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Springing into summer!

The winter in London is a long, hard, slog but by the grace of All That Is Good it is finally over.  The blossoms are out in full force and I am feeling a spring in my step.  (Perfect springy photo above courtesy of  @lost.in.ldn's lovely...

11 Apps to Make You a Better Mom

  Last week I received a box of Christmas gifts from one of my dearest friends in the world.  She lives in Austin,Tx.  I live in London.  We both have children.  So I understand that getting to the post office to ship a large box internationally...

11 Christmas gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-for

2015 Holiday Gift List. This is the list for him.  This is the list for her.   And this is the list for the little ones they produce.  The people who either have everything, claim not to want anything or live so far away you have no...

Elevenses. 11 cookbooks you should own.

The Brits do it right.   Not content with breakfast, lunch and dinner they also manufactured afternoon tea as a 3pm mini-meal with tea, sandwiches and tiny cakes to hold you over until dinner.  And so that lunch did not get jealous they also threw in elevenses which is a cup of tea...

HO HO HO! Floral arrangements for Christmas!

You have probably finished buying gifts now.  You *should* be done wrapping them.  You might have them under the tree, packed into the car or in your closet on that very, very top shelf.  Your menu is most likely planned and you think you have...

Be Good To You

The holidays are here and in full swing.  I can tell this not because of the wreaths adorning doors and the enormous tree at my dad’s house that blocks the entrance to his bedroom (true story) but because I have an ever-present knot of stress...

Creating the Perfect Holiday Cheeseboard.

  There were two unmistakable signs in my life that I had reached adulthood.  The first was that I started keeping scissors in my kitchen accepting that, for the rest of my life, I would need to be able to cut open bags of frozen peas,...

Thanksgiving 101. The list of dos and don’ts.

The Gathering to end all Gatherings is fast approaching. The menus are planned, grocery lists made, guest lists finalized, therapists consulted, vodka hidden. The time has come for Thanksgiving. The most wholesome of all family holidays. No gifts.  No chocolate bunnies. No costumes. Just food....

Fall 2014 cookbooks – ready for preordering now!

I wouldn't be the first person to observe the magic of a brick and mortar bookstore.  The tall stacks of colorful books and the rich cool air, sitting down in a quiet corner of the store and flipping through a pile of tomes dedicated to the culinary...