Thursday's Food Tip: Just Your Cup of Tea – Plan an Afternoon Tea Party

Nothing is quite as relaxing and makes one feel "oh-so-civilized" as afternoon tea.



This season, plan an afternoon tea party for a few friends. You can make your tea party as simple or elaborate as you like. All you really need is a pot of hot tea and some delicious snacks, but you’ll find the party is more fun if you serve tea in your best teacups and set a lovely table for the occasion.



Here you’ll find all sorts of ideas for an enjoyable afternoon tea party.

And, of course you’ll want to find out how the practice of afternoon tea got started (just in case your guests ask).

Read about Tea Time Traditions and find recipes, tips, and a wealth of resources to help you plan a tea party for almost any occasion. Try a Mother-Daughter Tea, a Christmas Tea, or a Teddy Bear Tea, for example.



You’ll want to bake some Cranberry Scones or Apple Cinnamon Scones for your afternoon tea party. They couldn’t be easier. Simply spoon the crumbed mixture into a scone pan or muffin tin for positively perfect scones every single time.

Mouth-watering photographs, recipes, and other resources here make it easy to plan your own afternoon tea party.

If you love to travel, enjoy afternoon tea at one of the world's most impressive hotels like the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., Canada, or The Ritz in London.

Start planning your party today.

You just might decide this sort of thing really is "your cup of tea."