Category: Kathleen’s Blog

                                  A Napa Vineyard wearing fall colors ​As October

​Sister fall lovers will understand: life can begin again after the purgatory of summer temperatures in far Northern California. The best choice is to hide

​The oven is off, the kitchen is closed, just for the summer. There is one wedding cake due in late August but otherwise, I’m out

In celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s historic Platinum Jubilee, I ordered myself a new-to-me tea cookbook. Drawn in by Fortnum & Mason’s signature blue cover, I

What could be more June than berries, weddings, and roses? In this month’s Cakes and Tea, we’ll revel in all the pretties and look at

  “Light and fruity†was what the bride requested for her wedding cake. A country wedding in late April does suggest something fresh and joyous.

  I grew up with a set of tiny, green hard backed children’s books; I imagine most of you, dear readers, did too. Our friends

People have definite opinions about angel food cake. Chiffon cakes seem to cause less polarization. Angel food has no fat or added baking powder or

  Breakfast baked goods tend to have their moment in the spotlight then get replaced by the next popular thing. Bagels, doughnuts, croissants, cronuts, scones,

In January, you may be in one of two possible states of mind: exhausted from the recent holidays and all their accompanying ado or at