This time last year I was a mess. The book I’d just finished had felt more like a nervous breakdown than a work of art, and I’d delivered it nearly a year late. My immune system had all but collapsed and I wasn’t sleeping. Everything felt impossible, from the responsibility of raising my two children … Read more
All-in-one Victoria sponge By Annie Bell Published: 00:02 GMT, 31 March 2019 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 31 March 2019 BASIC RECIPE All-in-one Victoria sponge All-in-one Victoria sponge MAKES 1 X 20CM CAKE 225g unsalted butter, softened and diced, plus extra for the tin 225g golden caster sugar 4 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking … Read more
Iced lemon polenta traybake By Annie Bell Published: 00:01 GMT, 31 March 2019 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 31 March 2019 BASIC RECIPE Iced lemon polenta traybake POLENTA CAKE MAKES 1 TRAY FOR SLICING 180g unsalted butter, softened and diced, plus extra for the tin 200g golden caster sugar 3 large eggs finely grated zest and … Read more
Super-simple chocolate cakes By Annie Bell Published: 00:01 GMT, 31 March 2019 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 31 March 2019 BASIC RECIPE Super-simple chocolate loaf cake Super-simple chocolate loaf cake MAKES 1 X 22CM LOAF CAKE 200g unsalted butter, softened and diced, plus extra for the tin 200g golden caster sugar 3 medium eggs 100g ground … Read more
‘Stop using feminism to sell frocks’ By Elizabeth Day for You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 24 March 2019 | Updated: 17:49 GMT, 28 March 2019 Elizabeth wears: Jumper, River Island. Skirt, Kitri. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a journalist on a deadline is in want of a distraction. So it was that, before … Read more
BEAUTY CLINIC: Adaptive make-up for summer skin By Jo Fairley and Sarah Stacey for the Daily Mail Published: 00:01 GMT, 24 March 2019 | Updated: 10:42 GMT, 28 March 2019 Jo and Sarah answer real questions from readers: to put your query, go to beautybible.com Q I’m trying to find a tinted moisturiser for summer … Read more