Entertaining

Winter's Warming Cup

Winter’s Warming Cup: Recipes for Late Afternoon Tea

Set a fireside table on a chilly afternoon with good friends, small bites, and a steaming pot of tea. Graciously unconditional, this loyal tonic...

Celebrating a New Year

As the page turns to reveal a fresh calendar twinkling with possibility, gather loved ones for feasting and fellowship amid nostalgic reflections of the...
Christmas stocking/Mini Sponge Cakes

Honoring Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday with an Elegant Tea Party

Culminating our yearlong celebration of the author of beloved books such as Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion, we present a teatime fête ideally suited for marking...

Our 7 Favorite Christmas Cakes

Would a holiday gathering still be preserved in the annals of family history without a sideboard laden with a gracious bounty of homemade sweets?...
A Holly Jolly Christmas Tea

A Holly Jolly Christmas Tea

Offer tidings of comfort and joy to guests who come to call during the holidays. Amid the hustle and bustle that so often characterizes...
Little Women festive brunch scene

A Holiday Brunch for Little Women

In Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, the March sisters give their Christmas breakfast to a family in need, returning home to meager portions of bread...