X is for xylophone
May 14, 2012 – 3:28 am | No Comment

After the success of our peruvian drums, we built a colourful xylophone with some old pencils, polystyrene and cardboard.  It is very easy to make and you can easily find all you need for this …

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Fruit smoothie on the plane
March 19, 2009 – 3:38 pm | No Comment
Fruit smoothie on the plane

Children are creatures of habit, if the habit is good I am all for it.
The Ryanair flight from Alghero to London for my little boy is associated with a 100% fruit smoothie. A blended drink …

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From highchair to chair
March 18, 2009 – 6:50 am | No Comment
From highchair to chair

The transition from the highchair to the chair to join the dinner table often takes some adjustments; more often than not a child is too big for one and too small for the other. Boosters …

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Asparagus risotto
March 11, 2009 – 9:14 am | No Comment
Asparagus risotto

My parents came to visit at the week-end and they brought us freshly picked wild asparagus. I like them just boiled with a simple olive oil dressing with fried eggs on the side. I still …

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Mixed fish and seafood broth
March 7, 2009 – 7:08 am | No Comment
Mixed fish and seafood broth

Last night I made one of my favourite dinners, fish and seafood broth with fregula, Sardinian pasta similar to couscous.
This dish reminds of when I was a young girl and my grandmother used to …

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Let’s all bake a cake together
February 27, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Let’s all bake a cake together

I had promised Luca we would bake a cake after school. A promise is a promise and anybody familiar with 5 year olds would know children don’t forget a promise. I picked him up from …

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