Healthy Lunchboxes for kids

Now out in paperback in the shops, this book is full of ideas for ways to help you make healthy lunchboxes for your children without spending ages in the kitchen.

Grow it, cook it with Kids

My latest book 'Grow it Cook it with Kids' Ryland, Peters and Small, teaches children some basic gardening and cooking skills. 

The aim of my book is to show children how to grow a few basic plants and then how to pick them and prepare them to eat.  I have written about the things that I grow with my children in our garden. 

Most children love spending time in the garden, helping to dig, sow seeds and water their plants.  They are particularly excited when the produce is ready for picking.  You don't need a lot of space.  A windowsill can be enough for growing a few herbs and you only need a big bucket or bin to grow some potatoes! 

Now is the ideal time to start sowing a few seeds.  So take a look at the book and get planting.  Do email me if you have any questions about the book or want to tell me what you and your children have grown or cooked and I will try to post updates on my website.  ENJOY!

Sainsbury's Little Ones Food Expert

I am very excited to tell you that each month I am writing the recipes for the Sainsbury's Little Ones Website.  I will be developing quick and easy recipes that are ideal during pregnancy, for breastfeeding and for feeding babies and toddlers. The recipes will be seasonal and topical and ideal for the whole family.

If you have not already joined Little Ones you might like to join now and receive the monthly newsletters and lots of useful goodies.

Other news

Also, don't forget that if you are looking for present ideas for children, take a look at 'The Silver Spoon for Children'.

I was delighted when the publisher Phaidon asked me to adapt and write a selection of the recipes taken from the renowned Silver Spoon, a best-selling Italian cookbook that has been cherished for generations.

I love to encourage children into the kitchen and I am on the committee for the Children's Food Festival in Oxford. I ran the Kid's Kitchen marquee which was a huge success - please look at my news page to see what went on.