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Blissful Guide to serving afternoon tea
The quintessentially English Afternoon Tea is the perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day or simply an afternoon with girlfriends. Follow these blissful guidelines for the perfect cup of tea and an...
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Shopping with Style
The manic days of getting the house ready for the movers left many of my household duties neglected, among them was the shopping. With the children hungry, the shopping delivery a few days away and...
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The Oilcloth Revival
Today I am hopping along with Between Naps on the Porch and her brilliant Metamorphosis Monday. These last few weeks have seen me in and out of way too many shops buying emergency furniture while we...
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Form a wine club, it’s the new black
There are 2 kinds of book clubs, those with wine, and those without. If you are anything like me you belong to the one with wine, and generally spend your time drinking rather than talking about the...
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The delights of a family meal
While getting the tutorials ready for Housewife 101 I spent some time on the blog of one of my twitter peeps Mindy Lockard and I noticed a fabulous section she calls Take it the Table Tuesday. I love...
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Cupping and the fine art of tasting coffee
Coffee origins are traced as far back as the 13th century, however it was not until the 15th century that the Sufi monasteries of Yemen began brewing it as we do today. The Boston Tea party made...
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The return of the family breakfast
September is Better Breakfast month, if you are reading this with your morning cuppa, is your breakfast worthy of this September celebration? The Bliss house is notorious for having long winding...
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Housewife 101: Improving meal time manners
Welcome back for another fabulous lesson from Housewife 101. Today we are discussing social graces with an amazing tutor, Mindy Lockard. Not only is she well informed on the subject of etiquette,...
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The return of the Supper Club
Opening your doors to friends and neighbors is an important part of creating a home full of memories, and when you add food to the mix, it breathes new life into your kitchen, making it the heart of...
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Modern Kitchen Design
Modern kitchen design and family living rarely have anything in common, however occasionally the masters of design deliver the perfect kitchen by cleverly marrying functionality and style to create a...
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The Kitchen Goddess Tool Kit
Long before TV chefs filled the airways, cook books lined our kitchen shelves and the latest cooking gadgets rested in our drawers, the role as family cook was a simple, often enjoyable role that was...
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Sow, Grow, Cook: The Kitchen Garden
Celebrate National Gardening Week by rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty. Planting your own backyard vegetable garden will not only cut down on your fresh produce bill, it is a great...
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Cooking with Children
Cooking with children is one of the most delightful experiences of being a family cook. Their enjoyment of creating something from nothings never dulls, likewise the mess never ends and can be found...
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Silver Everyday
This summer I am taking my silver out of the pantry and setting it on the table, thanks to the fabulous inspiration from Nancy Stuckwisch of Silver Magpies. Her theory of Every Day best is life...
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Beating the morning scramble
Summer break is drawing to a close and soon our mornings will be busier than ever as we try to beat the morning scramble and get out the door with everything we need including our sanity. With a...
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5 tips for blending family meal time with modern living
I grew up watching my grandmother work with food much in the same way an Alchemist works with potions–her food captivated, charmed and woo’d you to the table. She taught me to love food simply by...
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Holiday Pantry Shopping List
The holiday season is stressful enough without racing out the door to buy the olive oil you thought you had in the pantry. With clever planning before the busy holiday season arrives, you can rest...
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Eco Chic Grocery Shopping
Americans visit the grocery story on average 5 times a month….perhaps that is why one of the biggest adjustments I had moving from London to the US was learning to grocery shop (and lets just say I...
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Maple Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Thanksgiving side dishes vary little from table to table, the steamed peas, mashed potatoes, aromatic stuffing, tart cranberry relish…. the only thing that differs is the presentation and tiny accents...
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Kitchen Diary: Fall in love with brussel sprouts
As a child brussel sprouts graced the table seldom and were always left lingering in isolation while all the popular vegetables fraternised on my Thanksgiving plate…. the pungent green smell, the often...
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