Another week of 2016 has slipped through our fingers so quickly that I won't be disappointed to discover that winter will be over before I know know it, with just a hop and a skip until summer. Well, at least the days are starting to get noticeably longer. Sadly, Downton … [Read more...] about Downton S6E3: It’s Wedding Bells for Carson, Hot Chocolate for the Dowager
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Summer is a Great Time to Enjoy English Plum Crumble
Canadians are back today after celebrating a long weekend with family and friends. A civic holiday, it is known by different names across each province, but the tradition was started in 1869 by the Toronto City Council in honour of Lord Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of … [Read more...] about Summer is a Great Time to Enjoy English Plum Crumble
Learning to Cook French: From Mrs. Patmore to Julia Child
While foodies across North America were thrilled to watch Olympic coverage with the rest of the world over the past 2 weeks, they have been quietly gearing up for the big event of the summer: the celebration of Julia Child's 100th birthday this Wednesday, August 15th. In … [Read more...] about Learning to Cook French: From Mrs. Patmore to Julia Child
Downton Cookery: Vegetables Should be Seen and not Heard
I often wonder if the famous idiom about children being seen and not heard also applied to vegetables in the early 20th century. While Country House owners, like Downton Abbey's Crawley family, could pride themselves on serving fresh produce grown from their own gardens, no … [Read more...] about Downton Cookery: Vegetables Should be Seen and not Heard
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
