If you’re going to be spending some time at the beach, it’s always nice to add a few simple blooms to your house to cozy up the space. A blossom or two in a simple container brings the outdoors inside and can add a gentle fragrance that will always remind you of this special vacation time. And isn’t that what we remember first and most fondly – those little moments of perfect happiness when the blue delphinium fluttered in a […]
There’s more to being a good houseguest than showing up with a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates under your arm. Hostess gifts are lovely, but a thoughtful guest can set the tone for others, and can even be the social glue that makes the weekend comfortable for everyone. For a host, putting together a guest list of congenial people for the weekend is a bit like setting up a group blind date; it won’t work unless everyone […]
Stone fruits – all those voluptuous peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries and apricots! Their season is fleeting, and right NOW, so make the most of them while you can. A stone fruit cocktail feels decadent and indulgent, so it’s in the very nature of late summer that nothing should be too difficult or time-consuming. Here are recipes for three simple cocktails that use stone fruit. We could get a lot more complicated, but would you make any of these recipes if […]
Serves: 2 Prep time: 5 minutes
My older daughter was recently in Russia and sent back a photo of a Bellinski, the Russian version of a Bellini. Instead of peach puree with champagne, they use champagne, sea buckthorn juice and vodka (because it’s Russia, so of course they add vodka.) Sea buckthorn is a citrus-y berry grown in the Himalayas and is said to have many beneficial health properties. It’s easy to order online, but expensive, so think of it as the Russian oligarch’s version […]
