Shrove Tuesday (or pancake day) is next Tuesday, which marks the last day before lent when people eat pancakes before the start of Lent. It is traditionally a period where you stop eating certain foods i.e. sugar, fats, flour and eggs. They would empty their cupboards of these products and make lots of pancakes before lent started. It takes place 47 days before Easter Sunday and pancake races have been going around for years. London has a number of famous ones. The Parliamentary Pancake Race starts from the Victoria Tower Gardens and is in its 15th Year. This has probably…
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Tuesday 13th February is Shrove Tuesday so why not pop over to The Village Kitchen in Edwinstowe to try one their delicious pancakes. The ice-cream is from a selection of Thaymar’s ice-cream’s which they stock at The Village Kitchen… My mouth is watering just reading the choice 🙂 …
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I was interested to see if venues were theming their afternoon teas around Valentines Day. Well, lot’s are and the best place to find them is on the Afternoon Tea’s site. They start from £18.95 – £75.00 ( some are per couple and others are pp) and they have a choice of 70 on their site. One of my favourites on the list and also one of the most expensive ones are at the Sunborn Yacht Hotel London who is promoting a Valentine Prosecco Afternoon Tea for Two and Dirty Dancing Screening. They say…
The Purple Pumpkin Blog is a blog written by Michelle from London. Her blog is full of photographs, recipes, printables, seasonal inspiration, crafts and lots more. Amongst her amazing array of recipes, I came across her 50 Afternoon Tea Recipes which caught my eye with the amazing picture above. She starts off with a list of ten sandwiches explaining along the way the etiquette involved in a proper English afternoon tea. ” Cutting the crusts off is a must; cut into finger lengths or triangles. Dainty rolls are great to use, and turn flat breads into pinwheels for something different.”…
Tea has been used medicinally as a natural remedy for centuries for the body as well as the mind. Drinking tea is something that I’ve added to my daily self-care routine and I’ve noticed a difference in my overall health and mood. There is literally a tea for every type of ailment out there […] via Best Herbal Teas for Digestive Health — PURELY NATURAL
I am in love with everything Hygge means and have started a facebook page and soon a blog on the beautiful images I find on the web which shows how peaceful and homely a Hygge lifestyle is. If you haven’t heard of Hygge before then the true definition is ‘Hygge (pronounced hue-guh not hoo-gah) is a Danish word used when acknowledging a feeling or moment, whether alone or with friends, at home or out, ordinary or extraordinary as cosy, charming or special. Hygge (or to be “hyggeligt”) doesn’t require learning “how to”, adopting it as a lifestyle or buying anything.’ Check out these 20 things…
The Vintage Tea Party Book by Angel Adoree is not your average book on recipes and pictures on all things vintage. This book is one you will keep on your table in the lounge for friends to pick up and browse through. Amongst many great reviews are some from famous magazines like Glamour Magazine and The Independent Newspaper. “The Vintage Tea Party helps you plan not only stunning recipes for all sorts of delicious treats but also gives you countless styling tips for the perfect occasion.” – Glamour Magazine (SA) “Bring out the bone china for this book from vintage guru…
With so much being written about how tea is good for so many things, now they are saying that coffee also is good for you. According to a Greek study, one cup of coffee a day could reduce your blood pressure. Researchers actually found that those who drank between one and two cups of coffee daily had the healthiest arteries. Two cups a day (no more than two cups if you are pregnant) could keep Alzheimer’s at bay. After studying more than 122,000 women, researchers found that three cups a day can reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer.…
Cinnamon is a great addition to your diet as it lowers blood sugar levels. They suggest you only have one teaspoon to help lower you blood sugar level. Cinnamon is a popular spice, especially for baked goods and desserts. Aside from its distinctive aroma, cinnamon is believed to help lower the blood sugar level, making it suitable for obese patients who are at higher risk of diabetes. However, consumption should be limited to one teaspoon per day, as excessive amounts can result in liver problems. The website Livestrong say whether or not you take your coffee with cream and sugar, milk…
Thanks to Grapefruitviolins for nominating me for the Liebster award! It’s my first award for my Afternoon Tea4Two blog so I am really chuffed. The award is supposed to be for those with under 200 followers, so I have nominated bloggers who I really enjoy reading. Here are the rules: Acknowledge the blog who nominated you Answer the 11 questions your nominator asked Nominate 11 other bloggers Ask them 11 questions Let them know you have nominated them Let’s get to it, starting with Grapefruitviolins questions! Do you prefer typing or writing out by hand? Why? Typing as I can get it done…
If you haven’t learnt how to knit before then now is the time to do so. Knitting is back in fashion from knitting simple tea cosies to bed throws and even recycling old sweaters into new ones. The web has an abundance of sites with some giving tutorials on how to knit and others giving you a choice of many free patterns to start your knitting. Knitting groups have been set up one very popular one is called Stitch and Bitch there is also a great book from Amazon, Stitch ‘n Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook – The Stitch ‘n Bitch Handbook covers every…
Legend says that the Chinese were the first to invent tea and also teapots. The first ones were made around the 8th century, and appeared during the Sung Dynasty (960-1270) and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). These teapots were made of porcelain and were commissioned directly from Chinese artisans. They were very expensive as they were brought half way around the world which in those days took around three years to get there and back. They were also quite a status symbol of the well to do, however, the desire of the middle classes to also enjoy a nice cuppa fuelled…
Henrietta Lovell, nicknamed The Tea Lady wants to reintroduce us to the joys of real tea. She would like you to sip it from a vintage bone china cup and enjoyed with a crunchie biscuit or a cucumber sarnie. She sources and sells exclusive, uncommonly tasty teas from Asia and Africa. She started ‘The Rare Tea Company’, after losing her father to cancer within three months of him being diagnosed with it. Feeling that she wanted to seize the moment, she researched her passion for tea and in 2004 started the rate tea company. Part of Henrietta’s time is now…
EASY SULTANA, BANANA AND CINNAMON COOKIES…. Ingredients 85g/3oz Butter 55g/2oz Brown Sugar 1 Banana (mashed) 1 Egg (beaten) 115g/4oz Self Raising Flour 55g/2oz Oats 170g/6oz raisins 1 tsp Cinnamon Method Preheat oven to 180C, 350F or Gas 4 Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy Add mashed banana Add beaten egg Sift in the flour Fold in the oats, raisins and cinnamon Spray your baking sheets (2/3 depending on what size you want) Drop heaped teaspoonfuls onto baking sheet, making sure you leave enough room to spread Bake for 10 – 20 minutes until brown.