Making Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin and Chocolate Gobs (Whoopie Pies)
After watching a Pennsylvania Dutch themed Martha Bakes episode, we made pumpkin and chocolate gobs (or whoopie pies) for our Thanksgiving dessert.
How to Host a Star Wars Afternoon Tea Party
We celebrated the anniversary of A New Hope with a Star Wars themed afternoon tea featuring Death Star Quiche, Molasses Chewy Wookiee Cookies, and Tatooine Twin Suns Banana Pudding
The Hallmark Hannah Swensen Movie Event: Apple Turnovers, Brie and Apple Sandwiches, and Apple Cider
We celebrated the release of the new Hallmark Hannah Swensen movie, “One Bad Apple”, with an apple themed menu featuring turnovers, cider, and sandwiches.
Making Mary Berry’s Viennese Whirls
Xak’s Sabbatical Baking continues with Viennese Whirls: a buttery sandwich cookie featuring raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream.
Mini Pavlovas
We tried out a new gluten free meringue based recipe for one of our
Murder Mystery “Casual Tea” desserts: RecipeTin Eat’s Mini Pavlovas
Our Thanksgiving Feast Recap: Two Turkeys and New Traditions
We created a Thanksgiving feast featuring the Popeyes Cajun turkey, Texas Roadhouse Rolls, 4 appetizers, three types of potatoes, and our first time roasting a turkey!
A Lesson in Ina Garten’s Lemon Bars
We move onto making the desserts for our Murdery Mystery “Casual Tea” starting with a wonderful afternoon tea time treat: Ina Garten’s lemon bars.
Cream Scones (from the Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook)
We make classic cream scones from the Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea cookbook in preparation for our upcoming Murder Mystery “Casual Tea”
Afternoon Tea Chicken Sandwiches
We prepare another favorite savory for our afternoon tea: RecipeTin Eats chicken sandwiches featuring rotisserie chicken, a flavorful sauce, and even more dill.
Cucumber Afternoon Tea Sandwiches
What is afternoon tea without a cucumber sandwich? We go over what makes the perfect cucumber sandwich: cucumbers, cream cheese, and a ton of dill.