I picked up The vintage tea party book by Angel Adoree when I spotted it in the library, partly because I can't resist a baking book, but also because I knew that a couple of friends had raved about it.What a lovely book it is! Divided into three main sections to cover brunch tea parties, afternoon tea parties, and evening tea parties with appropriate recipes (e.g. tea related cocktails for the evening), there were a wealth of recipes that I wanted to make immediately. But it is more than a recipe book - there is advice on hunting for vintage china, instructions on how to make decorations and vintage style aprons to wear whilst serving, illustrated descriptions of vintage hair styles such as the victory roll and make-up suggestions. The book is beautifully presented, and somehow both modern and retro.
I've already made two things from it:
Here are the spinach and parmesan muffins which I served for lunch with soup:
I also made the chocolate and coconut granola. I've made granola several times before and Mr W really likes it for breakfast, far more than muesli, but I've never made a chocolate version before.
I am planning to make two more recipes from the book in the next week or so, so I'll show those in due course.
Both of these look tasty, and the book looks worth the investment. :)
ReplyDeleteThe muffins look tasty and certainly be good with soup.
ReplyDeleteI sent this to my youngest sister for her birthday, she's been very enthusiastic about it.
ReplyDeleteThe chocolate granola looks so nice! I may have to get this book!
ReplyDeleteI definitely want to look this up at my public library. It looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteCan't *wait* to see your hair done up in a Victory Roll :)
ReplyDeleteI had a peek at this at Waterstones...it's so pretty! Glad to hear the recipes are lovely as well.
ReplyDeleteSuch an appealing book! The recipes look good, too - have been craving savory muffins all week and the coconut/chocolate combination is a favorite.
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