sandwiches:
a side
Food is the second most important part of your fete, but you don't have
to spend hours in the kitchen. You don't even have to make a salad. The
best finger foods to accompany tea and coffee are small sandwiches. Try
simple flavors like cream cheese and prosciutto, or bacon, lettuce and
tomato. Any sandwich can be made into a tea sandwich by slicing the
crusts off the edges and then cutting each into quarters. Having at
least four different flavors during your tea party will give your guests
something to choose from -- try one meat, one fish, one veggie and one
unusual flavor to cover all your bases. For example, an assortment
consisting of BLT, tuna salad, mozzarella and tomato, and ham and apple
offers something to please everyone. You want the spread to have
variety.
Determining
how many sandwiches to serve is ultimately up to you. I live with
the motto that more is better, but to get an approximation of how
much to serve, figure at least one to two tea sandwiches per
person. I usually make one sandwich of each kind per guest, but
you don't have to. Sticking to the approximation will give you
enough food to last an hour; if your tea party is longer than an
hour, simply double your original count. Don't extend your tea
parties past two hours. Any longer and you should trade your tea
party in for a light lunch.
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honey-mint
tea
serves 4
4 cups water
1/2 cup mint and spearmint leaves, roughly chopped
1 lemon, cut into half
1 tablespoon fresh ginger cut into cubes
1/2 cup honey
garnish: lemon wedge
In a saucepan, combine
water, mint and spearmint leaves, and ginger; bring to a boil.
Turn off. Add lemon and honey to mixture and let steep for 10 - 15
minutes. Pour mixture through strainer and place back into pot
(make sure pot is free of any ingredients left behind). Bring to a
simmer. Serve immediately.
spiced
tea serves
4
4 cups water
4 black tea teabags (you can use Tetley, Lipton or your
supermarket brand)
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon white peppercorns (you can use black if you dont have
white)
1 cup milk
8 whole cloves
1 1 inch knob of ginger cut in half with peel still on.
pinch of nutmeg (optional)
garnish: cinnamon stick
In a saucepan, combine
water, tea bags, cloves, cinammon stick, peppercorn and ginger;
bring to a simmer over low flame. Add milk and continue to simmer
for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, pour mixture through strainer and
serve immediately. |