by Helen Kain | Apr 12, 2020 | Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Holiday, Recipes By Season, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Sweets, Winter Recipes
Baking is a very soothing activity. Baking bread with scads of butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nuts is the epitome of soothing. Baklava Pull-Apart Bread came to me along a somewhat circuitous path, as frequently happens with my food inspiration. During this strange time...
by Helen Kain | Dec 9, 2019 | Christmas, Sweets, Winter Recipes
Ever since I laid my hands on “Hello, Cupcake!”, Irresistibly playful creations anyone can make, by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, I’ve been dying to make the White Wreath. The project really is as easy as the blandishments in the book claim....
by Helen Kain | Aug 26, 2019 | Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Sweets, Winter Recipes
When I was planning the table setting Monkeying Around, I discovered Monkey Bread. Where has it been all my life? It’s absolutely delicious and a really fun thing to make with small kids. Those sticky little hands can be put to such good use! The little sugar...
by Helen Kain | Jan 6, 2019 | Appetizers, Pink and Red, Sweets, Tea, Vintage china, White, Winter Recipes, Winter Tablescapes
For the Scots, Hogmanay, or New Year, is a much bigger celebration than Christmas and is marked by much feasting, often over several days. I thought it would be fun to pay homage to this tradition with a Scottish themed tea. Daughter Kirsten, son Adam and Papa...
by Helen Kain | Jan 6, 2019 | Appetizers, Breakfast, Starters, Tea, Winter Recipes
This healthier version of Scotch eggs is a marvellous “proteinious” snack. Traditional Scotch eggs are a soft-boiled egg surrounded by sausage meat, breaded and fried. Delicious picnic food or bar snack, they are wonderful, but heavy. This version packs...
by Helen Kain | Jan 6, 2019 | Appetizers, Fall Recipes, Starters, Vegetables, Winter Recipes
These pinwheels make a wonderful canapé for a dinner party or one of the savoury pieces of a hearty afternoon tea. They’re popular with young and old alike; children are enchanted with the roly-poly appearance and your older guests will be amused to see the...
