Pink Princess Tea Parties

by Barbara Beery

Overview

A nibble, a snack, a break-bite-no matter what you call it, tea time is alive and well in homes and classrooms across America. Make this every-day occurrence extraordinary with more mouth-watering recipes from Queen of Kids' Cuisine Barbara Beery and Batter Up Kids. More than just tea and cakes, Pink Princess Tea Parties includes perfect little bites and tiny treats to keep kids busy in the kitchen and having fun with friends! Enjoy such delights as the Pink Princess Smoothie, Sweetheart Shortbread, Royal Raspberry Tarts, Princess Candy Crunch, and Gingerbread Tea Loaves. Filled with easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photography, Pink Princess Tea Parties is ideal for tea parties, birthday parties, or any playtime, and is sure to delight the little princess in all of us!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423613879
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Barbara Beery combined her natural talents for cooking and teaching to create Batter Up Kids, a children's cooking school, in 1991. She has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Texas, and spent 13 years teaching 2nd and 3rd grades and pre-school children ages 3 to 5 years.

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Sweet Chai Tea
4 cups filtered water
3 regular tea bags*
2 cinnamon sticks
6 cardamom seeds
3 whole cloves
6 black peppercorns
1?4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1?2 inch thinly sliced fresh ginger
1 cup plain or vanilla soy milk
4 teaspoons honey or maple syrup

*English breakfast tea, orange pekoe, Darjeeling, or Earl Grey

Makes 4-5 servings

Let's start stirring!

Place water, tea bags, and all spices in a large saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and add soy milk. Return to heat and simmer another 5 minutes, or until steaming. Remove from heat.

Pour chai through a large strainer into a teapot. Stir in honey or maple syrup and serve. Or chai may be covered and refrigerated for up to 1 day and then served cold over crushed ice.


It's a sweet tea party!

Table of Contents

Tea Time Sippers
Sweet Chai Tea 4
Perfect Pink Lemonade 7
Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate 8
Sugar-and-Spice Cider 11
Pink Princess Smoothie 12
Homemade Cherry-Vanilla
Cream Soda 15
Enchanted Tutti-Frutti Tea 16

Tea Time Cookies and Cakes
Pastel Petits Fours 19
Teacup Cupcakes 20
Pink Princess Mini Cupcakes 23
Princess Cookies 24
Sweetheart Shortbread 27
Confetti Meringue Cookies 31
Ladybug Cookies 32

Tea Time Sweets and Treats
Royal Raspberry Tarts 35
Peanut Butter and Jelly Scones 36
Fairytale Chocolate Muffins 39
Fruit and Muffins en Brochette 40
Princess Candy Crunch 42
Cute as a Cream Puff 45
Dreamy Dipped Strawberries 46
Victorian Princess Ice Cream 49
Gingerbread Tea Loaves 50

Tea Time Sandwiches and Snacks
Little Lady Fruit Sandwiches 53
Bitsy Bacon and Cheese Rolls 54
Rainbow-Colored Eggs 57
Pink-and-White Star Bites 58
Jeweled Crown Biscuits 60
Fairy Princess Fruity Toast 61
Chicken Salad Sushi Rolls 63