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The Best Cracker?

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Back by popular demand I have one of my popular product review blogs – this time on crackers! Crackers to tend to be quite a stable food purchase for many families. Little ones like them as they are easy finger food and can be transported without a lot of damage. Crackers are traditionally made from flour. Something you may not know is the holes in crackers are called "docking" holes. The holes are placed in the dough to stop overly large air pockets from forming in the cracker while baking. Oatcakes (as they are made majority from oats) do not need to have these holes. I have strictly reviewed pre-packaged crackers/flat breads/oatcakes on the marker rather than homemade recipes. If you can make your own crackers at home they will typically come up more nutritionally sound than something that needs to be preserved and keep stable on a shelf. Personally, this is something I very rarely have time to do unless I am doing a baking session with the boys - which is more for their l

Peanut Butter Humus

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This recipe has been inspired by one of my special one-on-one clients who needs something D/F, G/F, S/F and onion and garlic free to help ease her little girls wind and colic while breastfeeding. I am also always on the look out for different way to get vegetables in to little ones (my boys included). Not to mention I am slightly obsessed with the new super seeded organic oatcakes from Nairns! This humus is very easy to make - I promise as I literally made this with both boys in the kitchen helping! Ingredients: 1 Large orange sweet potato Olive oil (for roasting) 1 can of chickpeas (drained) 3 tb of good quality peanut butter ( I recommend Pics ) 1 tsp of cayenne pepper Directions: Pre-heat to oven to 180 degrees. Peel and dice the sweet potato before placing on baking paper in an oven tray. Cover with olive oil and place in the oven to roast for about 30mins or until tender. Place the sweet potato into a food processor along with the chickpeas (drained before), peanut butter an