A wonderfully thought provoking article Aimée, what a delightful read. I was an early adopter of many of these ideas, since I share your passion for leaning on food as my love language. The aesthetics of a dish or ingredient have the ability to pull at my heartstrings…I’m charmed by toast from our Aga, the telltale hallmarks of the chequered griddle rack used for this imprinted on each slice. I keep a jar of Fortnum and Mason’s rose petal jelly for days of decadence, whilst water glasses and a large jug of water dressed with seasonal herbs - rosemary, mint or lemon verbena - are a staple across every meal sitting. A menagerie of candles crowd our oversized farmhouse table, tucked into storm lamps or poked into dulled silver holders, lit every evening as day slips into night and throwing shadow and golden light to soothe and soften the edges of a sometimes fractious day. It’s these rhythms in the kitchen, where attention to detail and a reliance on ingredients from the gifted hands artisans transform the ordinary to the extraordinary.
Oh my goodness, Amelia. My heart did a little leap reading your comment: making late-night toast on the aha, eating rose petal jelly straight from the jar while in a deep bath and candle lit supper clubs at a long farm house table. 😍 I’ve just subscribed to your Substack and can’t wait to read more of your romantic musings x
You are very generous with your kind words, not least since you too delight readers with your eloquent reflections as to the foundations of a good meal. Thank you so much for subscribing, I do tend to pen my edible tales of adventures and anecdotes from our table and busy kitchen & I hope these find favour with you. I urge you too to invest in a jar of rose petal jelly, it’s a game changer when sandwiching a Victoria sponge piled with softly whipped folds of cream. x
Absolutely glorious list. And one that should be a must to follow, rather than a dream.
Especially as we'd just eaten brekkie on our knees in our PJ's with the Terrier squeaking his toy round our feet!
But to give it a romantic slant - it was toasted sourdough with homemade jam and marmalade selections. I opted for water with it. Cup of tea in my favourite Coalport mug to follow. Perhaps it would have been more healthy and infinitley better to have heavenly creamy porridge with yoghurt, flaked almond and berries for me, and yoghurt, almonds and brown sugar for him...
These are all such amazing ideas, Aimée! Food is definitely such an easy and beautiful way to romanticize life. I especially love lighting candles and eating cake for breakfast, so fun! Thank you for sharing!
Toasting crumpets over our log fire is our winter treat. Even if it isn't particularly cold outside we've been known to light the fire just so we can have proper crumpets 🤣 And my husband still has that Sports Direct mug!
HAHA! That’s so funny, that sports direct mug was a right of passage 😂 I absolutely love the idea of toasting crumpets over the fire with a big old fashioned toasting fork 😍
A wonderfully thought provoking article Aimée, what a delightful read. I was an early adopter of many of these ideas, since I share your passion for leaning on food as my love language. The aesthetics of a dish or ingredient have the ability to pull at my heartstrings…I’m charmed by toast from our Aga, the telltale hallmarks of the chequered griddle rack used for this imprinted on each slice. I keep a jar of Fortnum and Mason’s rose petal jelly for days of decadence, whilst water glasses and a large jug of water dressed with seasonal herbs - rosemary, mint or lemon verbena - are a staple across every meal sitting. A menagerie of candles crowd our oversized farmhouse table, tucked into storm lamps or poked into dulled silver holders, lit every evening as day slips into night and throwing shadow and golden light to soothe and soften the edges of a sometimes fractious day. It’s these rhythms in the kitchen, where attention to detail and a reliance on ingredients from the gifted hands artisans transform the ordinary to the extraordinary.
Oh my goodness, Amelia. My heart did a little leap reading your comment: making late-night toast on the aha, eating rose petal jelly straight from the jar while in a deep bath and candle lit supper clubs at a long farm house table. 😍 I’ve just subscribed to your Substack and can’t wait to read more of your romantic musings x
You are very generous with your kind words, not least since you too delight readers with your eloquent reflections as to the foundations of a good meal. Thank you so much for subscribing, I do tend to pen my edible tales of adventures and anecdotes from our table and busy kitchen & I hope these find favour with you. I urge you too to invest in a jar of rose petal jelly, it’s a game changer when sandwiching a Victoria sponge piled with softly whipped folds of cream. x
Absolutely glorious list. And one that should be a must to follow, rather than a dream.
Especially as we'd just eaten brekkie on our knees in our PJ's with the Terrier squeaking his toy round our feet!
But to give it a romantic slant - it was toasted sourdough with homemade jam and marmalade selections. I opted for water with it. Cup of tea in my favourite Coalport mug to follow. Perhaps it would have been more healthy and infinitley better to have heavenly creamy porridge with yoghurt, flaked almond and berries for me, and yoghurt, almonds and brown sugar for him...
Utterly utterly perfect 😍 You lost me at the homemade jam part. ❤️
These are all such amazing ideas, Aimée! Food is definitely such an easy and beautiful way to romanticize life. I especially love lighting candles and eating cake for breakfast, so fun! Thank you for sharing!
Toasting crumpets over our log fire is our winter treat. Even if it isn't particularly cold outside we've been known to light the fire just so we can have proper crumpets 🤣 And my husband still has that Sports Direct mug!
HAHA! That’s so funny, that sports direct mug was a right of passage 😂 I absolutely love the idea of toasting crumpets over the fire with a big old fashioned toasting fork 😍