Go to www.redonline.co.uk which has easy afternoon tea recipes that include Lemon Meringue Cupcakes, Malteser Square, Genoise Sponge Cake, Pistachio Cake with Honey Syrup, Walnut Backlava with Rose and Honey Syrup, Orange Drizzle Cake and may more. If they donÂ’t get your taste buds going then nothing will.
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Some teas to choose to de-puff are single herb teas with diuretic properties, like dandelion nettle or fennel. Clipper teas, www.clipperteas.com and Birt&Tang teas have these available. To de-bloat sip teas with herbs and spices, such as cardamom, ginger and clover, to ease the gas that has waistbands straining. Try Yogi Stomach Ease Tea which is available from www.victoriahealth.com To deflate try Sencah, Wuyi Cliff Oolong and Pu?erh teas, which help to lower insulin spikes. Slender Pu?erh Tea has this and is another available at www.victoriahealth.com and Tava Tea has all three in one blend, www.tavatea.co.uk
Small Adventures in Cooking is written by James Ramsden, who is a twenty something blogger and pop-up supper-club host who believes that the home kitchen should be a place of comfort and reassurance, not terror and torment. His fuss-free approach to cooking doesn’t mean playing it safe, but finding simple ways to be a bit more adventurous in the kitchen. From a classy version of mushrooms on toast to more sophisticated dishes, such as pork wellington. A beautifully written cookbook with a wealth of culinary knowledge but written in a boy-next-door sort of way. This is a fabulous book from…
The renowned and iconic British landmark that is Buckingham Palace is only open to visitors for a short time in the summer. Enjoy exploring the opulent hallways and furnished interiors of this Royal Residence. See the state rooms and finish with an Afternoon Tea at either the Thistle Westminster or Grosvenor Victoria, both renowned four star hotels. For a limited time you can also see Kate Middletons wedding dress, tiara, shoes and cake. The offer was from www.buyagift.co.uk has been reduced from £115 -£95 for an afternoon tea and tour of this superb building.
If you donÂ’t already know, on Friday 30st September, the worldÂ’s biggest coffee morning will be held for its 21st year, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. If you drop into Marks and Spencer between the 3rd August – 4th October, and buy from a range of specially selected sandwiches and treats and drinks, you will help raise money for Macmillan. On Friday 30th September, 50pence for every cup will go to Macmillan Cancer Support and if you want to register your event which could be a coffee morning, an afternoon tea, garden party or even a wine tasting, just…
High tea delicacies inspired by a Victoria Beckham crocodile tote, a Tory Burch sundress and a Miu Miu bikini are being served at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge. Photo By Courtesy Photo Fashion fans who canÂ’t swing designer labels right now can still get a taste of fashion at The Berkeley in LondonÂ’s Knightsbridge. As part of its Prêt-à -Portea afternoon tea, the swanky hotel is serving up sweets inspired by a Victoria Beckham crocodile tote, a Tory Burch orange and pink dress and a navy and white Miu Miu bikini. Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell are said to be…
Feast of Dorset is a celebration of regional food and drink in an enchanted secret garden. Chefs, producers and entertainers blend their skills to benefit the environment and rural life. It takes place on the 17th and 18th September at Deans Court, Wimbourne. Over 100 displays will showcase the West Country’s vast amount of regional produce including cheeses, chocolate, organic vegetables, breads and meats as well as wines and teas. There are demonstrations from chefs to food writers, loads of games for the kids, barbecue pit roasts, all in a lovely garden with teppes and tents. (note to B, copy…
If you love a day out at a food festival then this is the one to go to. The 8th Cornwall Food & Drink Festival is on Friday 23 – Sunday 25 September 2011 Lemon Quay, Truro This year’s Cornwall Food and Drink Festival shows why Cornwall has one of the finest reputations for food and drink in the whole of the UK. Fri 23rd: 9am – 5.30pm Sat 24th: 9am – 5.30pm Sun 25th: 10am – 4pm FREE ENTRY Not many free entry festivals anywhere !!!!! It has some of Cornwall’s best chefs cooking up a storm in the…
I can’t wait for return of one of my favourite programmes, the British period drama series ‘Downton Abbey’,written and created by actor and writer Julian Fellowes, and based around the early 1900’s and filmed in the Stately home of the Earl and Countess of Grantham. You cannot help but think of how life was around that time where ‘the table’ was an important setting, the focus of much of the social life of that period. Guests were invited to teatime where important rituals helped to reinforce a family’s wealth and social standing. Dinner parties were held to show off their…
Ingredients 175g/6oz Light Soft Brown Sugar 200g/7oz Self Raising Flour 300g/10oz (3 or 4 carrots) 100g/4oz Sultanas 4 Medium Eggs 150ml sunflower oil or Flora Cuisine 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger Method Reheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 Line or grease your loaf tin Place all the ingredients except for the carrots into a mixing bowl and whisk until all the ingredients are blended together Add the carrots and whisk again Place the mixture in your loaf tin Bake for 45-55 minutes or until your skewer comes out clean Cool on a wire rack Top with topping of your choice,…
Instructions for an afternoon tea in the Victorian Era Serve rolled bread and butter, sandwiches made of ham paste, potted ham, tongue or chicken. The crusts of the bread should be cut off, and the sandwiches cut into three corner shapes or fingers. Anchovy sandwiches, or those made with cheese paste are liked by Gentlemen. Salads are allowable nowadays at afternoon tea ; egg, oysters, or chicken are suitable with brown bread and biscuits. Cakes for this purpose should be very small. Wine and cordial should always be on the sideboard, claret cup or champagne cup on the table.
Next time you are in Llandudno pop inside The Victoria Centre which is opposite M&S and enjoy a traditional afternoon tea in this café and patisserie. The atmosphere is relaxing and elegant and they bring round the cake on the traditional tea trolleys. The waitresses known as ‘Badgers Nippies’ are dressed in period costume and you have a large choice of cakes including welsh cakes, and delicious home made cakes. The smell of the home baked breads hits you as you walk in the door and you can purchase before you leave. The Badgers Café & Patisserie, The Victoria Centre,…
More than one thousand years ago in China during the days of the Tang Dynasty (AD618-906) tea producers started compressing processed tea leaves into cakes or bricks in order to conserve the leaf and make it easier to transport. Many compressed teas that are available today actually consist of Puerh Tea, though others are made from normal green or black teas. The shapes of compressed teas vary from neat little bowls to flat circles, or triangles., bowls shaped like birds nests, globes in the form of a melon, tiny discs or balls and rectangular or square slabs. Some are wrapped…
Throughout August to celebrate National Afternoon Tea Week you can get 25% off some afternoon teas in London and the UK. Just click onto www.afternoontea.co.uk and click on the link for your 25% offer plus a gift voucher.
The Riverside Restaurant at the Craig-y-Dderwen Riverside Hotel serves afternoon tea with buttered bara birth, which is a loaf of bread similar to, but lighter than, fruitcake. The Hotel was built in the late Victorian times and is an elegant Country House Hotel on the banks of the river Conwy, with uninterrupted and breathtaking views of Conwy Valley. www.snowdoniahotel.com Craig-y-Dderwen Riverside Hotel & Restaurant, Holyhead Road, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, North Wales LL24 OAS Tel No 01690 710293 Another afternoon tea can be found at the Alpine Coffee Shop which is based at the famous railway. Enjoyed by many walkers, climbers and…