Teatime Parties Around The World

A global exploration of teatime celebrations, this beautiful gift book includes menus and tea pairings from countries and cultures where time for tea is cherished.

A celebration of diversity and deliciousness, Teatime Around the World reveals all the wonderful ways we can enjoy a cup of tea—or two! Let’s go on an adventure to discover new cultures and friends through tea! In this fun and lyrical picture book for ages 4-8, kids will learn how tea is enjoyed in Thailand, Japan, Russia, Egypt, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Uruguay, South Sudan, India, and more countries! Did you know that po cha, the traditional tea in Tibet, is thick and salty like soup? Or that in Iran, tea is served with a rock? (A rock candy, that is!) Or that afternoon tea was dreamed up in England by a duchess who complained of being hungry between lunch and dinner? With vivid poetry, vibrant illustrations, and unique facts about different tea cultures, Teatime Around the World tells the delightful story of a beloved beverage.

Create the perfect celebration with an Afternoon Tea sure to delight your guests. The book includes time-tested, savory and sweet recipes.

An original collection of poems about tea and tea-time, including recipes and tips.

For tea devotees, there is no better way to mark the holiday season than with festive tea parties. This collection of ten beautiful, yet varied, table settings, accompanied by more than 70 delectable recipes for scones, savories, and sweets, will inspire anyone who is planning a Christmastime celebration. Tea pairings, along with a tea-steeping guide, make it simple to select and perfectly prepare a pot of tea to serve along with the array of tempting treats in this 136-page book.

Celebrating a birthday is a momentous occasion. And what better way to commemorate it than with a tea party? This collection of 10 afternoon-tea menus includes table settings and recipes idyllic for a range of themes--from a little girl's fairy-inspired party to a Jurassic-themed one for boys to a Parisian-glam Sweet 16, as well as several elegant options for adults. Each set of scones, savories, and sweets has a perfectly paired tea to complement each course, and our tea-steeping guide ensures each infusion is properly prepared. With more than 90 recipes, TeaTime Birthdays will make party-planning simple, and each menu is certain to delight invitees and, especially, the guest of honor.

Cousins Sophia Grace and Rosie plan a princess tea party, with invitations and costumes.

Enjoy life. Drink tea. Celebrate often. Tracy Stern is passionate about tea. She has created wildly popular lines of teas and tea-based beauty products and has hosted hundreds of stylish tea parties to celebrate all sorts of occasions. She has introduced a new generation to the pleasures of tea without any of its traditional stuffiness. In Tea Party, she encourages everyone to make their next gathering that much more special by incorporating tea into the menu. Starting with tips on choosing and brewing teas–from white and green teas to herbal rooibos and different black teas–Tea Party then shares more than seventy-five recipes, both savory and sweet, as part of twenty themed tea parties. Stern features classic tea accompaniments such as Scones with Clotted Cream and Cucumber-Mint Tea Sandwiches as well as novel recipes that use flavorful and healthful tea as an ingredient, including Homemade Potato Fries with Ceylon Tea Salt and Tea-Scented Chocolate Truffles. Above all, the focus is on fun, not fuss. The party suggestions are perfect for afternoons with friends, bridal and baby showers, cocktail and dinner parties, picnics, and brunches. A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party–for a birthday or an unbirthday–will delight kids and adults alike with tea sandwiches made with edible flowers followed by Eat Me! Cupcakes. Chai Breakfast Tea reveals a fantastic recipe for the sweetly spiced irresistible drink along with recipes for chai-scented pancakes and candied almonds. Ideas and inspirations abound for fabulous, easy, and affordable invitations, decorations, table settings, and charming party favors that tie into each party’s theme. Featuring beautiful color photography throughout, Tea Party is a hip, up-to-date slant on a beloved tradition, inspiring everyone to drink a little more tea, celebrate a little more often, and enjoy life a whole lot more.