If you’ve ever fancied showing off your domestic goddess skills to pesky, unexpected guests these ‘icebox cookies’ are your new best friends. Competitive? Moi? Oh nooo…
To be prepared, make a basic cookie dough, roll it into a large sausage, wrap in greaseproof paper and keep it in your freezer.
My seven year old daughter has trouble getting to sleep, not always, but enough to look into ways of helping her. Together we read Silly Billy by Anthony Browne, it’s about a boy who has trouble sleeping because he is a bit of a worrier.
I have survived what felt like the longest school holiday, and with a great cake recipe to boot! I had been in a bit of a baking rut for a while, honestly, how many lemon drizzles and banana breads can one woman bake??
What is the laziest dinner, apart from a takeaway of course? Well I would be tempted to say a bowl of cereal, but a close second in my mind are cheese toasties. I LOVE cheese on toast. It requires minimum effort, hardly any washing up, and it’s pretty tasty too − washed down with a cup of tea, in front of the telly of course.
A couple of years ago, my sister told me how easy palmiers were to bake, and that I should give it a try – without too much effort I would be able to impress my friends with my amazing baking skills.
Hi, I'm Emma, a creative director, designer, mum, hair dye afficionado and extreme multi-tasker. Ladyland is my adventure in creativity with daily inspiration for things to make and do. Great ideas for kick-ass women. Come join the Adventure.
