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. ...
by Helen Kain | Feb 9, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Valentine's Day, Winter Tablescapes
This table started with the Victorian Valentine Tea Cakes, for which I take no credit; they’re available from Ginger Lily Sweets on Etsy. Aren’t they lovely? Made from Springerle moulds, the little cakes are coated with a thin layer of crisp frosting,...
by Helen Kain | Jan 31, 2022 | Afternoon Tea, Cakes, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes
Moist and spicy, this toothsome concoction is a wintertime delight. Enjoy it sitting by the fire with a hot cup of tea as we peruse the nature notes from the month of January by Edith Holden, better known as the Edwardian Lady of Country Diary fame. Print...
