Thursday, August 12, 2010

Serenity Tea Room ~ Maryland

August always includes a visit to a new tea room, a special birthday treat! This year, we headed south to Frederick, MD, for the Royal Tea at Serenity Tea Room. Angelica enjoyed the sparkling apple cider with the sweet strawberry garnish. A choice of chilled soup options included Strawberry (pictured here), Mango, or Cucumber. Hot or Iced Teas were also selected, and their signature Strawberry Iced Tea is shown here.
Salad was next and featured mixed greens, cranberries, blue cheese and a tasty vinaigrette.The three tiered tea tray was presented with finesseand included a pleasant variety of sandwiches and savories, warm scones, and beautiful sweets.
Egg Salad squares, cucumber rounds, chicken and pecan mounds, a tomato pesto savory, and a flavorful shrimp savory completed the sandwich selections.
The Royal Tea concluded with a chilly Mango Sorbet. And, for the birthday girl, a sweet little floral shaped brownie with the stem and leaves piped in chocolate. What a fun little extra touch!
Joining Susanna, Angelica, and Nancy were friends Mary Jane from OH and Pat from MD. Birthday celebrations are indeed memorable when celebrated with family and friends.

7 comments:

Angela McRae said...

What a lovely tea room visit you had! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Lemon Verbena Lady said...

Beautiful tea room visit and a lovely birthday celebration for you, Nancy!

Marilyn Miller said...

Now you have my tummy rumbling. It looks so good. How wonderful to have Mary Jane and Pat join you too. I love these special tea parties to celebrate birthdays. What an an extra special one this was.

Patti said...

I love discovering new tearooms.

The one you visited looks lovely...and the food looks DELISH.

Happy birthday! What a special and fun way to celebrate.

Blessings,
Patti (Fill My Cup with Beauty)

Anonymous said...

oh my goodness that looks like a wonderful time!

Linda Jennings said...

I loved seeing the photos from your special tea birthday celebration with friends and family. Thanks for sharing!

parTea lady said...

Your birthday tea at the Serenity Tea Room looked great. Thanks for sharing all the lovely photos with us.