by Helen Kain | Oct 23, 2022 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange, Purple, Recent
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 | Oct 23, 2022 | Christmas, Desserts, Halloween
As a child, the approach of Christmas heralded the arrival of several treats in our house: Quality Street Chocolates, Petticoat Tails Shortbread, Terry’s Chocolate Oranges, and my hands-down favourite, Poppycock. The first three items still fill me with delight,...
by Helen Kain | Oct 30, 2021 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Pink and Red, White
Greetings, dear readers. We flew from Heathrow Airport yesterday after spending eighteen days in various parts of England, beginning and ending in London. We were blessed with marvellous weather—warm and dry enough for a leather jacket and jeans, mainly, with only a...
by Helen Kain | Oct 31, 2020 | Cakes, Fall Recipes, Halloween
I had completely forgotten about the package of Halloween cupcake liners and toppers that had followed me home last year. Well, we couldn’t let another year go by with them languishing in the drawer, now could we? Hmmm – orange and black – not my...
by Helen Kain | Oct 2, 2019 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange
We’ve turned the calendar page to October, so bring on the spooky-ware. As long-time readers know, I’m not a huge Halloween fan. The sinister and destructive undertones of the holiday make me a bit queasy. I was happy, therefore, to find some quite fun...
by Helen Kain | Sep 19, 2019 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange, Pink and Red, Yellow
Dogs trucks and pumpkins. Yahoo! It’s autumn in the country. With hounds and sheepdogs, haybales and pumpkins. There’s a kitten, too, for good measure. “greeting” a bulldog. I always think of that as the “Halloween Cat” position...