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Strawberry Lemon Mint Sorbet

Strawberry Lemon Mint Sorbet -
a cross between a sorbet and sherbet.  Creamy and icy.  A delicious dessert – and perfect for this hot summer weather.  Use the Southern Simple Syrup from our previous recipes listed in Tea Drinks – but leave out the ginger.

6 medium lemons, juiced and strained
2 1/2 cups simple syrup
fresh mint
1/4 cup [...]

Strawberry Pretzel Dessert on Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day!!
Last Saturday, was our Mother’s Day Strawberry Fair Tea.  There were several new sandwiches and new desserts to try.  We hope everyone enjoyed their friends, relatives and mothers!
Our last Strawberry Recipe is given today – the main dessert from last Saturday.  Enjoy!  Don’t forget our Mother’s Day Sale continues online and in the [...]

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 [...]

Grandma Froetschner’s Strawberry Bread

I am copying this recipe from a very faded recipe card from Brenda’s mother – Gunilda Emily Ida Froestchner.  But I found a scribble from Brenda on the back of the recipe card.  She discovered this same exact strawberry bread recipe in the cookbook “The Tea Table”.  One of her favorite cookbooks – as it [...]

Strawberry Pie

With Easter this Sunday – I highly recommend this easy and delicious strawberry pie recipe.  I noticed strawberries are on sale right now!
Marilyn’s Strawberry Pie

1 1/3  cup sugar
1/2 cup cold water
1/4 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon margarine
1 quart sliced strawberries
Drop red food coloring
9″ pie shell

Directions:  Boil sugar and 1/2 cup [...]

Irish Potato Cookie Recipe

Happy St. Patty’s Day from Anna Marie’s Teas and Inn!
While Brenda is across the street setting up for the Celtic Tea – I thought I would re-post this delightful cookie recipe.  It is one of the best little cookies we’ve ever served at tea party – and one of the most requested recipes from the [...]

Matcha Shortbread Cookies

Matcha is an 800 year old, shade grown Japanese green tea. Made exclusively from the tips of the youngest tea plants. Ground into a fine vibrant-green powder. It is used for a delicious ingredient in recipes but is a delicious and extremely healthy drink. One of the highest natural antioxidant levels [...]

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 [...]

Holiday Tea and Menus

Greetings Tea Friends,
Activities are whirling around here at the Inn.  Brenda is crafting the Gingerbread Tea and Tour Menu, planning the decorating (she practically covers every square inch!) ornaments and carolers are shipping out, and website Christmas orders have begun to filter in!
Today I wanted to pass on a delicious recipe that we served at [...]

Strawberries with Whipped Sour Cream

What an exciting weekend we have had!  Last Saturday was the Liberty Fall Festival.  As you can see from the picture we entered Anna Marie’s Teas and Inn into the annual parade!  What a ball and quite a bit of pomping work!  A special Thank you to Kathy Chelton for your professional float building advice [...]