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Seasonal Food and Flora
Here are some of our favourite seasonal recipes.
Poached Pear Pistachio Tart
Earlier this month, we invited some friends over for dinner at the Cape, and I wanted to make a dessert that was somewhat virtuous but with a hint of decadence. (The nearly universal donning of the January culinary hair-shirt gets a bit depressing). I thought about...
Pumpkin Cake with Pineapple Flowers
Taking a cue from Claire's recommendations on cake decorating from Bon Appetit's website, I was excited to come across edible flowers made with slices of pineapple on Pinterest. One of Claire's tenets is use only edible items to embellish a cake, and by...
Pappardelle with Pork Ragù and Burrata
This recipe was illustrated on one of Williams Sonoma's recent flyers and I was instantly smitten. Rich sauce caressing succulent pappardelle noodles topped with an unctuous burrata cheese. Gimme. Now! Off to the butcher to procure pork shoulder. The rest of the...
Black Walnut Manhattan
The Glass Onion is one of our favourite restaurants on the Cape. They don’t accept reservations, and we often sit on the screened in patio and enjoy a liquid refreshment while waiting for our table. This is no particular hardship, as their cocktail and wine list is as excellent as their food. Their Black Walnut Manhattan caught my husband’s eye, and he is pleased to report that it is as delicious as it sounds.
Butternut Squash Soup with Apple, Sage and Bacon
Not just for fall, this soup is a perennial favourite in our house, so I usually double the recipe,
Entertablement Abroad
Enjoy our travel journal of castles, cathedrals, country houses, wonderful tableware and delicious meals.
Entertablement Abroad – Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Good morning and Happy Groundhog Day! Today we are picking up in Oxford and as it's also a Sunday, in place of attending a church service, we will visit Christ Church Cathedral. Lovely spring flowers greet us at the entrance. Christ Church is a joint...
Entertablement Abroad – Christ Church College, Oxford
There are few places to rival the beauty of southern England, especially on a sunny day. We had visited Oxford a number of times, but for whatever reason, we had never seen Christ Church Cathedral and it was on my list to photograph. (I've now done 34 of the 42...
Entertablement Abroad – Harewood House Part II
Good day, everyone, and welcome to Harewood House Part II. Sorry for the delay in providing the sequel to Harewood House Part I. Travel and the holiday season got the better of me in the intervening period, but I'm determined to tie off as many loose ends as I can...
Entertablement Abroad: A Travel Taste Test
Greetings, dear readers! We are once again under our own roof and happily in reach of wireless services. Thanks to everyone for their good wishes on our journey. My trepidation about the cruise proved groundless; no seasickness at all. It was smooth sailing al the...
Entertablement Abroad – Quick Packing
Good morning to all, and Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends. This is a quick post on quick packing, very much to the point as I'm currently in Venice, bags packed and ready to embark on an eight-day cruise down the Adriatic. This is a first for us, as the...
Entertablement Abroad – Harewood House
"Where shall we go today?" was the question. Our three weeks in England were almost at an end and we – Glenn, that is – had done a lot of driving already, so I was hesitant to suggest Harewood House, almost two hours from our self-catering cottage in Derbyshire. He...
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