Ironically I don't recall ever having had tea parties when I was a kid, and now that I realize that I'm quite surprised because I was definitely the tea party having kind of kid. Regardless, armed with a tea set nothing would now stop me from having a tea party. I invited my girlfriends who were likely to come, coordinated a menu with Giselle and spent two days baking and mixing.
Menu:
Cucumber sandwiches on pumpernickel
Goat cheese and watercress on roasted garlic bread
Shrimp salad sandwiches
Deviled eggs
Cheese scones (courtesy of Giselle)
Blueberry muffins (also courtesy of Giselle)
Of course there was: clotted cream, lemon curd, and strawberry preserves
Raspberry filled lemon cupcakes
Chocolate dipped strawberries
Chocolate mousse
Pecan Praline Cheesecakes
Naturally I forgot to take a picture of the desserts which is really a pity. And let me tell you, filling cupcakes, which is something I've never done before, was ever so much fun!
Had a lot of fun with the girls who all did their part by dressing up and taking my regression to the age of 5 quite seriously. Which I much appreciated. So, whether you add your milk to the cup first a la Her Royal Highness (that would be the Queen, not me) or add your milk to your tea like a backwards colonist (as I was once accused of being when I put my milk in my tea), a tea party is a excellent excuse to get your girls together and eat tiny food. I will definitely be having more tea parties in the future!
3 comments:
oh how fun! i want to hold a tea party now!!
you know, i learned to drink tea from actual british people, and they all put milk in their tea AFTER pouring the tea as well. so i don't feel TOO guilty about doing it that way ;-)
so so pretty! I want to have a tea party too!
I actually collect teapots/sets...but it seems much of my collection is mismatched...which is fun :)
Your pics look soo scrummy! Sorry I had to miss it.
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