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Take a Dip with Sharron Davies & Discover Pots of Cost Cutting Recipe Ideas
Pizza Picante, Tuna Rice Salad,
Baked Salsa Fish Take a dip with former Olympic swimming champ & mother-of-three Sharron Davies and discover how to create some delicious cost cutting family recipes with any leftover pots of fresh dips. Try Sharron’s “three ways with salsa” and see just how far a 200g pot will stretch: 
Mini pizzas are ideal for the kids’ tea. They’re great for using up the leftovers and easy enough for the kids to get involved. Spread the base with about a third of the pot – it’s a great time saver and also contributes towards their five-a-day as salsa is packed with tomatoes and onion. Baked Salsa Fish is an effortless yet sophisticated dinner alternative for the adults. Top two pieces of white fish with a couple tablespoons each of the spicy salsa and a sprinkling of breadcrumbs, bake in the over for about 20 minutes and serve with new potatoes and green veg. It’s simply delicious! 
Whip up a healthy salad for lunch. Mix a couple tablespoons of salsa, red kidney beans, canned tuna, sliced pepper and cooked rice and top with a handful of salad leaves. “Of all the delicious flavours out there, salsa is still my all-time favourite,” says Sharron. “It’s really low on calories and delicious in a whole range of recipes. It’s a fridge staple that I’m never without and if I don’t end up using the pot for dipping, I certainly don’t let it go to waste…” Salsa is naturally high in flavour but low in fat and calories making it the ideal dip to satisfy the most weight conscious taste buds. It is made from tomatoes, onions and chillies so is a great provider of antioxidants such as lycopene (which give tomatoes their red colour) and quercetin, a flavonoid antioxidant. One tablespoon (15g) is just eight calories. 
There’s no doubt that fresh dips are extremely versatile and with over 45 different flavours available you’ll never get bored. They also make a great low fat alternative to butter, margarine and mayonnaise. Swap a tablespoon of butter for tzatziki and you’ll save 91 calories, guacamole, 83 calories, sour cream and chive, 63 calories, or 45 calories with onion and garlic dip. Lucy Hancock T + 44 [0] 20 8892 5665 Create an Appetizing Pizza in minutes with Big Dom’s Pizza Kit
As the kids go back to school this September, the new Big Dom’s Pizza Kits are set to be a big hit with mums up and down the country. Each DIY kit contains all the essential ingredients to create a delicious homemade pizza that is ready-to-bake in just five minutes, perfect for those quick after-school meals. What’s more, Big Dom’s Pizza Kits are available in Tesco’s chillers (£2.99 per pack) for those who need to grab their kit on the way home from the school run. Each easy-to-make kit provides up to eight portions of great tasting pizza making it the ideal standby for busy mums with hungry children to please. The pizzas are delicious served as they are, or can be tailor-made with any tasty toppings that can normally found in the kitchen fridge. E.g. ham, mushrooms, peppers, olives etc. For mums looking for a fun activity to keep their children occupied after school, at the weekend or when their friends come round for tea, these DIY kits are also a great way to get children to handle food and experiment in the kitchen. Big Dom’s Pizza Kits contain ready-rolled of pizza dough, a jar of tomato sauce and a pack of cheese. Big Dom’s is being launched by Highgrove Foods the company that also distributes Gold Top Milk, Rosemary Conley’s Mousse, and Noddy Organic Yogurt. For further information, please contact Becky Wong at the Impact Agency on 020 7580 1770 or email becky@impactagency.co.uk |
Morning has broken (your healthy diet)
“Cereal manufacturers need to wake up to the fact that people want to eat healthily and provide them with the means to do so by reducing sugar and salt levels and making labelling clearer. With over a billion pounds spent on cereals every year, it’s time they rose to the occasion. ” Easy as ABC - New baby pastas from the Annabel Karmel Make it Easy rangeIt is important to introduce texture into a baby’s diet from around seven months, but this is something that many parents find challenging.
With this in mind Annabel Karmel MBE, the UK’s leading author on baby and children’s food and nutrition has launched a new range of 100% natural organic baby pastas. AQUASIA Bar and RestaurantAQUASIA Bar and Restaurant – The Wyndham Grand, Chelsea Harbour Cuisine- BBQ, vegetarian option available Website- www.wyndhamgrandlondon.co.uk Telephone- 020 7823 3000 Children’s menu- always available Buggy space- always available.
Name: Planet Hollywood Cuisine: American Address: 13 Coventry Street, London, W1D 7DH Tel no: 020 7437 7639 High Chairs: Yes Buggy Space: Yes Kids menu(under 12): £7.95
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Smollenskys
Smollenskys 105 The Strand London WC2R 0AA Phone: 020 7497 2101 Fax: 020 7836 3270 Email: thomas@smollenskys.co.uk Restaurant: International / American Lunch:£4.95 lunch & drink deal, available 12:00pm until 17:00pm Monday to Friday Brunch: Saturday and Sunday from 12:00pm until 15:00pm Dinner: 7 days a week until 23:00pm Pre Theatre: 2 courses £10.95 / 3 courses £12.95 A la Carte: 7 days a week Restaurant Capacity: 250 Children Friendly: Yes Highchairs available: Yes Good for vegetarians: Yes Party Packages: Yes Private Hire: Yes Dress Code: Smart/Casual - No ripped jeans, sports wear or football shirts |
Bank a festive deal in August with Park PlazaLocated in leafy Chiswick, city chic meets glamour at the four-star deluxe Chiswick Moran hotel, which features destination restaurant Napa. A mere 20 minutes from the West End, this West London hotel a stylish escape from the city’s hustle and bustle.
Napa restaurant offers modern British cuisine in a chic setting. The restaurant was designed by Project Orange, the team behind the Whitechapel Gallery Dining Rooms in London. www.moranhotels.com Hilton London Hyde Park
Name: Hilton London Hyde Park, The Dining room or Library Bar Cuisine: Cross over Children's menu? Yes Website:www.hilton.co.uk/hydepark Phone: 0207 221 2217 Availability of children's menu, buggy space, high chair etc. Children get their own menu Buggy space not a problem, high chairs available! The Rainforest Cafe
The Rainforest Cafe www.therainforestcafe.co.uk Ten Family Friendly Restaurants
BIG EASY –THE ALL AMERICAN DREAM Founded over 15 years ago, the Big Easy Barbecue and Crabshack, on Chelsea’s fashionable Kings Road, continues to fly the Star Spangled flag, welcoming new Executive Chef Isaac Holzwarth to the team. With over 10 years experience stateside in Chicago supper clubs and steakhouses including Ralph Lauren’s first restaurant and the Gibsons Restaurant Group, Isaac is sure to stamp his red white and blue trademark in the kitchen – meaning business as usual with signature steaks, fresh Maine lobster, North Atlantic Crab, home smoked BBQ ribs and Kobe burgers. Like an old pair of your favourite jeans, there’s a laidback familiarity once you step through the doors of the capital’s best loved American restaurant. Set over two floors, Big Easy is all about home-style cooking, family, friends and live music. The wooden décor throughout the restaurant, American signs on the walls that read ‘Gone Fishin’ and the lobster nets hung from the ceiling provide a relaxed venue and a refreshing alternative to the ubiquitous minimalism of today’s über fashionable restaurants. Opening Times Sunday-Thursday: 12 Noon – 11:15pm Friday-Saturday: 12 Noon – 12:15am |
