10% off all Life Fork & Spoon orders until 23rd December...

It's that time of year when we feel obliged to have friends and family round to eat. When you have young children it can be difficult and expensive to find a babysitter so the obvious solution is to entertain at home! I personally love hosting dinner parties and cooking up a feast if I have the time but at Christmas we have so many other things to do that planning and cooking a lovely meal can seem like a low priority! 

To ensure we can spend more time entertaining guests rather than stuck in the kitchen this Christmas, Life Fork & Spoon (www.lifeforkspoon.co.uk) is offering 10% off ALL orders of its delicious, restaurant quality meals and dishes delivered directly to your door, when you use code BBC10!

All recipes have been specially created by TV chef, James Martin and his experienced team, providing the perfect way to serve up gourmet meals in a matter of minutes this holiday season, and still be able to finish wrapping those presents!

Whether you are hosting a family Christmas dinner, having friends round or simply want to stock up on hearty home-cooked dinners over the festive period, Life Fork & Spoon is an easy and convenient way to enjoy professionally created, wholesome dishes without spending hours in the kitchen.

Order before the 23rd December and receive 10% off a great choice of starters, main courses and deserts that are sure to impress friends and family. Choose from filling dishes for one, such as succulent Minted Lamb Shank, spicy Chicken Balti Pie or hearty Shepherd’s Pie.

To impress friends at a dinner party, the sharing starters and family-sized meals, such as delightful Pork Apple and Cider Terrine, Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable Quiche, Luxury Beef Lasagne, Steak and Ale Pie and tempting Thai Green Curry, will bring that home-cooked look and taste to your table, allowing less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying the festivities.

For the perfect end to your meal, choose from eight impressive desserts, such as James Martin’s signature Sticky Toffee Pudding with a rich caramel sauce, or his White Chocolate Bread & Butter Croissant Pudding with a drop of whisky for extra flavour. Treat guests to family favourites, such as the zingy Lemon Drizzle Sponge or the luxurious Treacle Tart (serves 8-10), or serve up a tempting treat with the melt-in-the-mouth Mascarpone and Vanilla Cheesecake (served 14-16).

The mouthwatering meals are all created using top quality ingredients and choice cuts of meats, cooked with care and passion to bring handmade, real restaurant standard foods to your table.
James has also put together a selection of introductory boxes – a great way to explore the range. You can order a Dinner Party for Four or Six, Family Favourites and Gourmet Boxes, all containing a hand-picked selection of delicious dinners from the menu for you to enjoy.

The dishes and desserts are ‘snap’ frozen for extra freshness and can be used on the day of delivery or kept in the freezer for a later date or as a stand-by dinner. All meals come with easy-to-follow cooking instructions, with many using the sous-vide technique. James’ advice is cook the products slowly and gently to produce the best results.

Ordering is quick and easy - simply browse through the options on the website, make your selection, choose a delivery date and time, checkout via the secure online process and your food will be delivered to your door ready for you to enjoy.

To ensure delivery before Christmas orders should be placed no later than 21st December, (That's today, so be quick!)

Prices start from approximately £4 and with over 60 fantastic foods to choose from, including chicken, beef, pork, lamb, duck, pies, quiches, fish as well as seafood and vegetarian options, you will be sure to find something to suit all tastes this Christmas.

James and his team will be adding new dishes to the menu in the next few months so watch this space!
Visit www.lifeforkspoon.co.uk to see the menus and to place your order now. You can follow us on Twitter @lifeforkspoon or become a fan on www.facebook/lifeforkspoon.

Halloween Fun at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester and your chance to Win a Family Ticket!

So it's half term! (my little boy's first!) What do we do to entertain the little ones while they are off school? Well we visited a local country park on Saturday, and will be attending local craft activities this week, as well as having some fun at home baking some cakes, but it's nice to have at least one 'treat' day out as a family...

As you may know the Mymummyspennies family are BIG fans of LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, one of the best things to do in Manchester, we first visited back in August to attend the Premier of Clutch Powers 4D! If you haven't already you can read about our fun filled evening here.

If you visit LEGOLAND Discovery Centre this spooky season (from 15th - 31st October) the whole family can enjoy a great Halloween in Manchester! Why not join the monster mash? A LEGO monster building challenge taking place daily! As well as all the regular fun, the children can build their own mini LEGO Frankenstein in the Model Builder's Workshop, search for the skeletons and ghouls in MINILAND and brave the gloomy Factory Tour if they dare!!

So why not treat the family to a fun day out during half term? With prices from £8.10 per person. It won't break the bank! And if you live nearby don't forget about the fabulous season ticket offer so you can return again and again!

If you purchase an unlimited pass that you can use for 12 months at just £27pp you can get £10 worth of FREE Lego and a FREE ticket to LEGOLAND Windsor for a limited time only!

It's also really easy to get to. Ideally located in Barton Square at The Trafford Centre with Free parking and good motorway links from around the North West! Perfect for doing a bit of Christmas shopping afterwards too!

Competition...

Competition now closed! Congrationlations to the lucky winner....

kasza  (@chocolateonemse)

please email your contact details to mymummyspennies@gmail.com and I will arrange for your prize to be sent out to you!

For those of you who weren't lucky this time watch this space as we will have another great family day out competition coming very soon....

And why not check out this great offer to get a kids ticket FREE with a full paying adult! Valid until 31st September! http://www.traffordcentre.co.uk/whatson/offers/info.aspx?ID=2951

I have a Family Ticket (up to two adults & two children) for LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester to give away to one of you lovely readers!

To enter to win this fantastic prize comment below with the answer to the following Question and your email address or twitter ID...


After LEGO® Halloween what is the next themed event taking place at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester? (hint it's taking place on 12th and 13th of November 2011!)


For extra enties...

- follow mymummyspennies on GFC or networked blogs

- follow @mymummyspennies on Twitter or 'like' us on facebook

- share this competition on facebook, twitter, or forums

(please leave a separate comment per extra entry)

• winner will be selected by random draw
• open to residents of UK only.
• Facebook is no way affiliated with this competition.
• If the winner does not contact me within 3 days of their name being chosen another winner will be drawn.
• Competition will close 9pm Sunday 6th November 2011 and will be announced on here shortly afterwards
• only entries that have complied with the rules of entry will be valid.