by Helen Kain | Feb 5, 2026 | Antique china, Antique glassware, Home, Pink and Red, Recent, Valentine's Day, Winter Tablescapes
There is something irresistibly girly about this table — in the best possible way. Pink enamelled antique Venetian glass provides the requisite Valentine colour, fashion illustrations flirt from every place setting, and the overall mood feels lighthearted, romantic,...
by Helen Kain | Feb 5, 2023 | Blue, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Valentine's Day
It’s getting on for Valentine’s Day, so I thought I’d share a table all gussied up with pink flowers and a Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries (of course). Famille Rose (“rose family”) Blue by Williams Sonoma is a modern rendition of a...
by Helen Kain | Feb 4, 2023 | Cakes, Desserts, Holiday, Spring Recipes, Valentine's Day
An intensely moist and fudgy cake filled with chocolate mousse and fresh raspberries smothered in rich chocolate frosting. Could anything say “Valentine’s Day” more eloquently? The original recipe is from Sharon Kurtz of Emmaus, PA, who took top honours with it...
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,...
