While cleaning out the butler’s pantry, I am inspired to use one of the many sets of pots de creme from my collection. It is also the middle of citrus season here and lemons are abundant. Pot de crème, plural pots de crème, (pronounced “poe da krem”) is a loose French dessert custard dating to…
Last summer, I was drawn to a magazine article about a London Fog cake, made with Earl Grey tea by Tessa Huff. I’ve always wanted to make beautiful cakes but have never really spent much time learning how to do so. I’ve tried my hand at the occasional home made birthday cake or our yearly…
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was so nice having all the children home and the house filled with their friends. Today, as I take all the Thanksgiving items and store them away until next year, here are some random musings about the holiday. We had the biggest turkey ever~~a whopping 28 lbs,…
Dear November, I will not forget you. Even though the stores have moved onto Christmas I refuse to ignore your importance in the calendar year. My blog post today will focus on this wonderful month. To me, it’s the quiet time before the holiday rush ~~I’m a traditionalist about starting the Christmas holiday the DAY…
Who doesn’t love chicken soup? I always like to keep some on hand, especially when the weather changes and sniffles start appearing. My daughter who is a junior in college wasn’t feeling well and I whipped up a batch for her. I don’t really have a strict recipe, but it’s hard to ruin this soup,…