Jennie Langridge is celebrating being crowned Most Innovative Wedding supplier at the Ice the Cake ‘Credible and Incredible’ wedding suppliers of 2011 award ceremony.
The  ‘Glamorous Frocks and Sparkly Rocks’ awards took place on Sunday 27th November at the Bicester Hotel Golf & Spa and were hosted by Ice the Cake, a unique online wedding consultancy.  The event was a glittering affair and 33 companies came together to celebrate a range of inspiring businesses and people who work tirelessly to make many couple’s big day so special.
This is the second national award …

After years of waiting for technology to catch up, PR, presenter, mum and VeggieVision TV founder Karin Ridgers is launching a new web TV station and technology in partnership with Life on Show TV.

Are you struggling to enjoy the highlights of the British summer, whilst busy looking after your family, household and maybe a job too?  Spoonfed Suppers has designed a menu to help you and your family commemorate a fantastic week of Britishness.

Family Friendly Working has linked up with Tasty Diaries to bring you a regular recipe. Tasty Diaries is run by mum Anne-Laure Ropars. Each week she brings newsletter subscribers fabulous recipes and wonderful photographs … and now you can see the recipes too. For Family Friendly Working, Anne-Laure has chosen recipes to suit anyone juggling kids and work. This week, we’re cooking:
Express chicken, mango and red onion curry

I found this brilliant recipe in an old magazine forgotten in one of the bedrooms of my family house in Brittany. It was …

To mark National Cupcake Week 2009, MumsWhoBake is launching a brand new programme of cake decorating classes. Aimed at mothers who enjoy baking but aren’t baking professionals, the classes demonstrate simple and effective techniques which can be learnt in just one session. Starting at only £30 per person, there are classes to suit all tastes.Whether you want to create fancy cupcakes for the school fete, fashion a breathtaking Christmas cake or simply explore your creativity with lashings of buttercream icing, MumsWhoBake has a class for you. There are group sessions, …

If you’re short on ideas for the summer, here are a couple of sites to check out. Play and Stay has new low cost ideas and activities for each week of the summer holiday. They have suggestions for camping, picnics and cooking this week. If you want some easy recipe ideas, try Kellogg’s Kitchen. Naturally, you’ll need to stock up on rice crispies first, but kids will enjoy picking their recipes by ‘messyness’, ‘quickyness’ and ‘easyness’! There are other games and activities on the site as well as cooking.

 
Jenny Rennocks, 36
I am married and have 2 boys – Alex (4) and James 2 (but acts 4!).
My background is marketing and since having the children I have always worked part time.  I have always wanted my own business, combining working from home and looking after the children  – without the manic and stressful commute.  At the start of 2008 I had the idea of providing a gift service for new mums, offering a fabulous range of gifts that mums REALLY want after giving birth.  From my past experience these …

Are you taking the kids shopping today? Shopping with your kids can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be.  In a time where people are reaching for their cookware versus dining out, grocery shopping and eating at home have become more important then ever.  But shopping with kids can be fraught, and the reality of it is that most of us don’t have the luxury of leaving the kids behind when we shop. Lisa Burzdak has provided some simple tips that if executed correctly will lead to a peaceful and …

Are your family meals legendary?  Have your family recipes been passed down from generation to generation? Do you think you have the best home cooked food out there? If the answer is YES then this is the cooking competition for you…
UKTV FOOD is looking for 2 family members who are desperate to show that their family’s food is as good as it gets; nutritious, delicious, mouth watering, home cooked food that keeps you coming back for more…
For an application form and more information, write to ryan.stowell@shine.tv or apply on line at www.applyfortv.com/cookoff 

Name of Business: Little Dish
 
Tell us about your family: I am married to Dean and we have a 2 year old, Monty and a three month old baby, Ridley. 
 
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?
Before I set up Little Dish, I worked in marketing. I’m originally from the States and moved to London in 2000 to set up iVillage UK – a women’s website. Then I met my husband, and that’s when I decided to stay in London!
 
When did …