These Little Fingers

  Easy After School Snack I simply love, love baking. To sip a cup of tea, and  to flip over the pages of a good cook book is relaxing for me... While juggling family life and household chores, I  love to cook, quick and simple recipes. but also have been experimenting with recipes which i come across books and magazines ... This simple recipe which i am going to share with you today  is Lorraine Pascale's , " Salt and Pepper Big Fat Bread Sticks".  Her recipes are really simple..nothing fancy ,anyone can do! I got this recipe from Lorraine's DVD- Baking Made Easy...... And I gave it a go, and served  for my kids as after school snack and they  loved these bread sticks.    Though my pics do not have the WOW factor, they tasted simply yum.. The recipe goes likes this... Big Fat Salt and Pepper Bread Sticks 450g Plain flour 1 pkt yeast/ 1 tbsp yeast 1 1/2 tsp of salt 250ml  warm water (you might need a little bit extra) Extra virgin oli

My Love Affair With Zip-lock Bags . These Zip Lock bags are so versatile ,and their uses are numerous. We usually use them as snack bags.  They are great because they are see- through, less fragile, can be labeled  , easy access and takes less space as it is less bulky!  Thought  of sharing other ways of using zip-lock bags, 1. Collect your bills and receipts. You can protect them from moisture. 2. Sort your warranty cards, holiday brochures, photographs in zip lock bags.  Be organized by  sorting and labeling them. 3.Great for storing puzzle pieces , playing cards,playdough or toys which always goes missing. Store items like nails and screws in your garage.  4. Lock it in . store your  itsy- bitsy craft supplies and tools in zip-lock bags, you can see what is  in and what's not...And store your  unfinished craft projects in Ziplock bags and label them. 5.Make" Busy Bags " for making long journeys a b

  Quick and Easy Gift wrapping -anyone can do...   A beautiful gift wrapping done  in a few minutes .This could be an ideal gift wrapping for a beautiful  lady who loves and cherishes handmade stuff. All you need is some gift wrapping paper and a paper doily.

Dancing Dolly on a Doily This was an interesting craft,  which my daughter made using recyclable stuff in the pantry. This should be a great inexpensive holiday craft which you can do with your girls .. What you need... A plastic spoon some black pipe cleaners A pink Patty-Pan some long strips of paper A doily A blank sheet A hot  glue gun  Begin by drawing  a smiley face for your dolly on the back of your plastic spoon . Use some  pipe cleaners to make the  hair, and the arms(If u can't find pipe cleaners around the house for curly hair, just roll paper strips around a pencil ) . The hot glue gun comes handy when it comes to fixing the hair on to the spoon. Now for the tutu ,grab the patty-pan and insert the spoon in the center of the  patty-pan case . Next for the springy legs use two  very long paper strips and we used strips of colored construction paper: two 1/2- by 11-inch ones for each leg, (if you don't have pipe cleaners for the arms,

Easy Peasy Paper Quiling on Canvas Quilled Wall Art The art of quilling is a form of paper craft . Strips of paper are shaped by bending and curling the ends around a tool.Here is a colourful wall art I designed. Things you will need .....    1, Quilling tool( available online or in craft stores) 2.tweezers(optional) 3. a pair scissors/paper trimmer 4. toothpick( can be used instead of a quilli 5. colored paper strips/ quilling paper 6. some  craft glue 7. a  medium/large sized canvas ·      Notes:  c olored paper strips: doesn't have to be store bought, you can cut out paper strips out of colored A4 sheets. If u have a paper trimmer it would come handy. Or just old school ,ruler and pencil to draw strips  ·         If you do not have a  quilling tool,  you can use a toothpick, which still just helps you with basic quilling. 1. Slip the paper strip into the slot on the tool. 2.,3.Turn the t

  Mini Cup c akes Yeah, I know you have seen cupcakes before. But  It's always great to bake your own goodies. I made these little cuties for my girls and they adored them.   Recipe for the cupcakes: 250 g butter 250g caster sugar 4 eggs 250 grams self-raising flour 2 tsp of vanilla essence Method: Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and add vanilla. Sieve the flour over the mixture and fold in gently using a metal spoon.   Grease your patty pan tray, and place your paper patty pans and spray them lightly with cooking oil spray. Spoon the cake mixture into the cases. Bake in a moderate oven (180 C,350 F) for 15-20 minutes. Turn out of the baking tray and then cool on a wire tray before you decorate. Butter Icing 75g  butter 225g icing sugar(sieved) 2tbsps milk food colouring Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix until well mixed. Practice piping your frosting on a  plate, this will