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Back to School Tea

Coming up in August.. Our Back to School tea party!
This is a particularly difficult tea party to advertise for.  The reason?  Nobody wants to even think about going back to school or sending their kids back to school.  Or if they are looking forward to sending their daughters back to school – well, then [...]

Iced Tea was born in Missouri – Southern Simple Syrup

June is iced tea month!
And as the story goes – iced tea was born in Missouri.  A tea plantation owner was selling his tea, served as hot tea, at the first World Fair in St. Louis.  The day was so scorching hot no one was interested in hot tea so he added ice – [...]

Tea Board

We are forming a Tea Board!
Anna Marie’s Teas is looking for customer feedback and suggestions!  We plan to meet this summer at Tea Shop – for about an hour and a half.
First and foremost we want to listen to what the board members say – but then we will cover topics such as

greening our packaging
labeling
website
tea [...]

Frozen Strawberry Delight

“Frozen Strawberry Delight”    3 parts of super easy and super delicious!

Part 1

1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter

Mix first three ingredients, spread on cookie sheet.  Bake 10-12 minutes at 350.
Part 2

1 cup sugar
2 egg whites
1 package frozen strawberries (or fresh about 1 cup)

Beat next three ingredients for 15  minutes.
Part 3

1 tub of cool whip [...]

Wedding Nights at The Terrace Avenue Inn

January 2010
What a wonderful way to head into the new year!  The Terrace Avenue Inn enjoyed celebrating 4 weddings with 4 couples!  We enjoyed each and everyone of them – and would love to share a little bit of their reviews of The Terrace Avenue Inn.  The cherished comments below are only a small [...]

Butter Pecan Tartlets

A perfect Christmas Treat!!!
Butter Pecan Tartlets

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup butter softend
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract

Filling:

1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup chopped pecans
36 pecan halves

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine all tart shells ingredients.  Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, untkl mixture [...]

Traveling Guests at the Terrace Avenue Inn

Doesn’t it seem like October was a traveling month?  The world seems to be traveling.  October was an extra special month – Guests at The Terrace Avenue Inn are frequent now.  People looking for a quiet respite to get away for a day or two.  People with busy lives looking to relax and slow down.  [...]