Sunday, October 24, 2010

The perfect ingredients for an afternoon tea

Friends bring joy and laughter to our lives and what better way to spend an afternoon than with friends, laughter, good conversation and yummy food.

And that’s how I spent yesterday afternoon - a ladies afternoon tea. I invited a group of beautiful girls to share our newly renovated home over some delicious treats, tea and a good old chat.

I know I had a wonderful time and I sincerely hope my guests did too. I love the experience of high tea; the tradition, the style and the timeless elegance of another era. The Tea Room at the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney offers the experience and it’s definitely worth a visit. So with all that in mind, I set about planning and delivering an elegant afternoon tea.

The menu

Herb, garlic and parmesan pastry rolls
 
Cucumber and tzatiki sandwiches

Ham and tomato sandwiches
 
Cherry ripe chocolate cupcakes
 
Mini vanilla cupcakes with pink buttercream icing and sugar butterflies

Apple and cinnamon muffins
 
Cookies and cream truffles



The girls brought some delicious dishes of their own to share:

Chicken and vegetable rice paper rolls

Baklava

Lemon pie with hand made pastry

Rich chocolate cake (containing four blocks of chocolate and double cream)

All accompanied by a selection of tea.

With my new camera in hand, I snapped some images to share. A huge thank you to my gorgeous friends for a lovely afternoon, despite the mid afternoon downpour.








1 comment:

  1. And it was beautiful. Thank you Katie :-) Lilly and I had a lovely time.

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