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Tablescapes
Here we feature our favourite seasonal tablescapes.
Watercolour Botanicals
Snow, snow, snow. Every time we get it cleared away, more arrives. The dogs love it; the grandchildren love it, Us oldies? Not so much. Longing for warm weather, when I could clip fresh herbs from the garden, I picked up some pots of herbs from the grocery store and...
A Little Bird Tells Me It’s Officially Spring!
Chirp, chirp! It's time to start preparing our nests. Every spring, it's the same. She starts nagging me to redecorate as soon as the weather warms up. What's wrong with last year's nest? It's so ... tatty ... she invariably comments. All right, already....
Over the Baby Moon
They're on their way! In the garden, daffodil leaves are sprouting, inching higher with each warm day. Beneath, the soil holds captured sunshine: Narcissus Poeticus (the poet’s daffodil) stately King Alfreds and diminutive Baby Moons, whose tiny bulbs...
Spring Willow by Kent
This china pattern reminded me of a song my daughter Stephanie sang when she was just a little mite: "Spring, spring, spring is in the air I can feel it everywhere And the pussywillows bloom And the pussywillows bloom And the pussywillows bloom in spring." Though at...
Lily of the Valley Graces Us With Its Presence
Delicate, demure and dainty – lilies of the valley are one of the most welcome signs of late spring. Growing close to the ground in woodland settings, they beckon quietly. Come closer... Ah, that wonderful fragrance. Surprisingly powerful, given the diminutive...
Blue & White with Brittany by Williams Sonoma
Ducks, geese, roosters, sheep, pigs and cows. And daffodils, lots and lots of daffodils. It's spring on the farm! Brittany by Williams Sonoma renders beautiful depictions of our farmyard friends in classic blue & white. My duck-devoted granddaughter, Juliana,...
Recipes
Enjoy browsing our new recipe section which has been organized to simplify creating the perfect menu.
Seasonal Food and Flora
Here are some of our favourite seasonal recipes.
Pork Pies
Pork Pies are a staple in the Ploughman's lunch, usually served alongside Cheddar and Stilton cheeses, Branston pickle, grainy mustard, and some slices of bread. I love cornichons, so those go in, too. Pork pies can also be served hot; mashed potatoes and peas go...
Dark Chocolate Brownie Bowls Filled with Orange Mousse
Orange and chocolate is a time-honoured combination for a reason—it's delicious. This combination involves a rich dark chocolate brownie bowl filled with creamy orange mousse. The brownies are made with extra dark cocoa and baked in a special-purpose pan from King...
Ginger Rhubarb Coffee Cake
It's late spring, and with spring comes rhubarb. Alleluia! The trick with rhubarb is to cook it with sufficient sugar for a short enough time to take the edge off the tartness without making the fruit mushy. In this recipe, the rhubarb is macerated (making it tender),...
Green and Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Prosciutto
The combination of sugar snap and English peas is crunchy and satisfying. Peppery notes of arugula with salty prosciutto add a savoury element to what would traditionally be a light spring salad. As good quality frozen peas and fresh sugar snap peas are readily...
Chicken Club Pita
When it's too hot to even contemplate turning on the oven, a rotisserie chicken is a chef's best friend. Sliced and served with a multitude of vegetables and some spicy mayonnaise between layers of pita bread, you have a perfect hand-held meal-in-one. This recipe is...
Cherry Blossom Cake
Our neighbour's flowering cherry tree is just breaking into bloom. For a few glorious days, its graceful branches festooned with pink blossoms toss in the wind, beguiling us with their beauty. (I will skip over the subsequent unholy mess of disintegrating petals that...
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