Afternoon Tea

Afternoon tea has been a time honoured tradition here in the UK since the late 18th century where it spread from the royal courts to ladies of leisure and became more and more popular from the 19th century right up to the present day.

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Cover of Karon Grieve’s Afternoon Tea book featuring a tiered stand filled with sandwiches, scones, cakes, and pastries.

About this Book

Afternoon tea is served everywhere from the finest hotels and restaurants to village tea rooms, garden parties and celebratory street parties to your own kitchen, dining room or garden, if the weather cooperates!

There are27 recipes in this Ebook, so pull up a chair, pour yourself your favourite cuppa and start planning your next delicious little afternoon feast for family and friends wherever you are.

What you will find in this eBook

In this Ebook you’ll find useful information on the type of foodie goodies to serve at your tea party and the quantities you’ll need for each guest.

You will also find my super easy recipes that give a modern take on the afternoon tea classics plus some fun and innovative recipe ideas too.

They have been broken down into easy to digest (sorry, couldn’t resist!) categories;

  • Savouries – The bottom tier of the cake stand which hosts your sandwiches and savoury pastries.
  • Plain Bakes – With a wide variety of scones and some simple tea loaves too.
  • Sweet Bakes – The top tier of fabulous sweet goodies like mini cakes, sweet pastries and cute biscuits and truffles.
  • Preserves – Finishing off with some of my favourite curd and jam recipes to serve at your afternoon tea.
  • Vintage floral teacup with tea served beside spoon-shaped biscuits on a lace tablecloth.
  • Cover of Karon Grieve’s Afternoon Tea book featuring a tiered stand filled with sandwiches, scones, cakes, and pastries.
  • Slices of lemon loaf cake topped with flaked almonds and served with fresh lemons.
  • Savory puff pastry sandwiches and tartlets filled with creamy herbs and other afternoon tea fillings.
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What buyers are saying…

  • At last, a simple guide.

    At last, a simple guide to using and enjoying herbs! This is a back to basics guide, and I love the fact that Karon has made this accessible to all, even those without a garden.
    Janey Lee Grace – Bestselling author Look Good Naturally-without ditching the lipstick.

  • Concise and accessible

    Concise and accessible, the ideas here all look appealing and, better still, are simple to do.
    Lynn O’Rourke – Scotland on Sunday.
  • Sweet afternoon tea pastries and mini cakes filled with cream and fruit on a floral plate.
  • Small frosted cakes in gold cases topped with dried edible flowers and coconut.
  • Assorted afternoon tea sandwiches and pinwheel sandwiches arranged on a plate and small wooden stand.
  • Chocolate rocky road pieces with marshmallows, biscuits, pistachios, and white chocolate drizzle.

Why Buy This eBook?

While an afternoon tea should be stylish and delicious, it should also be fun for the hostess as well as the guests, and that means keeping it simple and the work load to a minimum.

So all my recipes in Afternoon Tea are quick and easy to make with minimal fuss but lots of fabulous flavour.

So Easy Herbal is available from Amazon in both hardback and Kindle formats:

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The author

Hi, I’m Karon Grieve

A cookbook author and creator of Larder Love. I’ve written four cookbooks available on Amazon covering herbs, Christmas, Scottish baking, and easy Scottish food, along with a range of eBooks sold directly through my website.

My books are all about making things from scratch without overcomplicating it. From preserves and baking to herbs, pesto, and homemade foodie gifts, they’re full of simple, practical recipes you can enjoy making at home.

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