Squash is Not Sweet Potato

On a frosty day like today, a farm girl just needs a hot cuppa.  

Lucky for me, my boys are awesome enough to enjoy a good tea party every once and a while.

On the menu today is:

Smelt and baby spinach finger sandwiches spiced with cumin and dill.

Cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches on homemade artisan bread sprinkled with fresh mint.

Squash scones (both because of their flat shape and because they were made with an acorn squash).  

Note to self: do not substitute squash for sweet potato unless you desire pancake-like scones. :(

Cream scones with red currants harvested from Gael Glen Farm’s gardens to be topped with homemade raspberry jam also from our gardens.

I tried crowding the scones on the baking sheet to get a straighter rise.  It only sort of worked; I somehow still ended up with a "leaning tower of Pisa" scone in the middle!

Our tea of choice: Harney and Sons decaffeinated hot cinnamon spice.  Because caffeinating boys before bedtime is just a bad idea.

For dessert we have eggless mini chocolate cupcakes with a dollop of chunky peanut butter frosting.

 No eggs because Alistair gets hives and only a dollop of icing because too much sugar before bedtime - see above note on caffeine.

A tea party for supper is always a reliable way to beat the end of January “will winter ever end?” blues.