This past weekend we celebrated Keanna’s 8th
birthday with a princess tea party!
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| My precious babe is eight already! |
We
had cute little cucumber sandwiches, ham and cheese wraps, chocolate-dipped
fruit, and deviled eggs. To drink, we
had tea and lemonade.
Robbie made the lemonade this year. It was so good! (You can find our recipe here. And also be sure to check out our strawberrylemonade recipe.) And since it was a
princess tea party, I wanted to do something extra special when serving the
lemonade—rose and mint ice cubes!
All you do is stick a rose petal or mint leaf in your ice
cubes before freezing them—it’s that easy!
As far as the flowers and leaves go, you don’t have to stick
with rose and mint. Just about any
edible petal or leaf will do. Edible
flowers include carnations, geraniums, marigolds, roses, pansies, nasturtium,
white clover, red clover, and dandelion.
For leaves, think herbs: sage,
mint, and lavender.
One thing to be cautious about is pesticides or
herbicides. Be sure your petals and
leaves haven’t been treated with anything that can be harmful if consumed. I get my rose petals and mint leaves from our
own front yard. We do not spray our
garden with anything other than soapy water because we feed our tortoise from
it.
Also be sure to wash your petals and leaves before putting
them into the ice cube trays. You can
either use produce wash or a few drops of dish soap in a large bowl full of
cold water. Rinse them thoroughly.
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| Rapunzel gave an etiquette lesson. If you are in the East Bay and would like a princess to go to your party, you can find her at Little Princess Wishes. |
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