Re: The Appreciation Game
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:01 pm
Haha, I will run with "T" for Tea-Time, with Afternoon-Tea"!
We had our tea-time, or better said, Afternoon Tea, today! My daughter saw the pictures in Pinterest and asked me if I would create her birthday-feast in this way and style? No one of us ever had Afternoon-Tea, before, and while I had studied the recipes and the "how"- I was so curious, also, to learn to know this British tradition!
So I started out to hunt for matching pretty etageres, (a different style than we normally have here, where the plates are not "free" as in the British style-etageres. Which is actually so clever- so much easier to clean and store! I dug out what is left from my collection of mismatched antique china. I sooo love this wonderful incredibly detailed and hand-guilded porcellain-designs! I love the romance. I love the colors that we by far, don't get anymore new. I love the incredibly whimsical forms and shapes! Each saucer is like a piece of art.
I learned via youtube to bake scones (never before ate them! They are yummie!!!) I was fascinated by this dough that I never prepared and never tasted. I am thrilled that now, as I tried it, know something very precious that I had no idea tastes so different!
I prepared coronation-chicken-finger sandwiches, as I had heard so much of them. Sigh, what a treat!! I love the raisins and the curry in combination with the chicken. Such an unusual way to combine, for us- so exotic! And, I prepared some tried- and true bites that my daughter loves ESPECIALLY- as goat-cheese wrapped in bacon, deviled eggs, tiny leek-quiches with crabs, avocado-toasts with tomatoes and gravlax with crackers. The last 3 days, I didn't do much else. it was such fun, and I practiced my rampage for my beloved daughter while I did all that...
I dipped strawberries into chocolate, bought fresh macarons, and I was soo proud to successfully have hunted for Petit Fours (which are an incredibly rare treat, here). I love the taste of them. I love the scrumptious mix of soft light dough, and yummy cream, and rich Marzipan and awesome fondant cover... oh sigh, I could eat them all the time!
I sooo loved to teach my family the rules of serving and celebrating Afternoon-Tea, and I loved how they all took it in and enjoyed it, this exotic before unknown, wonderful thing!
Next letter "A"
We had our tea-time, or better said, Afternoon Tea, today! My daughter saw the pictures in Pinterest and asked me if I would create her birthday-feast in this way and style? No one of us ever had Afternoon-Tea, before, and while I had studied the recipes and the "how"- I was so curious, also, to learn to know this British tradition!
So I started out to hunt for matching pretty etageres, (a different style than we normally have here, where the plates are not "free" as in the British style-etageres. Which is actually so clever- so much easier to clean and store! I dug out what is left from my collection of mismatched antique china. I sooo love this wonderful incredibly detailed and hand-guilded porcellain-designs! I love the romance. I love the colors that we by far, don't get anymore new. I love the incredibly whimsical forms and shapes! Each saucer is like a piece of art.
I learned via youtube to bake scones (never before ate them! They are yummie!!!) I was fascinated by this dough that I never prepared and never tasted. I am thrilled that now, as I tried it, know something very precious that I had no idea tastes so different!
I prepared coronation-chicken-finger sandwiches, as I had heard so much of them. Sigh, what a treat!! I love the raisins and the curry in combination with the chicken. Such an unusual way to combine, for us- so exotic! And, I prepared some tried- and true bites that my daughter loves ESPECIALLY- as goat-cheese wrapped in bacon, deviled eggs, tiny leek-quiches with crabs, avocado-toasts with tomatoes and gravlax with crackers. The last 3 days, I didn't do much else. it was such fun, and I practiced my rampage for my beloved daughter while I did all that...
I dipped strawberries into chocolate, bought fresh macarons, and I was soo proud to successfully have hunted for Petit Fours (which are an incredibly rare treat, here). I love the taste of them. I love the scrumptious mix of soft light dough, and yummy cream, and rich Marzipan and awesome fondant cover... oh sigh, I could eat them all the time!
I sooo loved to teach my family the rules of serving and celebrating Afternoon-Tea, and I loved how they all took it in and enjoyed it, this exotic before unknown, wonderful thing!
Next letter "A"