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How To Make An Easy Tea Smoothie

August 23, 2011 By
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Tea Smoothies can provide a healthful start to your day.  Tea smoothies are rich in vitamins, antioxidents and minerals.  Tea smoothies can also be low in calories and if you plan ahead, they can be quick and easy on a busy morning. 

Here are some keys when attempting to make tea smoothies on a regular basis.

1. Always keep lots of frozen fruit on hand.  I suggest: Strawberries, Peaches, Blueberries and Mangos (at the least)  These fruits taste fantastic in a tea smoothie (or just about any smoothie)

2. Take your left over tea, let it cool and pour it into ice trays.  Green and black tea can make great ice to be used in smoothies or iced tea.

3. Always carry so low fat vanilla yogurt.  I personally like Dannon Lite and Fit.  If you don’t want to use yogurt you don’t have to.  It will however give you a smooth texture that is often associated with a rich tea smoothie.

Do This:

Mix 1 cup of fruit (your choice)

1 cup of iced tea or 5 iced tea cubes

1/2 to 1 cup of vanilla yogurt

Water or Soy as needed

 

Mix and match according to your whim.  Green tea with berries one day and black tea with peaches the next.  Add honey, stevia or agave to your smoothie.  Blend on the smoothie setting and enjoy!

YUM.

 

Want more recipes?  Read these articles:

 Almond Flour, Gluten Free, Blueberry Scones.

Who Else Wants To Make A Super Simple Tea Party Dessert?
A Quick and Easy Way To Make Iced Tea

Tea Party Girl Asks: What’s your tea smoothie recipe

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Who Else Wants To Make A Super Simple Tea Party Dessert?

August 19, 2011 By
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The day has been long. Your washing machine broke. The phone won’t stop ringing. Your son put a plastic toy up his nose. All in all a hectic day.

But good news!

This tea party dessert is so simple and so delicious that your friends will think your whole day was spent preparing for them.

 

 

What you need:

1 Box of Ho Ho’s or Swirl Type Cakes (Little Debbie or Walmart or Hostess)
1 Box Strawberries
1 Carton of Heavy Whipping Cream
Vanilla
Powdered Sugar
Mini Cupcake Wrappers

Start by slicing the swirl cakes into 4 pieces. Place each on on its side in a mini cupcake wrapper and set on plate or tray.

Slice strawberries

Add a dash of vanilla to your cream and whip hard. When it is half done add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of powdered sugar. (depending on how sweet you want your cream) Whip till firm.

Place dollop of cream on each cake and decorate with a bit of strawberry. Refrigerate till hard.


 

Now here is the important part. DON’T TELL!

It has to be our little secret.

When your friends go on and on about how delicious your desserts are simply smile and say “oh, it was nothing.”

Well done!

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How To Make A Tea Party Dessert Stand – Quick, Easy and Cheap

August 10, 2011 By
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On a recent survey, I asked Tea Party Girl readers what they would like to read about.  One of the requests was tablescapes and new table setting ideas.  Great!

I poured myself a cup of Ceylon tea and began to comb the internet for simple yet fun ways to make your tea table stand out at little or no cost.  Here are the results:

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Is your budget tight and yet you want to create a beautiful tea table?  Here is a great idea from Centsational Girl blog.  I have done this one myself and LOVED it.   Visit http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/03/diy-colorful-dessert-stands/

For full instructions, photos and inspiration.  You are going to impress your friends.

 

Do you have a dollar store nearby?  If so, this is an inspirational project that you can easily do to create an awesome modern or Victorian tea table.  Here are some incredible instructions that have lots of fresh ideas.

http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/02/5-challenge-3-different-dollar-store.html

 

 

Do you love cupcakes?  Why not add cupcake displays to your tea table presentation.  Here is a great way to do just that and you can get your kids or guests involved with the project.

http://tidymom.net/2011/di-cupcake-stands/

 

 

Last but not least, why not make a clear glass tiered cake stand.  This ideas is simple, affordable and can be oh so lovely on your tea table.

http://www.thismarvelouslife.com/2010/04/how-to-make-a-tiered-cake-plate/

The Guide to Planning a Tea Party–Spring Edition

Perfect Favors for Your Next Themed Tea Party

Is Tea too much Work?

