Albion Gould
makes & travels
I’ll be completely honest with you–I’m not a fan of making school lunches. When the girls have gone to a school that lets me order lunches instead of making them, that’s absolutely what I do. Here, though, I don’t have that option. They have to take a packed lunch every day. It didn’t take long …
Summer in the States means berry season and the abundance of patriotic berry desserts never gets old. I mean, you really can’t go wrong with blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries! Summer also means neighborhood parties and family gatherings where everyone brings their best dishes to feed a crowd. This Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake Trifle looks …
I’m a big fan of sipping on a cold cocktail during the hot summer months and my favourites all have herbs in them. If there’s a cocktail with herbs on a menu, that’s the one I’ll choose. Adding herbs to cocktails adds a depth that the drink wouldn’t have otherwise and I think it just …
We all know that I’m not a food blogger, but when Christmas comes around I’m all about the cookies. I haven’t done a lot of baking in our flat because I’m not comfortable in this kitchen, but I couldn’t let another year go by without participating in Natasha’s Houseful of Cookies. She’s one of my …
My first introduction to lamingtons was in a New Zealand tea rooms (and yes, the “s” is supposed to be there!). We had favorite tea rooms depending on where we were in the country and they really were such a fantastic lunch–tasty sandwiches, savory rolls and pies, and an always tempting case of desserts. Lamingtons …
Scott and I have been talking a lot about comfort foods lately and how ours often differ–mostly for cultural reasons. Comfort food for me has always included things like meatloaf and macaroni and cheese. Scott’s comfort foods are more British–fish pie and bangers and mash. We’ve gotten pretty good at balancing our different comfort foods …
