by Helen Kain | Oct 23, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange, Purple
Longtime readers of Entertablement will know that Halloween is not my favourite holiday. While I love seeing the little ones dressed up in their costumes, the destructive and sinister side of Halloween doesn’t appeal. But plates of animals dressed in costumes?...
by Helen Kain | May 28, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Best of ET—The Four Seasons
When I first spotted Mad Hatter’s tea service from Gracie’s Bone china, I had no thoughts of making a cake. But as Entertablement—The Four Seasons began to take shape, the crazy idea of having a coordinating cake popped up. Why not? It’s a Mad...
by Helen Kain | May 15, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Antiques, Blue, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
It is almost peony time. The plants have gone from little red nubs poking through the ground to three-foot bushes in weeks. The flower buds are waxing fat, and my anticipation is mounting. I can’t wait! But in the meantime, we have peony tulips to help ease my...
by Helen Kain | Feb 26, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Books
It’s nearly the end of February, and we continue our journey through Edith Holden’s Nature Notes and Diary of an Edwardian Country Lady. This month, pussy willows, catkins, snails and snowdrops abound. I spent most of February in Canada, where few...
by Helen Kain | Feb 9, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Desserts, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Winter Recipes
Raspberries are intensely flavourful, but their fragility makes them a tricky fruit to employ in baking scones, Too often they shatter into seeds, and the oozing juice leaves a stained mess. In this recipe, the dough is rolled into a rectangle, then fresh berries and...
by Helen Kain | Feb 9, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Valentine's Day, Winter Recipes
Boston Brown bread is the traditional accompaniment to baked beans, but it’s equally delicious with smoked salmon or tangy cream cheese. We’ve made Valentine’s Day Tea sandwiches with heart cut-outs featuring red-currant flavoured cream cheese. ...
