The Botanical Kitchen
Recipes, travel and the occasional rant
I don’t tend to get picked for school trips. Actually that’s not true. I do get picked but I’m advised at such short notice that I can’t usually take the time off work due to a diary full of meetings. My youngest has a new teacher who is very organised. I like her. I like […]
This is the perfect book if you want to help your children understand the full cycle of food and have a lot of fun. I think it’s really important that children have a good relationship with food and the authors of this book feel the same which is why I connected with it straight away. […]
It’s Election Day for the Mayor of London and my daughters’ school is closed as it is being used as a polling station. I’d just like to take a moment to say how ridiculous it is to close a whole school – for a whole day – when to be frank a marquee in the car […]
I was sent a couple of children’s cookery books a few months ago and to be completely honest I was a bit wary about trying them out and reviewing them. I don’t really believe in “kid’s food”. My daughters, aged 7 and 9 now, have eaten what more or less what I eat since they […]
About the author Sabrina Parrini has a background in early childhood teaching and launched Australia’s first organic cooking school and party venue. She now demonstrates her skills and recipes at food fairs and plans to revolutionise the way that people look at children’s health and wellbeing. About this book This book is aimed at 8 – 12 […]
This book is inspired by Louise’s childhood growing up in her grandmother’s kitchen. About the author Louise is a graduate of Cordon Bleu Cookery School and like me, has a passion for helping children develop a love of food. Her Grandmother Margaret who wrote the recipes for this book, is one of Australia’s most respected cookery […]