the grains in the melted butter mixture and warm them through before you add any liquid. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The book also features recipes that are linked to NT places, such as the hearty beef stew enjoyed by Churchill at Chartwell, Agatha Christie's favourite Lobster Bisque which she ate at Greenway, or the Plum Cake recipe handed down to Beatrix Potter from her mother.