by Helen Kain | Mar 22, 2024 | Easter, Green, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Years ago, digging around for Easter inspiration, I came across a picture of an elegant rabbit and his wheelbarrow in a magazine—Victoria, I think—but frustratingly, the manufacturer was not attributed. I searched online using every description imaginable. Nada. I...
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 | 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...
by Helen Kain | Dec 30, 2023 | Christmas, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
Christmas Eve dinner is the big annual family event in the Entertablement household. Weeks of preparation culminate in a few joyous hours of drinking, eating, laughing, exchanging presents and finally, relaxing. Due to popular demand, the menu is unvarying, but the...
by Helen Kain | Dec 23, 2023 | Christmas, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
The best tablescapes are joyful, with unexpected details or touches of humour to enchant the diners. Rachel Kozlowski has produced dozens of Dapper Animal plates for West Elm. These Christmas plates have endless scope for fun. Our entire family are animal lovers, and...
by Helen Kain | Dec 19, 2023 | Cakes, Christmas, Recent, Winter Recipes
Swirls of spun sugar surround a tower of delectable treats, in this case, old-fashioned doughnut holes! Traditional croquembouche is made with small puffs of choux-pastry filled with pastry cream. This simplified version is just as pretty, with very little effort....