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My Shopping Experience at Zalando.co.uk
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Zalando and kindly asked if I would like to experience shopping at Zalando.co.uk. To be perfectly honest, I hadn’t heard of Zalando before and I quickly jumped online to have a look. The first thing that stood out to me was the incredible range of products available for the whole family. Everything from shoes to children’s clothing to women’s fashion to men’s sportswear and homeware.
It was a pleasure to browse the vast selection of Fashion and Accessories from brands around the world, with some amazing designers from Europe.
In the Children’s Wear section I discovered a beautiful linen dress from the Danish clothing brand Noa Noa that I chose for Imogen. It is slightly too large for her to wear now but it will fit perfectly next summer. I can just imagine this pretty dress being worn on a summer’s day or for a special occasion.
I love this colourful and fun hat rack by Present Time in Homeware. It is designed in Holland and would look great in a nursery or child’s bedroom. The brightly coloured balls are the perfect size for hanging children’s coats, hats and items of clothing on.
We placed it on Imogen’s bedroom wall and find it is wonderful for holding her coats, hats, scarves, bags and blankets. It conveniently keeps Imogen’s outdoor accessories handy and organised for when we’re rushing out of the door to get to the park!
Having previously bought items of clothing for Imogen from the Danish brand, Name It, I decided to select a couple of long sleeved tops and leggings from Zalando. These are comfortable for everyday play and wash really well.
From Zalando Home I selected a set of beautiful hand blown glass hurricane lamps from Germany. Both purple, one is almost transparent and the other is a darker shade. They look stunning when the sun shines through and with a lit candle they provide a glow of ambient light.
My shopping experience at Zalando.co.uk was fun, easy and it opened my eyes to an online store that conveniently sells everything you need for both your family and your home. I’ve bookmarked Zalando and will be shopping online again very soon.
Disclosure: Zalando offered me a voucher that I used to buy these items in exchange for this sponsored post. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
Pumpkin and Apple Muffins Recipe
Pumpkins will be out in force over the coming weeks as Halloween approaches. My family loves eating pumpkin. We find this versatile orange fleshed vegetable delicious in soups, pasta, rice, salads, baking and as a sweet roasted vegetable.
My Pumpkin and Apple Muffins
Pumpkin is highly nutritious and contains the antioxidant beta-carotene and vitamin C.
The sweet flavour of pumpkin is perfect when weaning your baby and pumpkin puree can be given to babies from the age of 6 months. Pumpkin was one of the first vegetables my baby tried and it has remained a firm favourite.
Now that the weather is cooler you might like to try a quick and easy recipe for Pumpkin and Apple Muffins. In this recipe the pumpkin, apple and raisins have a natural sweetness and the cinnamon provides a hint of warm spice to the muffins.
Makes 12 muffins.
Pumpkin and Apple Muffins
- 2 cups Self-Raising Flour
- 2 Eggs
- 1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 cup pureed Pumpkin (I used Butternut Squash)
- 1 grated Apple
- 1/3 cup Raisins
1. Peel and cut the pumpkin into cubes. Boil until the flesh is tender when pierced with a knife. Drain. Puree the pumpkin in a food processor, with a hand blender or by hand.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease a 12 cup muffin tin or line with paper muffin cases.
3. Wash and grate the apple.
4. Add the vegetable oil to the pureed pumpkin, grated apple and raisins. Stir through until just blended.
5. Add the eggs and mix well.
6. Gently stir in the cinnamon and flour.
7. Bake at 180 C for 20 to 25 minutes or until a cake skewer inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
8. Leave the muffins to cool on a wire rack for a few minutes.
These Pumpkin and Apple muffins are great for the family to enjoy at breakfast time or as a tasty snack during the day.
Lydia Oliver – Nutritional Advisor Only Best For Baby
This article was published in the October 2013 edition of Mummy and Me Magazine.
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No Sugar Banana, Apple and Carrot Muffins
We made fruit muffins this week which are delicious snacks to take out when we’re at the playground and have spent the morning or afternoon running around, climbing and on the swings.
They’re also perfect for breakfast when you’re on the run.
These healthy muffins have no added sugar as the fresh fruit mixture and raisins naturally sweeten them.
Makes 12
Prep time 10 minutes.
Cooking time 20-25 minutes.
Let’s make No Sugar Muffins with Banana, Apple, Carrot and Raisins
You’ll Need:
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 organic apple
- 1 large organic carrot
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1 1/2 cups self-raising organic flour
- 1 free-range organic egg
- 1/4 cup organic milk
- 75g organic butter
1. Preheat the oven to 170 C.
2. Grate the carrot and apple.
3. Mash the bananas.
4. Add the carrot, apples and raisins to the mashed banana.
5. Melt the butter and add to the fruit mix, stirring through until just blended.
6. Add the egg and mix well.
7. Stir in flour, add milk and mix lightly.
8. Add the mixture to a lightly greased muffin tin or add to paper muffin cups.
9. Bake at 170 C for 20-25 minutes or until a cake skewer comes clean.
10. Place the muffins on a wire tray to cool for a few minutes.
Mashing the banana with a fork.
Adding the grated carrot, apple and raisins to the banana.
Ready for tasting!
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