As the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic is now entering its 4th month many of us are so over the initial excitement of making our own bread. Besides, as we enter Summer, we want to be outside to enjoy grilling again. While it seems that many are now trying their hand at smoking to add a … [Read more...] about Forget Bread Making, It’s Time to Make Ice Cream
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The New Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook
Sip Tea Like Aristocracy with The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook This gorgeous hardcover cookbook has come just at the right time to help bring cheer to Downton Abbey fans in quarantine. Experience tea time at Downton Abbey like never before with classic … [Read more...] about The New Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook
Deja Vu? COVID-19 and the Spanish Flu
Amid all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, it may help to realize we are in familiar territory. Downton only briefly touched on the horrors of the Spanish Flu of 1918-19 in S02E8 resulting in the death of Lavina, paving the way for Matthew and Mary's love story to play out. … [Read more...] about Deja Vu? COVID-19 and the Spanish Flu
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Beeton–The Victorian Domestic Goddess
Happy Birthday Isabella Beeton, best known as Mrs. Beeton, the Victorian Domestic Goddess. Her cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management published in 1861 when she was only 23, was an instant success. It sold a whopping 2 million copies in 1868. March 12 marks her … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Mrs. Beeton–The Victorian Domestic Goddess
Fun Food History of the Yule Log
If you missed Stir Up Sunday this year so no homemade Christmas Pudding or Fruitcake on your holiday sweets table, you can always impress your family and guests with another English tradition, the Yule Log cake or bûche de Noël as it is known to the French. Essentially it is a … [Read more...] about Fun Food History of the Yule Log
