When I had mentioned to my lovely friend…(the LOVELY and newly hitched Mrs Taylor)… that I have wanted to visit a tearoom in her local town for some time, and had never made it there to be able to enjoy their yummy treats, she jumped at the chance to join me for afternoon tea! HURRAH! So the date was finally set, and we met up on a very relaxed…. and very snowy and frosty Sunday lunchtime to enjoy the wond
The Secluded (NEW YEAR!) Tea Party will now be held on Sunday 30th January 2011 from 2pm to 4pm…….Just £12 donation per person! UNUSUALLY this event is actually being held in Cambridge City at a very fun and prestigious location! (I am VERY excited about this! And I know my guests will be too!)….This is a venue NOT TO BE MISSED : ) See the year 2011 in with a difference….attending an underground tea par
Seeing as it went down so well, and a few of my twitter followers would like the recipe…here it is! Ingredients Soft butter for greasing 6 large eggs, separated 150g caster sugar 50g cocoa powder Icing and filling 200g plain, dark chocolate, broken into squares 200g icing sugar 200g butter, room temperature 2 tbsp Camp chicory and coffee essence Decoration Fresh holly leaves or leaves made from ready-to-roll coloured i
The Secluded (Xmas!) Tea Party was hosted on Sunday 12th December at 2pm with the help of my very handy and supportive mister (Who doesn’t like to be called *Mister Flay* so is now nicknamed “Mister Scott Chegg”! ; ) And this time it went glitch free : ) Hurrah! – Apart from one of my guests who could not make it at the very last minute, which was a real shame (We missed you Mr Beer!), and for some reas
Yes….December is here….and seeing as I LOVE my photos and taking random snaps everywhere I go, I thought that I would share them with my guests and followers, by posting a photo each day throughout December! I have started this idea through Twitter, and have been posting a new one each day…and surprised myself in actually keeping to the idea…albeit only 6 days so far haha…..I forget to open my own
I have a few places left for The (Xmas) Secluded Tea Party on Sunday 12th December 2010 at 2pm until 4pm! MENU Seasonal Mocktail on Arrival *** Nigella’s Mincemeat Parcels with Bourbon Butter*** Selection of Sandwiches: Sliced Turkey & Cranberry SauceMiss Sue Flay’s Yummy Ham & Garlic JamFree Range Egg with Mayonnaise & Cress*** Fresh home-made Scones (Courtesy of the Hairy Bikers)Served with clott
The Secluded Tea Party was hosted by myself, Miss Sue Flay… for the VERY first time this Sunday 21st November, and it went ahead amazingly well without…..well………..Very FEW….. glitches….! The only major glitch being the packing up of the car the morning of the tea party… my lovely (And BRAND NEW!) carry case (from Lakeland I might add!) with clips on the sides to hold the food snu
Some of you may well have heard of this lovely shop on Holloway Road, London, “Vivien of Holloway”, where you can find a treasure trove of 50’s vintage-style clothes and shoes, as well as accesories! I have been chatting via email to the LOVELY Emma at Vivien of Holloway about their dresses, as I have indeed been eyeing them up for some time now…. partly due to the fact that I am getting married next ye
So…Trying to decide on which type of cake or cupcake was going to appear at my very first tea party seemed like a tricky choice to begin with…..Firstly settling on my newly created version of an Oreo Cupcake. Which is just delicious….. This seemed like a great choice, as I want to show off my fun version of a new British-American favourite….and tasty it certainly is! However. This didn’t seem like