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Flowers & Cupcakes – Behind the Scenes at a Fall Wedding
A floral and pastry extravaganza. Twelve centrepieces, ninety-six cupcakes and one Naked Carrot Cake Wedding Topper. It all started a year ago when my very close friend and former neighbour, Yvonne, asked me if I would do the flowers for her daughter’s wedding.... read more
Mushroom Strudel
The humble, earthy mushroom takes on a deeply savoury flavour and meaty texture when sauteed in olive oil and butter. Add a touch of garlic, fresh thyme and Italian parsley and enrobe in flaky puff pastry braided to form an elegant strudel. Voilà . A chic appetizer or... read more
Sweet Bread with Raisins & Candied Citrus
I have a terrible weakness for sweet bread. Not the sticky-sweet-cinnamon-roll kind, but the yeasty, nectarous confections the French call Viennoiserie. They’re near-pastry but not quite; they beckon as croissant, pain au chocolat, panettone and other... read more
Apple Cinnamon Scones with Fresh Apple and Golden Raisins
The smell of cinnamon and baking apples is pure heaven on a crisp fall day, especially when scones are in the offing. They can be enjoyed mid-afternoon, rather than having to wait for a whole pie or cake to be served “after eating a good dinner”. Sometimes... read more
Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad with Mint & Basil
A wonderful late summer salad with the unusual combination of peaches and tomatoes, with high notes of heady basil and mint. The sweet fleshiness of ripe peaches acts as a perfect counterpoint to the tangy tartness of the tomatoes. We enjoyed this with lobster... read more
Mushroom & Smoked Mozzarella Foccacia
Until recently, I’ve been a yeast-avoider. Beguiling pictures of rising bread caught my attention, but yeast in the list of ingredients sent me running for the hills. Too difficult, too complicated, too time-consuming. I had every excuse under... read moreEntertablement Abroad
Enjoy our travel journal of castles, cathedrals, country houses, wonderful tableware and delicious meals.
Entertablement Abroad: Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds is a gorgeous little market town in Suffolk, East Anglia with a very colourful history. Originally called Beodericsworth (I’m so glad language has evolved, aren’t you?), the Bury part is a derivation of borough though, given... read more
Entertablement Abroad: Southwark Cathedral
With its southeast corner a mere 18 metres from the main railway viaduct connecting London Bridge station to Blackfriars, Cannon Street and Charing Cross stations, one has to concede that Southwark Cathedral is smack dab in the middle of the bustling activity that... read more
Entertablement Abroad: Borough Market, London
How many food markets have enjoyed their own millennial celebration? As in, one for their thousand-year history? Back in the day, when the Danes were enthusiastically sacking England, the Anglo-Saxon King Ethelred the Unready still had a few tricks up his... read more
Sunsets & Tides Wait for No One
Tides are the rhythm of the seaside. When we’re in the Cape, the hour of low tide is sacrosanct. That’s when we take an hour-long barefoot walk along the hard sand, the waves rolling over our feet. Each day provides two shots at it, as the ocean... read more
Entertablement Abroad – Haddon Hall, Derbyshire
If a thousand-year-old manor house could possibly be described as comfortable, Haddon Hall would fit the bill. Its history is mild; little violence, no Cromwellian slighting, just a Ducal manor passing gently down the centuries accompanied by only a bit of skirmishing... read more
Entertablement Abroad: Dyrham Park
Dyrham Park is a beautiful baroque English manor house just outside of the town of Bath in Somerset. You may recognize the house from its appearance in The Remains of the Day starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. On a previous visit to Bath, we kept driving... read more© Entertablement 2017 – All Rights Reserved
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