One of the first episodes of the Great British Baking Show I ever watched was the one where they made roll cakes, and I loved it so much I wanted to design my own! I came up with a caramel mocha roll cake. It turned out reasonably well for my first attempt, if a bit literally and figuratively rough around the edges.
I created a drink recipe especially for this party, inspired by a drink I had at adults summer camp with one of my best friends and with my own fancy addition of peach green tea.
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RECIPES
- Roasted Carrot and Curry Hummus (Kristin Donnelly, via Design Sponge) -- Sarah's pick. I loved the sweetness of the curry + carrot combination.
- Spiced Beef Meatballs -- Sarah's recipe. She may have made it up herself.
- Lentil and Rice Balls -- Caroline brought this recipe for a vegetarian meatball alternative.
- Hummus Heaped with Cucumbers and Tomatoes (Smitten Kitchen) -- straightforward and lovely. I picked this recipe because I'd seen it and could not forget it because it looked so good. We made only the salad part, and served it with store-bought white bean hummus.
- Crisp Rosemary Flatbread (Smitten Kitchen) -- Sarah's pick, to eat with the hummus. A total keeper. These were one of the first things to get completely eaten, and I promptly made more to eat with the rest of the leftovers.
- Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates with Spinach-Hazelnut Pesto
- Cheesy Potatoes (no link) -- Andrea made these and brought them! Not sure where her recipe came from but they were yummy.
- Caramel Mocha Swiss Roll Cake -- one of the most challenging cakes I've ever attempted to make, and I was pleased with the result. I think it's a great start but it needs some tweaking so as to not be so incredibly rich.
- Cheesecake Ice Cream with Strawberry Sauce
- Peach Rosemary Tea Collins
- Watermelon Lemonade (Smitten Kitchen)
Other things we served that were not made from scratch:
- White bean hummus (Lantana makes a great one)
- Various fancy cheeses
- Wine
THE TEA PARTIES
