I'm Back and My Ill Computer Is Better! And We Have A Winner!

Well...I'm so glad to have my computer back and be able to announce the winner of my Valentine Friendship Give Away!
The winner is Marilyn at Colorado Heart Song Recipes.....

Marilyn...please contact me with your address ASAP so I can get this in the mail to you....

Thanks to all of you who have waited while a terrible Trojan was removed from my hard drive....do you have extra Anti-Virus protection on your computer?  It is a MUST HAVE regardless of your computer brand! Life is a challenge my blogging friends!

Hello to All My Blogging Friends!

Have you ever gone to a blog and they start telling their story about how their hard drive has crashed, etc.  Well....here we are!
I will be gone from this blog for about a week - I wish I could say I am in the Bahamas or something really exciting like - I'm at the Empress Hotel having tea......but my computer got a "Trojan" and became ill....
So I will return ASAP...in the meantime please enjoy some of my old entries here but dropping down to the right for the categories!
I will return!

Tea Quote

Children of all ages will love jam tea. Place a teaspoon of a favorite jam in the bottom of a tea cup, pour prepared hot English Breakfast tea over the jam, and stir.  If more sweetness is desired, add a bit of sugar and top with whipped cream.

from 365 Things Every Tea Lover Should Know

Because You Asked - Valentine Items are for Sale!

Several have asked if I sell the Valentine Figures ...YES is the answer. Above.....Heart Face Lady  9 1/2" tall by Debra Schoch $24.95 and to the right...Valentine Clown 10 1/2" tall by Dee Faust $31.95    Late note:  Sorry....I just sold the last of the Heart Face Lady in response to this post.

Delux Heart Lady above 14 1/2" tall...by Debra Schoch $64.95

Call the store if you want us to ship....1-719-447-8844

Sunday Celebration

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Genesis 1:27

Pink Saturday Valentine Buffet

Today is Pink Saturday and boy did this week go fast!  Here are some of my Valentine decor at home and pink and red go quite nicely together!  I invite you to link to another Pink Saturday gal Dixie: at http://frenchlique.blogspot.com/

Beverly plans this day at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Have a great Pink Saturday! Be sure and register for the drawing below!

Bernideen's Valentine Friendship Drawing is Here!

Time for a drawing for all my blogging friends! Click on comment and leave your full name or your blog name and address. Remember if I have no way to find you - you won't be the winner!

A pure white porcelain teapot (actually a "coffee" used as a teapot) with a cute tea vallet and 2 demitasse cups and saucers.....

then some lovely Harney loose Hot Cinnamon Tea with t-sacs and some notes with vintage plates and lastly a lovely 10 by 12 Valentine Case to store whatever you like!

We all miss our gardens in the winter - days are not quite as

eventful it seems!  Time to have some tea and write a friend

a lovely note! Drawing will be FEBRUARY 9th!!!

This is restricted to the continental USA!

Simone Beck's Madeleines Save the Day!

In the 2001 the 40th Anniversary Edition was printed for Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking".  If my calulations are correct, Julia would have been around 88 years of age when she wrote an introduction for this anniversary edition.  Here Julia reflects and remembers how 40 years earlier she, Paul Child and Simone Beck did a book tour to promote their cookbook. In San Francisco she and Simca were asked to do a demonstration at a department store.  She tells the story of how the store owner's wife had ordered many madeleine tins and Americans really weren't purchasing them.  Simca decided to bake the little shell shaped cookies and the madeleine tins were finally a selling hit!

If you would like to try them - they are easy and I prefer the tiny ones...they are lovely for your Afternoon Tea! Easy to make too!

click here for the recipe:

http://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/lovely-lemon-madeleines.html

You can purchase the tins at Williams Sonoma Stores or a kitchen shop.

Tea Classes at Bernideen's

You will learn about the three first ladies of tea:  Catherine of Braganza, Anna the Duchess of Bedford and Queen Victoria!

"Recipes and Reasons for Afternoon Tea" is a booklet I have put together for my Tea Classes.  During class on Saturday at Bernideen's you will be inspired to have your own Tea Party!  We talk about all sorts of things to do with tea and you enjoy scones and tea during class.  Stop by the store to pick up a flyer or call to schedule a class! 719-447-8844

Cookbook Review - Betty Crocker Cookbook - New Edition

Today I want to recommend a great cookbook for brides to be and  anybody who is learning to cook....

When I got married almost 42 years ago my mother-in-law gave me the McCalls Cookbook (which I still use).  It is a good basic cookbook.   I recently purchased this Betty Crocker cookbook and thought it would be perfect for a bride to be. It has a ring binder with tabs covering all manner of information. Unless you grew up with a parent who had unique gourmet chef abilities - this is where you need to start.  In fact, the first chapter is called "Getting Started".