If It Isn’t One Thing, Then You Forgot Your Mother!!
For a truly upscale and proper Mother’s Day celebration, fashion a tea party that takes a traditional approach to British tea and add an American flair. Lolita Healy, a nationally known celebrations expert and founder of Designs By Lolita, shares her ideas to create a relaxing and enchanting afternoon. It’s a classy, chic way to pay tribute to the special women in our lives.
Dress up your table with a pretty pastel palette. Proper attire is required—flowery dress and hat for the ladies, shirt and tie for the gentlemen. Don’t forget the kids, too!
Keep the menu simple and elegant. A selection of assorted finger sandwiches pair perfectly with tea. Cucumber and dill, smoked salmon with cream cheese, egg salad, ham with mustard, and chicken salad with grapes are all appropriate options. A cheese board with a variety of international cheeses and grapes compliments the sandwiches.
For dessert, serve shortbread cookies, fairy cakes, miniature pastries, such as éclairs and petit fours, and a decorated cake on a cake stand, perhaps a lemon chiffon cake with white icing dotted with fresh raspberries. Decorate an ice ring with sherbet or ice cream, as well.
And now, for the most important party of a tea party—the tea! Set up a traditional tea service with teapot, cups and saucers, and a selection of teas. For the traditional take, Tetley’s Black Tea, Green Tea and British Blend are great-tasting classic choices. For those looking for something a little bit different with a little more flair, Good Earth’s Sweet & Spicy Iced Tea is the perfect solution. It is unlike any other iced tea out there—it’s a refreshing, unique tea that tastes sweet without any added sugar or sweeteners, has zero calories and maintains a rich flavor thanks to its blend of cinnamon, orange, anise seed, and ginger root.
Champagne punch or mimosas served in an elegant punch bowl along with a kid-friendly non-alcoholic punch round out the beverage selections.
These are all of the components to creating a sophisticated, charming and romantic gathering to cherish the mothers everywhere. Sip tea, relax and enjoy the company.
About Lolita Healy – Celebrations Expert (www.designsbylolita.com) (http://drinkmyblog.wordpress.com/)
Lolita Healy is a nationally known celebrations expert offering tips and advice on everyday celebrations. It all started with a girls’ night out…and since then Lolita has identified moments large and small that call for celebration — graduation day, bachelorette parties, weddings, divorces, milestone birthdays…even shopping! Lolita has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, MSNBC’s Your Business, CNBC’s How I Made My Millions and several regional broadcast outlets. She and her products have also been featured in a variety of publications and websites including Woman’s World, Working Mother, More.com, SheKnows, Betty Confidential, Examiner.com and Galtime.com.