Apple Spice Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

by Helen Kain | Sep 14, 2022 | Desserts, Fall Recipes, Thanksgiving

When we think of making cakes or cupcakes for fall, pumpkin and apple most frequently come to mind. For Thanksgiving dinner, I was already making pumpkin pie and wanted something with a slightly more subtle flavour for a second dessert. Spice cupcakes with cream...

Pumpkins and Soup Tureens

by Helen Kain | Sep 4, 2022 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Recent, Terracotta, Thanksgiving

It’s Labour Day weekend, and the kids are back to school next week. While I’m always sad to say goodbye to summer, soup season is a cause for celebration in my books. Starting with Fall Vegetable Chowder. And with soup comes individual soup tureens to...

Spode Leaf Plates with Sunflowers

by Helen Kain | Aug 31, 2022 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Recent, Terracotta, Thanksgiving

The sunflowers are out in the grocery stores, a sure sign that summer’s end approacheth. Soon the trees will don their brilliant fall colours, and we will reach for a jacket before embarking on our morning walk. Spode’s Harvest figural leaf plates...

Canadian Thanksgiving in Rust and Pewter Grey

by Helen Kain | Oct 10, 2021 | Amber, Fall Tablescapes, Grey and Pewter, Terracotta, Thanksgiving

We had a perfect autumn day to host our family Thanksgiving dinner last weekend. If I hadn’t set the table the previous day, I would have been tempted to move it outdoors. This table began with the napkins. I’ve had them for a few years and can’t...

Mason’s Quail Blue with Chinoiserie Pumpkins

by Helen Kain | Sep 25, 2021 | Blue, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Thanksgiving, Yellow

The beguilingly days of fall are with us, with just a touch of crispness in the air.   I’m not quite ready to go the complete fall Monty, though. I still have a foot in the summery shades of blue and white, but some brown and white transferware helps bridge...

A Bit of a Wild Week – Happy Thanksgiving!

by Helen Kain | Oct 4, 2020 | Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Thanksgiving, Yellow

I can’t decide if the last week has been more Greek tragedy or French farce – Monty Python meets Italian Opera? You decide. We’ve had a sick cat, a flurry of cooking, a kitchen catastrophe and a lovely Thanksgiving/Birthday dinner with family. From the...