Welcome to Tea Tuesday. Last week was a wonderful time for tea and cakes as the world paid a call on London for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Central Weekend. And while international media has moved on to other stories, the Queen and Royal Family continues with celebrations around … [Read more...] about We’re Jammin with Strawberries for Tea
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The Beet Goes On During Downton Downtime
Summer is not officially here for another week, but already we are seeing local farm produce being offered in stores. The first rites of Spring in North America and Europe saw asparagus, then strawberries and rhubarb, and soon we will see our local farmers markets and grocers … [Read more...] about The Beet Goes On During Downton Downtime
Downton Downtime: Review of Beyond Downton Abbey & Strawberry Delimma
Tomorrow is Food Revolution Day around the world, so support real food and go cook something. Here in Canada, while we are normally a very conscientious lot, I am not sure how much work is actually being done in the workplace today, so apologies in advance for today's post if … [Read more...] about Downton Downtime: Review of Beyond Downton Abbey & Strawberry Delimma
Fellowes Night in Canada: Downton Garden Party vs. Titanic Haute Cuisine
It was a busy night in Canada for fans of Post Edwardian period drama. Last night Vision TV delivered back-to-back episodes of the final two episodes of Season 1 of Downton Abbey, the immensely popular British drama. Coincidentally, the final episode overlapped with Part 2 of … [Read more...] about Fellowes Night in Canada: Downton Garden Party vs. Titanic Haute Cuisine
Downton’s Daisy and the Humble Apple Crumble
Downton Abbey offers viewers a whole cast of characters to cheer and sneer. Drawn to the food, and a fan of the underdog, I quickly found myself rooting for Daisy, the scullery maid. Duties of the Scullery Maid Your history lesson for the day. The scullery was a small kitchen … [Read more...] about Downton’s Daisy and the Humble Apple Crumble