Tea Party Girl asks:  What other creative ways can you decorate your tea table?

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Almond Flour, Gluten Free, Blueberry Scones.

July 30, 2011 By
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There have been increasing requests for a gluten free recipes.  Here is one from NourishingFlourishing.com

 

Blueberry Scones

 

Ingredients:

2 1/2 C. blanched almond flour

2 Tb. arrowroot powder (if you don’t have it, sub some coconut flour, chickpea flour, or extra almond flour)
3/4 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 ethically sourced egg (I plan to try a vegan version soon — don’t worry! I just need to get some chia)
1/4 c. agave or honey
1 t. apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
1 Tb. vanilla
1/2 t. almond extract (optional)
1/4 – 1/2 C. frozen blueberries (fresh should work fine too — just keep your hands wet while working with the dough. If you want a less soft/moist scone, use dried blueberries.)

Recipe:
1) Mix dry ingredients.
2) Mix wet ingredients. Add wet to dry.
3) Add blueberries, and gently combine.
4) With wet hands, shape dough into a ball and place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
5) Flatten to about 3/4″ thickness, and slice into 8 pieces, like a pizza.
6) Using a flat, thin spatula, carefully separate pieces so they will have room to bake.
7) If desired, use an egg wash on top for a crisp top texture (whisk an egg and apply a very thin layer on tops of scones).
8 ) Place in 350* oven for about 15 minutes, removing when edges and tops start to brown. Let cool for an hour at least.

 

 

Tea Party Girl asks:  What do you think?

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Awesome Tea Menus For Summer

July 24, 2011 By
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Here in Kansas,  it has been over 100 degrees for nearly 2 weeks.  Summer is HERE with a vengence.

If you are ready to plan some “summer fun” then you need some original ideas for an awesome tea menu.  Here are some of my top picks for MUST HAVE tea books.  If you don’t collect tea books let me encourage you that you should.  Tea books give you inspiration to create and if you want to create a great tea menu then these books will help you in the process. 

Give yourself a treat right now and buy one of these books for your collection.  THEN!  Plan a tea party for this spring.  Let me know which book you chose and what recipes you used at your party.  OOH and send photos.  I would love to “see” your big event.

 I will cut through the process for you and give you my top 3 MUST HAVE’S

1. The Book of Afternoon Tea is an essential.  I have had this book for years and it has some of the best “British” style tea recipes ever.  My top pick in this book is their Lemon Curd.  It is outstanding.  I really can’t say enough about this simple to follow guide.  There are photos and step by step recipes.  If you don’t have it.    Amazon has this book!

2. Invitation To Tea - This fantastic idea combines tea appropriate music with cool, easy to follow, recipe cards.  The photos are lovely and they make great favors as well.  Plan your event, use the recipes and then give the cards (tied with a bow) to each of your guests.  They will love taking with them the recipes that they just tried.  

 

 

 

 

3.  Tea Party: 20 Themed Parties with Recipes.  This is a beautiful book with great ideas and recipes filled with inspiration.  Not only would this book look great on any shelf but the content will help you create a spring tea event worth talking about.   

The party suggestions are perfect for afternoons with friends, bridal and baby showers, cocktail and dinner parties, picnics, and brunches. A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party–for a birthday or an unbirthday–will delight kids and adults alike with tea sandwiches made with edible flowers followed by Eat Me! Cupcakes. Chai Breakfast Tea reveals a fantastic recipe for the sweetly spiced irresistible drink along with recipes for chai-scented pancakes and candied almonds.

Ideas and inspirations abound for fabulous, easy, and affordable invitations, decorations, table settings, and charming party favors that tie into each party’s theme.

 

Other articles you may like:

 
Addiction, Exploitation and Empire – A Book Review

Tea’s Role in Literature

 

Tea Party Girls Asks: Which book did you pick for your top Tea Menu book and why? Leave your comments.  Then share this post by tweet, facebook or email.

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