Secret Secret Garden Party
I am so excited to finally share what I've been working on for weeks -- months! -- with the world!
My sister, Sarah, is a bibliophile. She loves reading all sorts of books. One day she confided to me that her absolute favorite book of all time was the classic children's novel, The Secret Garden. This sparked my curiosity since I had passed over that book as a child. Unbeknownst to her, I picked up the book and read it in hopes of understanding its appeal to her. What I read planted an idea in my mind of a way to show Sarah how much we loved her - a Secret Secret Garden Party for her birthday, which at this point was still months away. The idea grew and blossomed and, come June, we were busily buzzing about getting ready to give Sarah the surprise party of a lifetime: a bountiful picnic in my mother’s garden complete with a meal inspired by British tea.
I wrote a proposal and my Secret Secret Garden Party was accepted as one of Foodbuzz's 24x24 dinner parties! I wanted to share this feast with you -- and the recipes will be coming soon after, posted thrice weekly on my blog, Willow Bird Baking. I'd love to know which recipes you'd like to see first, since it will help me decide what order to post them in!
Menu:
* Homemade Croissants
* Buttermilk Cranberry Lemon Scones
* Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins
* Buttermilk Brown Sugar Scones
* Strawberry Almond Petit Fours
* Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwiches
* Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
* Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade
* Fresh Strawberry Butter
* Pistachio Cake with Honeyed Buttercream
To see the rest of the photos of my Secret Secret Garden Party, see the list of craft instructions I'll be posting, read about the reason this became an indoor garden party, and watch the video of my sister as she walks into the surprise, please visit my blog, Willow Bird Baking! Also, elaborate party planning makes for some ridiculousness. See the bloopers post here.
x-posted to food_porn, picturingfood, and bakebakebake
My sister, Sarah, is a bibliophile. She loves reading all sorts of books. One day she confided to me that her absolute favorite book of all time was the classic children's novel, The Secret Garden. This sparked my curiosity since I had passed over that book as a child. Unbeknownst to her, I picked up the book and read it in hopes of understanding its appeal to her. What I read planted an idea in my mind of a way to show Sarah how much we loved her - a Secret Secret Garden Party for her birthday, which at this point was still months away. The idea grew and blossomed and, come June, we were busily buzzing about getting ready to give Sarah the surprise party of a lifetime: a bountiful picnic in my mother’s garden complete with a meal inspired by British tea.
I wrote a proposal and my Secret Secret Garden Party was accepted as one of Foodbuzz's 24x24 dinner parties! I wanted to share this feast with you -- and the recipes will be coming soon after, posted thrice weekly on my blog, Willow Bird Baking. I'd love to know which recipes you'd like to see first, since it will help me decide what order to post them in!
Menu:
* Homemade Croissants
* Buttermilk Cranberry Lemon Scones
* Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins
* Buttermilk Brown Sugar Scones
* Strawberry Almond Petit Fours
* Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwiches
* Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
* Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade
* Fresh Strawberry Butter
* Pistachio Cake with Honeyed Buttercream
To see the rest of the photos of my Secret Secret Garden Party, see the list of craft instructions I'll be posting, read about the reason this became an indoor garden party, and watch the video of my sister as she walks into the surprise, please visit my blog, Willow Bird Baking! Also, elaborate party planning makes for some ridiculousness. See the bloopers post here.
x-posted to food_porn, picturingfood, and bakebakebake