Table of Contents
Welcome to Grosvenor Square 1
Chapter 1 Canapés 3
Honeyed Fig Crostini 5
Salmon and Avocado Profiteroles 7
Nectarine and Goat Cheese Toasts 9
Cheesy Suitor Shrimp Crostini 10
Mushroom and Quail Egg Canapés 11
Dill Cream Cheese Vol-au-Vents 13
Avocado Mousse Crostini 15
Roasted Vegetable Tartlets 17
Mini Tomato Pies 18
Sweet Pea and Leek Tartlets 19
Prizewinning Prosciutto Crostini 21
Classic Gougéres 23
Cranberry Brie Bites 25
Salmon and Dill Rosettes 27
Puff Pastry Sandwiches 28
Egg Salad Finger Sandwiches 31
Classic Cucumber Sandwiches 33
More-Than-Tea Sandwiches 34
Turkey and Brie Tea Sandwiches 35
Chapter 2 Scones and Spreads 37
Proper English Scones 39
Regency Raisin Scones 41
Cherry Scones 43
Cranberry Orange Scones 45
Secretly Sweet Scones 46
Cream Tea Scones 47
Silky Clotted Cream 49
Bold Raspberry Jam 51
Sweet Orange Marmalade 53
Luscious Lemon Curd 55
Blackberry Whipped Cream 56
Perfect Pair Orange Butter 57
Cinnamon Honey Butter 59
Chapter 3 Teatime Sweets 61
Red Currant Queen Cakes 63
Profiteroles (Classic Cream Puffs) 65
Meringue Kisses 67
Tower-Worthy Macarons 68
Cinnamon Macarons with Brandy Buttercream 70
Ratafia Biscuits Fit for Beaus 71
Apricot Thumbprint Cookies 73
Sparkling Snow Balls 74
Spiced Tea Cookies 75
Charming Pecan Tartlets 77
Lemon and Cream Trifles 79
Creamy Vanilla Flummery 81
Coffee Bean Blancmange 83
Raspberry Almond Mousse 85
Three Ladies Fruit Tarts 87
Lemonade Tartlets 89
Sinful Vanilla Ice Cream 91
Traditional English Berry Trifle 92
Mixed Berry Jelly 93
A Bundt in the Oven 95
Mini Chocolate Bundt Cakes 97
Royal Raspberry Cake 99
Rich, Buttery Pound Cake 101
Rum-Soaked Rake Cake 103
Vanilla Buttercream Cake 104
Not-just-a-Gooseberry Pie 107
Drinking Chocolate 109
Chapter 4 Dinner-Party Fare 111
Lavender Lamb 113
Roast Duck Fit for a Duke 115
Mini Meat Pies 116
Herb-Roasted Turkey 118
Baked Ham with Pineapple 119
Artistically Herbed Red Potatoes 121
Colorful Carrots with Thyme 123
Buttery Asparagus with Brie 125
White Soup 126
Best-Dressed Baked Apples 127
Pears Poached in Spiced Wine 129
Chapter 5 Regency Cocktails 131
Brandy Daisy with Orgeat 133
Lemon-Mint Cordial Cocktail 135
Fruit-Infused Ratafia 136
Marriage Market Punch 137
Mulled Wine 139
Conversion Charts 140
Index 141