Vegan Scone Recipe
Vegan Scone Recipe www.theconsciousplantkitchen.com Author: Carine Claudepierre Prep Time: [...]
The Noble Scone – A Royal Recipe
The Noble Scone – A Royal Recipe English Scones [...]
Where Do Ideas Come From?
Where Do Ideas Come From? “That would be a [...]
Inquiring minds want to know: What is a ‘Pocket Venus’ and when did the term come into use?
Eating a scone as part of a cream tea is a tricky business. One does not just pick up the biscuit and eat it. There are weighty matters to be determined. One can skip over the conundrum of how to pronounce the name of the delicacy itself by pointing to it.[...]
There’s Nothing Logical About Babies! Especially in the Regency Era!
The great comedian W.C. Fields is noted for actors to avoid working with children and animals because they are unpredictable and invariably steal the scene. It is precisely for this reason that I love Regency Romances that have infants and children in them. [...]
Complicated Regency Era Heroine Makes Good!
What is your favorite type of heroine? In the romance genre, there are so many different types of leading ladies to choose from. As a reader, I most enjoy reading about complex women who have to overcome emotional or [...]
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: The First Regency Era Romance?
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” For romance writers of all subgenres, Jane Austen’s powerful introduction to the classic Pride and Prejudice is something of a rallying cry [...]
Scones! Don’t Get Me Started! Part I
As I write this, I am bobbing around somewhere in a very turbulent Atlantic on a lovely ocean liner that has a proud British pedigree. It is especially well known for serving “tea” every afternoon. Besides tea sandwiches – rectangular pieces of bread with a variety of fillings – small rolls with other fillings and pastries, they offer “cream tea.” The term “cream tea” specifically refers to a warm scone served with clotted cream and jam [...]
Scones, What to Know Before You Eat One, Part II
You are looking forward to your first cream tea. You see a pastry in front of you. If you’re an American, it looks like a buttermilk biscuit with raisins. You want to refer to it by name. What do you call it? Is it a “scon” – rhymes with “gone” – or is it a “scone” – rhymes with “own.”? [...]
So You Want To Eat A Scone? Part III
Eating a scone as part of a cream tea is a tricky business. One does not just pick up the biscuit and eat it. There are weighty matters to be determined. One can skip over the conundrum of how to pronounce the name of the delicacy itself by pointing to it.[...]