Breakfast Tea

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If you've visited my blog long enough, you know that I love Afternoon & High Tea. You'll also know that I love having a themed Tea party even more! This weekend was no exception either because we celebrated the birthday of one of my dear friends of the PG group!

Happy 59th Birthday Suzanne!

Recognize the crown? Yep, it's the one we rotate for our birthdays. Here is when I wore it.

(Ya'll... I HOPE I look this FANTASTIC at 59!)

Our dear friend Sara hosted the breakfast tea party. I wish you could all meet Sara, she could have her own show. SERIOUSLY, she has the gift of home decor that I get A LOT of my ideas from. She is a well of talent barely tapped into. Sara, I just realized I didn't take your picture during the party, DARN IT! She just got a new hair-do too and it look fabulous! Sara had long hair like me until recently and her new style is celebrity short and she totally carries it off with style!

Isn't this just a beautiful table setting! Aren't the french fabric tea light lamps pretty!?

Trina brought Sara this lovely hostess gift of plants! Very thoughtful of her to do that!

So what was on the menu? Suzanne selected all her favorites and because she is originally a Dixie girl, there were a few southern dishes! First was this rich parfait of berries and ricotta & cheeses' topped with crushed cookie (I think).

Look at this PRETTY Jam/Curd canister! It matches her parfait glasses pictured above! If anyone would like to part with a china type Jam/Curd jar, I'd be happy to give it a good home! (hint hint)

These are Coconut and Black Currant scones! I loved the Coconut!


Here is what I brought, Cheesy Grits. They were so yummy! The recipe says to bake it in a casserole pan but I liked it right out of the pan when I did Quality Control. Grits are yummy and remind me of Polenta. In fact, you cook grits the same way you do polenta, very easy!

Sherri brought these chocolate croissants... enuff said!

This is a heart shaped piece of toast with a poached egg and covered in Gruyere cheese sauce and bacon garnish. Unfortunately, I did not detect a hint of Saffron in the sauce. (Inside Joke!)

Now this is very southern... Pig Candy! Very easy to make too. Using DARK brown sugar, dredge the front and back of thick bacon slices, roll up if you want them to look as cute as this, secure with a toothpick. Bake on a broiler pan in 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. We like it slightly crispy! **Warning... these are extremely addictive. The sweet/salt thing keeps you coming back again... and again... and again...

Gorgeous fruit salad!

Fresh juice and tea of course!

So what does all this look like plated up? Just look at mine here and you'll see. And just to keep it real, I want you to know that I wore elastic sweat pants to ensure I would be up to the challenge of trying everything! And Ladies, I did you all proud... I ate nearly EVERYTHING!

While we waited to see if our cholesterol went off the charts, the birthday girl opened presents! Aren't these boxes CUTE!!!!

Here she is in her new Crown jewelry! Yes, we are daughters of the Most High King!

This is a kit for making envelope and cards. Suzanne is so TALENTED on her own that she really doesn't need these templates but it's what she wanted. She is why I want to be better with correspondence and letters/note cards. She inspires me!

She also likes her Americana! Erin got her these cute decorations!

This is REALLY cute!

Well none of us had gone into cardiac arrest yet, so we tackled the CHOCOLATE birthday cake that Sara made.

She is motioning... Happy Birthday to me!

Her daughter Sherri is blowing the candles out because Suz is still recovering from being sick and didn't want to share the bug.

Here is Gwenda and I ready to dig in!!

The Beautiful Sherri and former Mrs. California of 2005!

And look at these two beauties! Cindy (L) and Trina (R)!

And if I could ask you all to PRAY for Trina on Tuesday, March 3, as she goes in for surgery.

And last but not least... this is Cody who said goodbye to us as we left the party. Cody is seriously in love with my friend Erin. He TALKS to her! I've never seen anything like it. He doesn't bark, he whines almost as he's talking.

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