Entertaining

Beatrix Potter Summer Fare

Summer Fare to Charm Peter Rabbit

Even longtime fans of Beatrix Potter may not realize that the beloved author and illustrator cultivated more than childhood enchantment during her lifetime. In...
Cooking with Honey

Liquid Gold: Cooking with Honey

A brilliant elixir prized for its distinctive flavor, honey has been savored for centuries. With hues from rich amber to glistening bright yellow, this delightful sweetener...
Five Tips for the French Way with Cheese and Wine

Five Tips for the French Way with Cheese and Wine

As featured in the Victoria Classics special issue French Cooking & Entertaining, cookbook author and entrepreneur Georgeanne Brennan fell in love with the Gallic...
Rose Petal Cheesecake

Rose Petal Cheesecake

Dessert ends the soirée on a sweet note. The lighthearted Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), a waltz by Austrian virtuoso Johann...
Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

Befitting the influential French artiste Claude Debussy’s energetic and rhythmic “Jardins Sous la Pluie” (Gardens in the Rain), the final movement in his Impressionistic...
Violet Champagne Cocktail

Violet Champagne Cocktail

“Dewy, scented, pretty violets, you are standing, shy, half hidden, among the leaves,” declares a hopeful lover who retreats to the garden in “Le...