The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club: Brisket and Slaw Roulades

 

So every Wednesday, starting in October, I have been a part of a Tea Party/Bible Study/Book Club on The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. This is different from my book club and the Book Club Picks I have been reviewing (and desperately need to catch up on). The first week we had NovelTea Tins The Picture of Earl Grey, Haarlem Tea Room’s Cheddar Scones, Eating Well‘s Radish Tea Sandwiches, Tea Time Magazine’s Ham and Cheese Sandwiches, Tea Time Magazine‘s Brisket and Slaw Roulades, and Fruit Tarts.

I couldn’t share the recipes in October as I was in the middle of Horrorfst IX, but I’m trying my best to move along through them all.

 

This comes from Tea Time Magazine. 

Ingredients:

• 1/3 Cup of Mayonnaise
• 1 Tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 Teaspoons of Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
• 1/8 Teaspoon of Ground Black Pepper
• 2 Cups of Finely Chopped Purple Cabbage
• 1/3 Cup of Finely Chopped Carrot
• 2 Large Multigrain Flatbreads
• 1/2 Cup of Chopped Brisket

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.
2. Add carrots and cabbage, stirring until combined.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. 
4. Stir slaw again, and drain well. 
5. Spread an even layer of slaw onto flatbreads. Scatter brisket on top of slaw. 
6. Starting at one short side, roll up flatbreads firmly and evenly to encase ingredients and form a cylinder. 
7. Tuck ends under. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours. 
8. Just before serving, remove plastic wrap.
9. Using a serrated knife in a gentle sawing motion, trim and discard ends. 
10. Slice roulade into 12 (1/2 inch) slices. Serve immediately. 

 

These were very good, I love purple cabbage.

 

For more from The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club, go to Cranberry Feta Pinwheels

For more recipes, go to Tomato Hummus Salad

For more Earl sandwiches, go to Ham, Cheddar, and Apple Tea Sandwiches

For more tea posts, go to I Tried Madsen Creations’ Reusable Cloth Teabags

Jane Austen Birthday Party: Prize Two

Party time!

So I have been planning my Jane Austen 29th birthday party for a few years, and I’m not letting the Coronavirus get in the way. I had always planed a garden party (social distancing check), trying to keep it small (small groups check), and our county has moved a tier down. But even if everything gets on lockdown again and it turns out to be just me, I’m having it!

The party is this Saturday, but I plan to continue sharing everything. I am going to do three games at the part, I’ll share soon: one is to be everyone is given a Jane Austen character and has to guess who, a look at a tea tray or tea/Jane Austen items and they have to try and remember as many as they can, and a Jane Austen Trivia game.

So if we have games then we need prizes! In a previous post I shared one of the prizes being a copy of Persuasion, a tea infuser which I added an anchor charm to, and a thimble with the HMS Cutty Sark on it.

For the next prize I decided to focus on Pride and Prejudice.

After all it is her most known and loved work.

Back in January, I had purchased one of Litographs Pride and Prejudice tattoos when they were on sale. I had originally planned to use them as a giveaway, but then thought they would be perfect as part of a prize for one of the games. I also swapped for a hardcover copy of Pride and Prejudice, and the third thing I decided to add to this was a tea towel I embroidered. As both previous items were purple, I decided to go with the same colors in making this.

This was a lot of work as that gold thread was beautiful but also time consuming as it kept unraveling-but I made it work. I love doing embroidery and I can’t understand why people always seem to hate it, or have their character hate it to show they are “modern” or “intelligent”. Why do we value other artwork but not embroidery? Embroidery is just as artistic as painting, drawing, or sewing. I don’t know, but I hope people start valuing it again. Here is everything all together:

This whole bag came out to $9.88: Pride and Prejudice book $0.49, Pride and Prejudice Tattoo Pack $5, Flour Sack Dishtowel $2.50, and Gold, Green, & Purple Thread $1.89. What do you think, is this a good prize? I still have a day to change it up if not.

I’ve been having so much fun sharing all these things with you, I can’t wait to continue it will all the other party plans!

For more of my Jane Austen Birthday plans, go to Jane Austen Birthday: Prize One

For more Jane Austen parties, go to Jane Austen Birthday: Invitations

For more on Pride and Prejudice, go to Return of the Retellings: Pride and Prejudice, cont.

The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club: Eating Well’s Radish Tea Sandwiches

So every Wednesday, starting in October, I have been a part of a Tea Party/Bible Study/Book Club on The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. This is different from my book club and the Book Club Picks I have been reviewing (and desperately need to catch up on). The first week we had Cederberg Tea Company Rooibos + Ginger Tea, Cranberry-Spice Scones with Maple Cream, Tea Time Magazine’s Ham and Cheese Tea Sandwiches, Cucumber-Four Peppercorn Goat Cheese Canapés, Fotina & Pork Puffed Pastry, and Mini Apple Pies.

The second week we had Chami Spice Ginger Plum Tea, Dark Chocolate Ginger Scones, Curried Egg Salad Triple Stacks Sandwiches, Turkey-Apple Tea Sandwiches, Fotina Flower Puffed Pastry, and Lemon Gingerbread Cake.

