by Helen Kain | Apr 2, 2024 | Books, Fall Recipes, Holiday, Mains, Pork, Recent, Savoury Pies, Winter Recipes
Pork Pies are a staple in the Ploughman’s lunch, usually served alongside Cheddar and Stilton cheeses, Branston pickle, grainy mustard, and some slices of bread. I love cornichons, so those go in, too. Pork pies can also be served hot; mashed potatoes and peas...
by Helen Kain | Mar 24, 2024 | Cape Cod House, Recent
At last, we have finished the kitchen and laundry room renovation in the Cape. We’re all unpacked and thoroughly cleaned, with carpets down, furniture back in place, and pictures hung—utter bliss. Let’s start with a kitchen before and after. Here is where...
by Helen Kain | Mar 22, 2024 | Easter, Green, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Years ago, digging around for Easter inspiration, I came across a picture of an elegant rabbit and his wheelbarrow in a magazine—Victoria, I think—but frustratingly, the manufacturer was not attributed. I searched online using every description imaginable. Nada. I...
by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2024 | Bread & Scones, Recent, Spring Recipes
Hot Cross Buns are an Easter confection, traditionally made to break the fast on Good Friday and herald the end of Lent. More virtuous than Cinnamon Buns, their icing-free countenance borders on healthy. Though they can be eaten plain, they are most often split,...
by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2024 | Brown, Easter, Green, Orange, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White
Now, who is that peeking out from behind the carrots? Oh my! It’s a fluffle of bunnies who have come to enjoy a veritable feast of greenery and vegetables. Perhaps they wanted to visit with their Bunny Toile friends on plates by Jay Willfred. This charming...
by Helen Kain | Feb 25, 2024 | Easter, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes
Brunch is a wonderful meal—especially a getting-close-to-Easter brunch with chickens and rabbits from Pistoulet by Pfalzgraff. The pattern is based on the book “The Secrets of Pistoulet” by Jana Kolpen and evokes the colours of Southern France. The dinner...