Can She Make A Cherry Pie, Billy Boy?

by Helen Kain | Jul 23, 2020 | Featured, Home, Summer Recipes, Sweets

Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? I have been to seek a wife, she’s the joy of my whole life But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother   Can she bake a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?...

Cheerful Cherries Set a Delicious Table

by Helen Kain | Aug 15, 2019 | Featured, Green, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, White

Cherries seem to be more than usually prolific this summer, with the result that I’ve been more than usually piggy about them. They’re an excellent snack for the beach, which is what I call “virtuous cherry consumption”. They also worked well...

There’s Something Fishy Going On

by Helen Kain | Jul 31, 2019 | Antique china, Blue, Featured, Green, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, Vintage glassware

Things are pretty crabby around here. Something smells fishy. In fact, some of the inhabitants are downright prickly. But with a little cooperation, it should be smooth sailing. Maybe a little food would help.   Let’s go with a White Bean and Shrimp Salad...

French Delicacies on Faience Plates

by Helen Kain | Jul 4, 2019 | Antique china, Blue, Brown, Featured, Green, Grey and Pewter, Summer Tablescapes

Froment-Richard delights us again with his characteristically whimsical depictions of children, and this series has the added fillip of French cuisine. What could be more charming (or delicious)? As you may have guessed from the multiple mollusks, many of the plates...

Peonies Dance with Strathmore Blue Ironstone by Mason’s

by Helen Kain | Jun 20, 2019 | Blue, Featured, Green, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, Vintage china

It’s peony time! It’s been beckoning for weeks, fat green buds perching tantalizingly on ever-reaching stems. Firmly closed, withholding their beauty, they take their sweet time until at last, one day, the first cerise petal curls ever so slowly outward....

A Bright Seaside Table with Beach Stripes by 222 Fifth

by Helen Kain | Jul 3, 2018 | Blue, Featured, Green, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, White, Yellow

After spending a day at the beach revelling in bright sunshine and baking heat, why not continue to enjoy the seashore tableside? Please join us. We have lots of things to play with, including a bucket and spade. Some sand moulds and a beach chair for someone to...