The third week we had Organic India Tulsi Masala Chai Tea, Parmesan and Chive Scones, Cucumber Aioli Canapés, Ham, Cheddar, and Apple Tea Sandwiches, Cranberry, Brie, and Rosemary Bites, and Mini Pumpkin Crème Brûlée.

And now to the fourth week. This week we had Tiesta Tea Victorian Earl Grey, Lavender and Earl Grey Scones, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Tomato Hummus Salad, Cranberry Feta Pinwheels, and Triple Berry Salad.

Week five we had NovelTea Tins The Picture of Earl Grey, Haarlem Tea Room’s Cheddar Scones, Eating Well’s Radish Tea Sandwiches, Tea Time Magazine’s Ham and Cheese Sandwiches, Brisket and Slaw Roulades, and Fruit Tarts.

I couldn’t share the recipes in October as I was in the middle of Horrorfst IX, and as I am using a scone and sandwich recipe from before, I’m skipping right to the sandwiches.

YUM!

 

This comes from Eating Well although I did make a few substitutions. 

Hmm…

Ingredients:

• 4 Ounces of Chive and Onion Cream Cheese
• Chopped Fresh Dill for Garnish (They were out of dill so I used chives)
• 1/8 Teaspoon of Freshly Ground Pepper
• 12 Thin Small Slices of Pumpernickel or Rye Bread 
• 6-8 Medium Radishes

Directions:

1. Mash cream cheese (or goat cheese) pepper in a small bowl until well combined. 
2. Spread two teaspoons of the mixture on each piece of bread.
3. Top each with a few radish slices, a sprig of dill, and a generous grinding of pepper. 

 

These were extremely delicious and healthy.

 

For more from The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club, go to Cranberry Feta Pinwheels

For more recipes, go to Tomato Hummus Salad

For more Earl sandwiches, go to Ham, Cheddar, and Apple Tea Sandwiches

For more tea posts, go to I Tried Madsen Creations’ Reusable Cloth Teabags

Jane Austen Birthday Party: Prize One

Party time!

So I have been planning my Jane Austen 29th birthday party for a few years, and I’m not letting the Coronavirus get in the way. I had always planed a garden party (social distancing check), trying to keep it small (small groups check), and our county is moving a tier down. But even if everything gets on lockdown again and it turns out to be just me, I’m having it!

Party time!

So far I have the tea cups for favors and made and sent out the invitations.

So I am planning to do three games. I want one to be everyone is given a Jane Austen character and have to guess who, a look at a tea tray or tea/Jane Austen items and they have to try and remember as many as they can, and a Jane Austen Trivia game.

So if we have games then we need prizes! I plan for each prize to have a Jane Austen book for each and some other goodies. One I defintely decided on was to be Pride and Prejudice of course, and another to be Northanger Abbey. For the third I hemmed and hawed and finally decided on Persuasion.

It is such a great book that has gotten more interest lately, and I would love someone who has never read it to enjoy it.

So I traded on paperbackswap for a hardcover copy and then settled on what to do next. I had an extra tea infuser, as I bought a set of two and gave one to a friend, and a lot of nautical charms, so I decided to add an anchor and voila!

Then when I was out with my niece at an antique shop she wanted to purchase a thimble to use as a cup for her Barbie dolls. I looked with her and found this beautiful one with the HMS Cutty Sark on it.

In total this came out to this at $6.08: the book $0.49 to “swap”, the tea infuser $2.50, the anchor charm $0.09, and the thimble $3.

So what do you all think. Is that enough or should I add something else to it?

Hmm…?

I can’t wait to share some of my other plans with you all.

For more of my Jane Austen Birthday plans, go to Jane Austen Birthday: Invitations

For more Jane Austen parties, go to Jane Austen Bridal Shower

For more on Persuasion, go to Jane in Love

The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club: Cranberry Feta Pinwheels

So every Wednesday, starting in October, I have been a part of a Tea Party/Bible Study/Book Club on The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. This is different from my book club and the Book Club Picks I have been reviewing (and desperately need to catch up on). I also need to catch up on these recipes. Week four we had Tiesta Tea Victorian Earl Grey, Lavender and Earl Grey Scones, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Hummus Tomato Salad, Cranberry Feta Pinwheels, and Triple Berry Salad.

I couldn’t share the recipes in October as I was in the middle of Horrorfest IX, so I am catching up and of course next is the pinwheels.

This recipe comes from Let’s Dish.

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces Cream Cheese
• 1/2 Cup of Crumbled Feta Cheese
• 1/2 Cup of Chopped Green Onions
• 1 5-oz Package Dried Cranberries
• 4 10-inch Tortillas

Directions:

1. In a small bowl; combine the cream cheese, feta cheese, and green onion.
2. Stir in the dried cranberries.
3. Divide mixture evenly between the four tortillas. 
4. Roll each tortilla up as tightly as you can and wrap in plastic wrap.
5. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
6. Slice the rolled tortillas into 1-inch slices and serve.

This was delicious. We all loved them, and they were a great addition to our tea party. 

For more from The Magician’s Nephew Book Club/Tea Party/ Bible Study, go to Tomato Hummus Salad

For more tea posts, go to I Tried Madsen Creations’ Reusable Cloth Teabags

For more recipes, go to Lavender and Earl Grey Scones