by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2024 | Breakfast, Spring Recipes
Weekends in our house are an opportunity to indulge in a decadent breakfast, and this one is an all-time favourite. The foundation of vegetables eases the guilt of Hollandaise sauce and Hot Cross Buns. The home fries reheat well, so don’t hesitate to double the...
by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2024 | Bread & Scones, Recent, Spring Recipes
Hot Cross Buns are an Easter confection, traditionally made to break the fast on Good Friday and herald the end of Lent. More virtuous than Cinnamon Buns, their icing-free countenance borders on healthy. Though they can be eaten plain, they are most often split,...
by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2024 | Brown, Easter, Green, Orange, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White
Now, who is that peeking out from behind the carrots? Oh my! It’s a fluffle of bunnies who have come to enjoy a veritable feast of greenery and vegetables. Perhaps they wanted to visit with their Bunny Toile friends on plates by Jay Willfred. This charming...
by Helen Kain | Feb 25, 2024 | Cape Cod House, Organization
The Cape Cod kitchen and laundry room renovation proceeds. How do you like it so far? Yup – that was our “camping” set-up while waiting for the kitchen. Four weeks ago, it looked like this. A week later… We got the final coat of varnish on all the floors...
by Helen Kain | Feb 25, 2024 | Easter, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes
Brunch is a wonderful meal—especially a getting-close-to-Easter brunch with chickens and rabbits from Pistoulet by Pfalzgraff. The pattern is based on the book “The Secrets of Pistoulet” by Jana Kolpen and evokes the colours of Southern France. The dinner...