How will you be spending your Friday.. around 4am..

     Unless you are living under a rock, most of you know that this Friday, Prince William and Kate Middleton will be getting married. Well for those of us "Yanks" who want to watch the whole affair, we will have to get up at 4am and hope that our tea is caffeinated. I guess there are those who shell out the money for special recording services but I do not so I will be going to bed extra early tomorrow night and setting my alarm. :)


     I hadn't come to the decision to watch the Royal Wedding till after watching The Nate Berkus Show today where they talked about everything royal and british. It got me thinking about how this might be a once in a lifetime opportunity to watch the event live and see what all the fuss has been about. I got the idea from Nate to plan a special menu for Friday. I'll will unfortunately be alone most of the day but that will give me time to prepare something fun and appropriate for the special day. 

     Brief History Lesson: Afternoon tea was started by a young duchess in the 19th century who would get hungry long before the very late 9 o'clock dinners. She asked for tea and some bread with butter and little cakes to tide her over and that is where afternoon tea seems to have originated from. Later it became a social event and now it is simply a way of life for many English and Scottish who call it High Tea instead. 


     Nate had a man on today who showed how to make his mothers recipe for scones which had cheddar cheese in them and Pimm's Cup which is a fun sounding liquor drink. SO after watching I got online to find the recipe and them started thinking I could find a sweeter version and I think after talking with a cousin of mine, I've found the one I want to use. I will also be making egg salad and cucumber sandwiches on white bread cut in cute triangles. Revised recipes will probably follow cause I always change my mind last minute or make my own variations. 
BUT.. here are the links and recipes where I'm taking ideas from. :)


http://www.thenateshow.com/tipsandtools/detail/colin-cowies-royal-recipes


http://britishfood.about.com/od/cakesandbaking/r/scones.htm


     I actually have a cousin who will be braving the crowds Friday to catch a glimpse of the royal family and the trendy, soon-to-be Princess Kate. I really hope she posts pictures on Facebook. I am genuinely excited as of now and I'm sure she is too.


     Good night and God Bless. I hope I might have inspired some of you to make something special for the day or maybe just made you rethink getting enough sleep thursday night. :)