Mother's Day is almost here and what better way to treat your mom and show her how wonderful she is than with a tea. I had a tea party for a group of women to honor the Mother's in our lives.
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A Tea is like a spa for the soul and you can create one yourself for a group; or just for two.
It is all about the unique little touches that make a tea so special. So pull out your teacups and gather some
things to make your tea unique.
I like to send each person away with a small favor. The favors for this tea were made from chocolate in the shape of a purse
and hand painted with edible metallic paint. Then each candy
was placed in a chocolate brown box tied with a satin bow. I stacked them on a three tiered silver tray. My colors that I choose for my theme were Tiffany Blue, silver, gold, and brown.
I found a lovely recipe online for Lavender Scones made with edible lavender flowers. These I purchased in bulk at Better Health Market. You buy the flowers by the scoop. Don't be alarmed when you see the price for a pound because you only need a small amount.These scones had a nice light floral scent and
the perfect pairing with homemade lemon curd.
I cut the scones in half and added a dollop of
lemon curd on each scone. You can serve your scones this way or place your curd in a nice glass
dish compote complete with a beautiful silver spoon.
I am going to give to you a quick and easy recipe for Microwave Lemon Curd. I came across this recipe some time ago and it really makes the process so much faster.
LEMON CURD
1/2 c. butter
1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 1/2 t. grated lemon zest
3 eggs
Melt butter in microwave for 1 minute. Beat eggs in a glass bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Mix in butter, sugar, lemon juice,
and zest. Microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes.
Beat mixture again until smooth. Microwave on HIGH for another 3 minutes. Beat mixture again until smooth. Refrigerate until set/cool. Makes about 1 c. of lemon curd.
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| Photo credit: Adriana Markovich |
POMEGRANATE/PEAR LOOSE GREEN TEA
The tea that was served this day was Pomegranate/Pear Green Tea which can also be
served iced. It is a wonderful tea filled with anti-oxidants. To order this tea you may go to my esty shop.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/theroyalpomegranate
I chose to make napkin rings from lace with a ribbon strung through in my theme color.
For an added touch to the display table I made a large shoe from bittersweet dark chocolate. Then added a chocolate name plate with "Mother" written in script and dusted in gold metallic edible paint.
The Tiffany's box on the table was the perfect touch to set off the shoe.
Tulle is a great fabric to add a nice feminine touch.
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| Photo credit: Adriana Markovich |
These are some of the things I did for my special tea topped off with a nice slice
of warm Kentucky Derby Pie!
