How Macarons Helped Me Find My Better Half (A Love Story)
After years of attempting to make macarons, Xak and I finally conquered the tricky French sandwich cookie… and fell in love along the way!
How I Started an Oreo Club in my Office
In 2018, I randomly brought in Korean Oreos for my office to try. Six years later, we’ve now tasted 60+ Oreos together!
Afternoon Tea at Sheetz Gas Station in Sterling, Virginia
We challenged ourselves to put together a delicious afternoon tea at Sheetz Gas Station in Pablo’s new RV.
Recap: Mystery Tea Party by Elden Street Tea at the Tower Club Tysons Corner in Vienna, Virginia
Dani and Barb drank tea and solved a murder at a cozy mystery tea party event hosted by Elden Street Tea at the Tower Club Tysons Corner in Vienna, Virginia.
Tea Room Review: Afternoon Tea at The Tea Cart in Winchester, Virginia
We visited Winchester, Virginia for a five course English afternoon tea experience with our friend Elaine at The Tea Cart at Old Water Street Inn.
How my Parents Learned to Afternoon Tea
Ma and Pa experience their first afternoon tea under the tutelage of Xak and Dani
Making Mary Berry’s Viennese Whirls
Xak’s Sabbatical Baking continues with Viennese Whirls: a buttery sandwich cookie featuring raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream.
Delicious December: A Month of Festive Desserts and Delicacies
We spent all of December baking delicious treats including gingerbread houses, pavlovas, biscotti, cracker candy, tiramisu, sugar cookies, and caramel candy.
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
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.