Guest Post/Giveaway – Tea Time with the Cozy Chicks

Tea Time With The Cozy Chicks
(Cozy Chicks Kitchen series)
(Volume 2) Self Published – October 6, 2015
Paperback: 228 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1517385781
E-Book ASIN: B014OE31SA

The Cozy Chicks realized that tea was such a perfect complement to cozy mysteries that we decided to write a book about it. Not only does Tea Time with the Cozy Chicks have delicious recipes, but it also includes themed tea menus, fascinating articles, fun facts, curious quotes, and helpful hints on how to host the most memorable tea parties ever! And for an extra treat, a few of us have included excerpts of our work as well! Read, cook, drink tea, savor, and most of all enjoy!

Tea parties have been around for well over 3,000 years. People on all parts of the earth have tea parties every day. So sit down, pour yourself a cup of tea, and let me tell you about Tea Time With the Cozy Chicks.

First of all who are the Cozy Chicks? If you haven’t visited our blog before, please pop by http://www.cozychicksblog.com. It’s a great way to get to know us and to catch a glimpse at the crazy life of a mystery writer. The Cozy Chicks are…Ellery Adams, Lorraine Bartlett, Duffy Brown, Kate Collins, Mary Kennedy, Mary Jane Maffini, Maggie Sefton, Leann Sweeney.

We write cozy mysteries and in our books characters often gather around the table to discuss cases. They drink a staggering amount of caffeinated beverages and seem to be surrounded by an endless array of mouth-watering sandwiches, cookies, pastries, and chocolate. In short, these gals in our books have a pretty good time…unless theyre chasing the killer…and we thought it would be fun to spend a little time in their world.

The result is Tea Time With The Cozy Chicks filled with the lore of tea in so many of its incarnations. The book offers an assortment of tea parties like how to have a Bon Voyage tea, bachelorette tea, proper Yorkshire Tea, Chocolate Lovers tea etc. There are menus for each party, invitation suggestions, decorations, flowers, table settings, recipes galore and all hosted by characters from our books to add to the fun.

An afternoon tea party is suitable for many celebrations and isn’t as involved as a dinner party. Often a tea party can be the answer to friends just getting together. It’s an ideal format for a simple elegant party where the food is prepared before your guests arrive and is either presented buffet style, or by passing plates of goodies at the table. The best thing about a tea party is that the only thing you need to serve is the tea itself, leaving you plenty of time to relax and enjoy your guests.

There is more in Tea Time With the Cozy Chicks than just tea parties. There are ideas on tea paring, tea towels, antique teapots and cups, reading tea leaves and the book gives favorite tearooms that we’ve discovered. These are tearooms that Duffy Brown came across in Savannah and on Mackinac Island. These tearooms are filled with charm and delicious tea, pastries and delicious sandwiches and are just for you here and not included in the book.

Tea Rooms of the South:

Gryphon’s Tea Room

337 BULL ST., SAVANNAH, GEORGIA | 912.525.5880

Gryphon’s is located on Savannah’s Madison Square one of the 23 delightful oak and Spanish moss covered squares in the city. It boasts a 1926 Scottish Rite architectural profile and alluring café menu. The white-clothed tables, carved-mahogany bookcases, and original stained-glass panels convey warmth and graciousness and provide a front row seat to the iconic Bull Street. The lovely selection of teas and delicate sandwiches complete the experience. Herb-encrusted goat cheese medallions, sliced pear, toasted almonds, and dried cranberries on baby greens with a Vermont maple vinaigrette is a small sample of the delicious offerings inside.

The Serenity Tea Room

140 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31401

Transport yourself with Serenity House Tea Society and leave your passport at home – that is the owner’s motto.

A trip to the Serenity is a mini vacation to India with the taste of a real Chai with cardamom pods, cloves and more – or perhaps a visit to Morocco with Nana -Mint; drop into China with Heaven’s Green and a Sencha from Japan, Mate from South America and Rooibos and Honeybush from South Africa or flavor a tea at home with fresh organic Lavender from France. Or you can spiritually enhance your mood with Spiritual Energy –relieve your stress with Stressless.

 Mackinac Island:

High Tea at the Grand Hotel is not to be missed

In keeping with more than 100 years of Grand Hotel tradition, Afternoon Tea is served each day in the Parlor. Guests enjoy tea, sherry and champagne, petite finger sandwiches, fresh-baked scones, and an array of pastries, accompanied by a chamber music recital. High tea dress is required in the sundrenched parlor of green brocade couches, pink club chairs, sparkling chandeliers and a view of the Grand Hotel porch, the largest porch in the world that is two-football fields long and adorned with 2500 germaniums. 

Fort Mackinac Tea Room

7127 Huron Road, Mackinac Island

One of the most delightful and scenic settings on Mackinac Island to enjoy tea. Tour this historic fort then relax afterwards under bright yellow umbrellas with a cup of delicious tea and light fare. The tea room offers a full view of the town below, boats bobbing in the harbor and the busy port.

So tell us about your favorite place to have tea. Do you have a special blend for the summer and one for winter? A tea for when you’re sick or have a cold? Tell us about your tea and we’ll give away two adorable teapot teabag holders and some of our favorite peach tea from the answers.

~The Cozy Chicks

The Cozy Chicks Are Giving Away 2 adorable teapot measuring tapes!!  

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I will announce the winners on Saturday!!