Dear Sam, Happy October to you, too! We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday, thank you, and the train ride through the mountains from Paris to Milan was spectacular. Spending time in Italy we, of course, sampled the local wine, so how appropriate that it's now wine month! Since we came home, autumn has arrived with darker, wetter…
Dear Claire, I hope you’ve had a very happy summer. It’s flown by here, and I’m not quite sure I’m ready for it to be September! So in the hopes of stretching out those balmy days just a little longer, I thought I’d share this recipe for lavender lemonade. One of my favorite experiences…
Staircase 9 17's April's bookshelf features a cookbook with easy-to-follow and delicious recipes for healthy eating. The Doctor's Kitchen by Dr Rupy Aujla
Dear Claire, Can you believe it’s almost our 2nd blog birthday? In honor of that, I thought it might be fun for us to look back over the past couple of years and pick our favorite posts. Here are three from you that really inspired me: First is your St David’s Day post from…
Dear Claire I'm roasting chestnuts as I write - no better tradition at this time of year, when December is almost upon us, the lights are twinkling in the windows and the snow is flurrying. I do miss the chestnut sellers on English street corners and their little blackened paper bags of steaming hot…
