on to paper.8. Wooden-spoon puppets Take a wooden kitchen spoon and have your child draw a face on the back of the spoon using a fine liner pen. Add string to the top for the hair (knot in the middle, then glue to the top). Cut a full circle out of a chosen

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The Cake Decorating Bible by Juliet SearThis is the 'icing on the cake', so to speak, of cookbooks! And while the title states that this is the cake decorating bible, don't despair - there's also a perfect selection of sponge, fruit, cookie and cupcake recipes to deliver the esse...

Paul Merrett is chef-patron at The Victoria and father of Ellie, 15, and Richie, 13What is your earliest food memory? Sunday roasts at my grandparents’ house. My granny was a really great cook.What foods did you like as a child? I was never a fussy eater. My mother cooked a lot o...

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, breadcrumbs and eggs – for a finer texture use a blender. Form into small meatballs and roll in the flour coating them lightly. Fry in hot shallow vegetable oil over moderate heat until nicely browned all over. Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot