• Archive for November, 2009

    Happy Thanksgiving

    by  • 26 Nov ’09 • Thanksgiving • 15 Comments

    It’s always a bit strange living in the UK on Thanksgiving day. As everyone goes about their work and life, we quietly set the table, cook our traditional meal and celebrate in our usual festive manner. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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    Soup on Sunday: Butternut Squash with Parmesan & Sage

    by  • 22 Nov ’09 • book, soup • 9 Comments

    Many thanks to the lovely Alexandra Wernink for a most thoughtful gift. Out of the blue I received an unexpected package from Amazon. Thrilled, I opened the box to find a copy of Park Avenue Potluck Celebrations, by The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Florence Fabricant. Such a beautiful and thoughtful gift....

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    Soup on Sunday: Wild Mushroom and Sherry

    by  • 15 Nov ’09 • soup • 15 Comments

    My husband’s 4oth birthday is the day before Thanksgiving this year. And, seeing as how Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated in the UK, and I am going to combine birthday dinner with Thanksgiving. I have been looking for a good sherry mushroom soup to serve as a first course and this seems to fit the bill....

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    13 More Days + A Sneak Peek

    by  • 13 Nov ’09 • contest, the editor at large • 12 Comments

    This is your chance to have your work published. Until November 25, 2009, you have an opportunity to submit your BEST interior design project to The Editor at Large Contest (allthebestcontest@gmailcom). The Editor at Large offers designers an opportunity to get projects in front of an audience of editors who are searching for high-quality...

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    Meet Kathryn Ireland

    by  • 10 Nov ’09 • Kathryn Ireland • 6 Comments

    The concept of nesting isn’t a new one, but it’s an idea that seems to have greater resonance these days. Creating a comfortable home, surrounded by the things we love, cushions the demands and challenges of daily life and insulates us from the outside world. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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