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Tablescapes
Here we feature our favourite seasonal tablescapes.
Spode Leaf Plates with Sunflowers
The sunflowers are out in the grocery stores, a sure sign that summer's end approacheth. Soon the trees will don their brilliant fall colours, and we will reach for a jacket before embarking on our morning walk. Spode's Harvest figural leaf plates celebrate the joys...
Mason’s Quail Blue with Chinoiserie Pumpkins
The beguilingly days of fall are with us, with just a touch of crispness in the air. I'm not quite ready to go the complete fall Monty, though. I still have a foot in the summery shades of blue and white, but some brown and white transferware helps bridge the...
The Answer is Tea
Have a cuppa? It's the British cure for whatever ails you and seems particularly apropos in this hustle-bustle week. Whether navigating Thanksgiving preparations, Christmas arrangements, Zooming or Google meeting, it seems everyone is a bit ... ahem, testy. It's too...
Bronzey Pee Gees on a Paisley Backdrop
As long-time readers of the Entertablement Blog know, I'm a big hydrangea fan. While I favour the big, floppy mopheads in all of their glorious colours, I also have a soft spot for the cone-shaped Pee Gee variety. The prolific paniculata really comes into its own...
Dahlias Delight
I've never been a big dahlia fan. They're a pain in the butt to grow. The magnificent flowers come from quite unprepossessing tubers that need to be hauled in and out of the ground each year. Tulips and daffodil bulbs survive (and even thrive) on the cold winter...
A French Menu
Let's go to France this week and see the tulips. Wait ... that's wrong ... tulips are Holland. And they're supposed to come in the spring. But these tulips arrived last summer, at Trader Joe's. It's a mixed-up world right now. French Menu by Sabatier is...
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.
Curried Parsnip Apple Soup
Banish those bad memories of bitter, boiled parsnips and indulge in this delicately spiced soup. The apples and potatoes add a touch of sweetness. It will rapidly become a favourite.
Roasted Apple Bread
Lightly roasting the apples is key to the flavour of this delicious bread, as it removes excess moisture and concentrates the sugars in the apples. Thus, the loaf is evenly studded with succulent fruit and shows no unsightly gaps. It's not overly sweet or spiced,...
Plum & Peach Crumble
Our local farmer's market has a good selection of early plums, and I snagged some Early Goldens and Damsons, both of which are quite small by plum standards. Their stones are easily removed, and they're also quite tart—perfect for baking. I combined them with some...
Ratatouille
A Provencal classic, Ratatouille is the perfect vehicle for a mound of late summer produce. Tomatoes, summer squash, zucchini, eggplant and bell peppers are lightly simmered into a tasty vegetable stew, in which the toothsome texture of the ingredients remains. Its...
White Lasagne with Swiss Chard, Spinach and Gruyere
Who could resist such a gorgeous display of Swiss rainbow chard? Not me! It was in my grocery basket before I had time to think about how to use it. But wait...I've got the Paprika app on my phone! So pull up the recipe portion and enter Swiss chard. There it is—White...
Arugula and Radicchio Salad with Apple and Winter Parmesan Crisps
Winter darkness calls for bold flavours. The bitter notes of arugula and radicchio are tempered with the sweet-tart flavour of thin apple slices, all enrobed in a Dijon mustard dressing and topped with salty, rich parmesan crisps. Perfect for a starter or in larger...
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