INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Preparations:
3 Days Ahead: *Make Lemon Curd (for scones) *Make Spicy Apple Onion Compote
1 Day Ahead: *Bread Brie in almonds and keep refrigerated *Make Chive Sour
Cream; refrigerate *Make Country Cream; refrigerate *Make Petal Butter;
refrigerate *Set your table and set out serving dishes and platters
4 Hours Ahead: *Dice cucumbers; refrigerate *Slice radishes; refrigerate
*Make and bake scones *Clean berries and place in an attractive bowl; chill
*Place Lemon Curd and Country Cream in nice bowls; refrigerate; re-whisk
cream if necessary *Put Apple Onion Compote in a decorative bowl and bring
to room temperature *Bring Petal Butter out to warm to room temperature
1 Hour Ahead: *Roast potatoes *Marinate cucumbers *Slice bread for
sandwiches and spread with butter; place on decorative tray and cover with
plastic wrap *Get tea water ready to go on the stove *Assemble tea
accompaniments such as lemon, milk and sugar
Right Before Serving: *Place radishes on sandwiches and sprinkle tray with
edible flower petals *Assemble roasted potatoes with smoke salmon *Bake
Brie *Warm scones *Slice bread and apples to accompany Brie, if desired
*Make tea _____ Time for Tea: A Little Tradition - and a Few Twists
How long has it been since you've been to a tea? Probably too long. Or, if
you have never been to a tea, then now is the time to have one of your very
own.
It doesn't require a special occasions to have one--but Mother's Day is
coming up, along with spring showers and warm afternoons. And what better
way to begin or end an afternoon than with a bit of relaxation, good
friends, a cup of hot tea and some wonderful things to nibble on?
You need not dress up for your tea party, but it sure is fun. I mean,
really. Where these days can a gal wear her white cotton gloves? I remember
being invited to my first grownup tea party a few years ago with "the
girls". We were all instructed to wear our tea party "fancy" outfits. My
friend and I just couldn't resist the invitation to finally get a chance to
wear the crinoline skirts we had gotten at a retro thrift shop. We were
quite the sight!
The party was such fun. Hot tea in fine china cups, pinkies stretched,we
sipped, nibbled and chatted. If you've never done this little ritual, you
really must try it. It's ohhhh soooo sophisticated, dahhhling, and quite
entertaining, too--just like you play-acted when you were little.
The tasty treats at a contemporary tea party need not be the usual
crustless cucumber sandwiches or plain scones with whipped cream. Nope,
today it's a little something savory, a little something sweet, a little
something traditional with a twist, and a little something with cheese. And
lots of wonderful hot teas brewing.
Tiny little roasted potatoes topped with thinly sliced smoked salmon, a
dollop of chive red onion sour cream and a pouf of marinated tiny-diced
cucumbers give us the savory. Warm citrus scones are served with lots of
tangy rich lemon curd and country whipped cream along with spoonfuls of
fresh berries for a luscious sweet note to the menu. Thin French baquette
slices are spread with dill and edible flower-petal butter, then topped
with paper-thin slices of radish for a twist on the traditional tea
sandwich.
continued in part 2

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