by Helen Kain | Jan 21, 2023 | Afternoon Tea, Black, Grey and Pewter, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow
The jumping-off point for this table was a runner I picked up from Williams Sonoma at the end of the season a few years ago. Apparently, the matching napkins had been more popular than the runner because they were all gone, and the runner was in the “get it out...
by Helen Kain | Dec 16, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Christmas, White, Winter Tablescapes
Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the house,…creatures are in a flurry of activity. My baking partner-in-crime, Leanne, and I got together this week for our annual Christmas baking day. What fun to get caught up with mixers whirring and baking...
by Helen Kain | Nov 5, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Sides
Long before closed ovens took their place in the average home, people used to cook on cast iron stove tops and over open fires (picture bubbling caldrons). Breads and puddings were steamed in pans of hot water rather than baked. This highly forgiving method is still...
by Helen Kain | Oct 26, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Blue, Green, Terracotta, White, Yellow
The warm fall days of sitting on the porch are coming to a close for this season. But if we look sharpish, we can pour ourselves a cup of tea… …and cut a slice of Pumpkin Roll to go with it. Would you fellows like to join us? You’ve done a wonderful...
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...
