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  • Dining at Downton: Champagne julep

    There’s something I’ve been keeping under my hat for a while, and it’s time you knew: Josh and I are engaged! We’re thrilled, and despite all the chaos of starting a new school year, we couldn’t be happier. We’re also… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: Gilded crust (pain perdu)

    When I took French in middle school and high school, I particularly loved the words that had both literal and figurative meanings. “Petit chou,” you might call your sweetheart, meaning…”little cabbage.” “Pomme de terre” was on the list of grocery… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: Kedgeree

    Kedgeree is the very first dish served on Downton Abbey. Mrs. Patmore sends a steaming bowl up for breakfast, and with that we’re immersed in the sumptuous world of Edwardian cuisine. Brits still eat kedgeree today, and it’s one of… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: Flying Scotchman Cocktail

    I don’t know about you, but I’m still recovering from the season 3 finale of Downton Abbey. To be fair, I’d had some warning; my sister told me of Dan Stevens’ plans to leave the show long before that last… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: Irish stew

    I am known to get emotionally involved with fictional characters. When they fall in love, I swoon around the house. When they suffer heartbreak, I moan along with them. When they struggle to figure out what they really think about… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: Fried oysters

    How many of you watched the Season 3 premiere of Downton Abbey last night? We did, after some technical difficulties, and it was every bit as lavish and funny and swoony as we’d hoped. While a certain someone (cough Josh cough)… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: What to eat while watching Season 3

    I’m counting down the days until the premiere of Season 3 of Downton Abbey in the U.S. this Sunday night. I’ve been steadfast, refusing to watch uploaded episodes from the U.K. or to search down spoilers. And yesterday my excitement reached… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: How to serve plum pudding

    We had a relatively quiet Christmas here in Ohio, seeing family and telling funny stories and going for long, snowy walks and eating good food. As per tradition, we served plum pudding for dessert on Christmas night, along with a… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: How to steam plum pudding

    On Saturday we talked about how to make your own plum pudding, the most classic of British holiday desserts. (Yes, I am still wondering where the plums are in the recipe.) Today we’ll discuss the cooking process, which is a… Continue reading

  • Dining at Downton: How to make plum pudding

    This time of year, my family is all about tradition. Previously I wrote about the Brunswick stew we’ve kept from my mom’s side of the family, though I tested out a Williamsburg variation of the recipe. That’s still on the… Continue reading