Easter High Tea

Along with the Easter Cookie Decorating that went on last weekend, I made a high tea for my guests - after all, I couldn't have them do all that amazing creative thinking on empty stomachs! I love a proper high tea with bite size everything and preferably lots of champagne - tea is optional at my high teas. This year I made mini bacon and leek quiches, strawberry & cream fairy cakes, cinnamon buns, cucumber sandwiches, lemon drizzle cake and some little chocolate crispie things just for good measure. It seemed to go down well as there was very little left by the end... And there was lots of champagne, which might account for some of the amazing cookie creations! The feathers tied to the new Spring branch is a Swedish tradition. The branches were originally a switch to represent Christ's suffering, but have since been decorated with the brightly coloured feathers to welcome in Spring. Sweden's celebration of Easter is really interesting and involves the children dressing as witches and collecting candy door to door, much like our halloween. Very topsy turvy. You can read a little about it here.... Until next year, Happy Easter and on to Summer!