Peaches, though not grown in the UK are always best when they have travelled the least distance. Buy up the spoils of the early autumn glut from the south of France now and make this intensely sweet and sticky jam that your child will adore.Makes 3 small jarsIngredients8 ripe pea...

This is my mother’s excellent Christmas pudding that’s based upon the British royal family’s sumptuous recipe. Like all Christmas puddings, it’s best made a month or so before the big day, as the taste improves as it matures. Makes 2, each serving 8 peopleIngredients225g (8oz) sh...

Organic Baby And Toddler Cookbook by Lizzie Vann (Dorling Kindersley, £9.99) is packed with inspiring recipes for each stage of your child’s development. Dishes include fruity rice, vegetable korma and this lovely recipe... Pumpkin Stew-In-A-PotMakes 4 servings for a 15-month-old...

You can make these spooky red velvet cakes a day in advance but the marshmallow frosting should be made on the day of serving.Ingredients175g butter, soft250g caster sugar2 eggs, lightly beaten1 tsp pure vanilla extract½ tsp red food colouring125ml

’s experiments which he has displayed on a shelf!Ingredients6 leaves of gelatin750ml lime (or other green-coloured) cordial drink, made according to tasteCaster sugar, to tasteGreen food colouring pasteGummy worms, teeth and other creepy Hallowe’en jelly sweets

and violet to a three year old will probably both bore and bamboozle her. 5. Take it one step at a timeHave an ongoing "colour of the week" scheme where each week you wear clothes, cook food and draw pictures using a shade of your choice. Try having a little

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g icing sugar1 tsp pure vanilla extractGreen and orange food colouring pastes48 green and orange candy-coated chocolate dropsBlack liquorice strips MethodPreheat the oven to 180˚C (Gas Mark 4). Cream the butter and caster sugar for 3–4 minutes until

before brushing after giving fruit juice or other acidic food or drink. That hour gives the saliva a chance to neutralise most of the acid and prevents acid being scrubbed into the tooth enamel and causing erosion.