Tea time tablescape

Well, who ever said you need 5 dishes at each place setting???
Maybe that is proper etiquette but over here at ND kitchen....its about the food!
(ok, it would be about the dishes if I had more....I am slowly adding to my collection)

I had a little tea with some lovely friends.....

A Steele Magnolia Tea in honor of my love for the movie and the South. See the Southern May pop? how about the okra and the Wisteria pods and Magnolia leaves.

Food

Food

More food

Boiled peanuts anyone???

I love the simple 60's style luncheon dishes.

This piece I just found at the thrift store just before the tea for $2.00

It has a built in flower frog and holds 3 candles.

Uncle Paw Paw was assigned to polishing...

Look there....my 17 year old son at a tea party????  Only because that is his lovely girlfriend across from him at the table.

Cheers!


More from this party can be seen at my blog  A Southern Belle With Northern Roots


I am linking to Table Top Thursday with BNOTP.


See recipes for Virgin Mint Juleps
                       White Chocolate Bread Pudding
                        Cucumber Walnut Sandwiches
                        Rhubarb Tea Cakes
                        Crab Salad
                        Cream Cheese Pansy Cookies
                       Coconut Macaroons
 sorry the blueberry crumble isn't posted yet but soon will be!!

Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

1 (8oz) cream cheese
2 Tbs mayonaise
3/4 tsp seasoned salt
1/4 c finely grated carrots
1/4 c finely chopped walnuts
1 Tbs finely chopped parsley
1-3 seedless cucumbers
12 pieces of thin white bread slices, crusts removed
garnish- finely grated carrot

In small bowl combine cream cheese, mayo, and salt. Stir in carrots, walnuts and parsley.
Using a good vegetable peeler thinly slice long strips of cucumber, with peel on.

 Spread thin layer of cream cheese mixture onto bread. slice into two smaller pieces and layer cucumber slices, slightly overlapping. Top with another dollop of cream cheese and grated carrot.

Cucumber bites

 Slice cucumbers into chunks or use remaining cucumbers from above recipe, after slicing ribbons from them.
Place remaining cream cheese mix. or use any seasoning or Watkins, Tastefully Simple etc. mix with another cream cheese base. Place 1 Tbs. on each cucumber slice and top with capers.