Taking Tea

Everything about our tea luncheon was elegant and beautiful! I thought I would share some photos of our food for inspiration! It was almost too gorgeous to eat!

Our French Caramel Crème Brulee Tea is steeping underneath it's cozy...



The princess tea cup and saucer...

There were little "Easter" touches everywhere. A pink sugar bunny was a sweet surprise when we opened the sugarbowl!

The "Teddy Bear Tea" was a fun little lunch for any child! We were surprised that the children's plates were "color-coordinated" for the girls and boy. There are a lot of ideas here that would be very easy and inexpensive to reproduce at a tea party at home.

Even the salad dressing looked pretty! I want to try to find a similar recipe to their Creamy Poppyseed Dressing...it was so good!

I had the Artichoke Baked Chicken Casserole last year and it was so good that I came home and searched for some similar recipes to try to copy it. The recipe I tried was fabulous, but not quite the same. So this time, I plied our waitress for the ingredients. She basically knew what went into it, so I think I can mimic it better next time. If it turns out great, maybe I will post the recipe.

Here is my son, just like Cousin Peter from Little House in the Big Woods who crassly bit into his pancake man that Ma made for him on Christmas morning. Joey took no thought for his teddybear but just started chomping into it. I love his maleness. :) He's thinking, like any man, "What Mommy? It's food. It's supposed to be eaten."

The tiny desserts were so yummy and also exquisite!

Since we visited the tea room on Granddaddy's birthday, he got the Victorian Cake for One for dessert.

These petite chocolate cups filled with chocolate mousse have left a lasting impression. :)

For some reason the sight of cake and my son's face in the same photo makes me smile!

My two princesses waiting in the gift shop...