by Helen Kain | Sep 16, 2023 | Fall Tablescapes, Green, Home, Pink and Red, Recent
Thank goodness for Limelight Hydrangeas, whose chameleon-like nature provides bounty and beauty throughout the summer and into the autumn. In their early-season incarnation, their delicate lime-green cones add tonal contrast to the creamy white of their sister...
by Helen Kain | Sep 13, 2023 | Desserts, Fall Recipes, Holiday, Home, Recipes By Type, Summer Recipes
Our local farmer’s market has a good selection of early plums, and I snagged some Early Goldens and Damsons, both of which are quite small by plum standards. Their stones are easily removed, and they’re also quite tart—perfect for baking. I combined them...
by Helen Kain | Sep 13, 2023 | Holiday, Home, Mains, Sides, Summer Recipes
A Provencal classic, Ratatouille is the perfect vehicle for a mound of late summer produce. Tomatoes, summer squash, zucchini, eggplant and bell peppers are lightly simmered into a tasty vegetable stew, in which the toothsome texture of the ingredients remains. Its...
by Helen Kain | Sep 3, 2023 | Brown, Home, Pink and Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, Test
Hydrangeas had a rough go of it this year on Cape Cod—a severe late spring frost killed off the buds, leaving us largely bloomless. I was filled with joy when a few meagre stems made it through, and I was eager to make the most of them. Enter the bud vase. I trimmed...