Calling all tea lovers, today is National Tea Day! Celebrate the day by creating your very own tea tasting experience with some friends in your cozy Acero Estrella Commons home by using the tea party guide we have put together below:
Tea Party Supplies
A tea party isn't the same without a tea set! Get together all your best silver, linens, and plates. A typical tea party set includes a tea kettle, teapot, creamer and sugar bowl, spoons, teacups, tea plates, serving plates, dessert plates, and serving tongs. If you are looking for some cute tea sets and other tea supplies check out these local stores:
- Bed Bath & Beyond | 11 minutes away
- Brass Armadillo Antique Mall- Goodyear | 8 minutes away
- Hope’s Closet | 7 minutes away
Food
Tea sandwiches are always a good snack to go with your tea tasting and they are really easy to make! Some sandwich ideas are cucumber and herbed cream cheese, strawberries, and cream cheese, or egg salad on pumpernickel. It's also fun to add other sweets like scones!
Sandwich Recipes:
- Cucumber and Herbed Cream Cheese Sandwich
Thinly slice cucumbers and radishes and dab with a paper towel to remove moisture. Next, spread herbed cream cheese on sliced bread and place slices of cucumbers on the bread, overlapping to cover the bread slice entirely. Make sure to do the same with the radishes. When you're done, press lightly to set in place with the paper towel. Finally, trim the crust and slice in half, then garnish with fresh herbs, and serve immediately.
- Strawberries and Cream Cheese Sandwich
Toast the bread, top with cream cheese, add a little bit of honey, and thinly sliced strawberries. Finish by cutting in half and putting them on a platter to be served.
- Egg Salad on Pumpernickel Sandwich
Whisk together 2 cup mayonnaise, ¼ cup dill, 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard and white wine vinegar, and 1 teaspoon of paprika in a large bowl. Next add finely chopped 12 hard-boiled eggs, 6 ounces of crab meat, and a teaspoon of black poppy seeds to the mix. If the mixture seems dry, add more mayonnaise and finish the mixture with salt and pepper. Finally, mound the egg salad on bread and garnish with radish and dill fronds.
Teas
A various selection of fine teas always adds a fun element to a tea party. Fragrant herbal and floral teas are perfect teas to try during the spring! Don’t forget to have cream, sugar cubes, and lemon wedges.
Where to Buy Tea Herbs:
Target | 7 minutes away
Walmart | 8 minutes away
The Vitamin Shoppe | 10 minutes away
This is just a short list of ideas, so let us know how you are celebrating National Tea Day on Facebook or Instagram, and keep following the blog here for more neighborhood spots to check out.
