Category: Kathleen’s Blog

Valentine’s Day is currently suffering from an image problem. To singles, it reminds them of their separateness, to daters, it seems a time fraught with

  ​The Blueprint ​ In addition to co-producing myteaplanner.com and writing this food blog, I cater tea parties, teach cooking classes and create special occasion

  At Christmas time, visions of sugarplums do dance in the heads of those of us who love cookies, candies, and all manner of holiday

  ​“Stir up thy power, oh Lord, and come…†​ So say the opening words of the Book of Common Prayer, usually read the first

The first fig tree that caught my imagination was in my grandparent’s back garden. It grew sprawled against a southern wall, with gnarled limbs growing

  If you like eclairs, Napoleons, or Boston Cream Pie, you are most likely enamored of pastry cream. Golden from egg yolks, creamy, and usually

  As you may know, I am a mostly self-taught baker. One class I did take was a community education tart class, a very long

  My longtime baking partner, Suzi, and I catered a bridal shower in mid-May for an older bride. We decided to base our theme loosely

This is how it begins: I visit my parents for a long visit during lemon season. There is a bumper crop of lemons on their