Pink Geranium Tea Room

Caroline Short here. Welcome back to Bloomfield. My tea room has been very busy lately, and I’ve hardly had time to think straight. What with all the guests we’ve had this Spring and the new recipes Lida Mae is cooking up, we find ourselves a coming and a going.

Seems the younger men in town steer clear of us, but the ones who’ve lived here a long time know how good Lida Mae’s cooking is. They have no qualms at all about eating lunch here on a regular basis.

The Pink Geranium Tea Room is a little bit feminine with all the pink in the napkins, candles, and flowers, but the food is hardy enough for any man’s palate. Of course I couldn’t do any of this without my sweet daughter Selena. She gave up a wonderful job in the city to come home and help me run the Old Town Inn after Clint passed on a few years ago. Seems God needed him in Heaven, so that’s where he is now.

Lida Mae is the main cook, but I’m the pie and other desserts expert. You’d guess that by the few inches I’ve added to my hips since my high school days. We'll share our recipes with you in the coming weeks, but if you would like one now, see the instructions below. We even decided to have a give-away this month of some of those goodies.

On special occasions we plan special menus and our tea room is a favorite place for the Bloomfield Garden Club ladies to have lunch, meetings, parties and whatever else they can think of. Other groups meet here, too such as our Bible study group.

This is our typical menu for Valentine’s Day and hostesses may choose from it to plan menus for their own special occasions.

The Pink Geranium Valentine’s Day Menu 

Salads:  

Chicken with Craisens and Walnuts

Spinach salad with Strawberries and Walnuts

Fresh Fruit Salad with Lida Mae’s creamy dressing

Soups: Served with Fresh Fruit Salad

Soup of the Day: Creamy Tomato Basil

Cream  of  Asparagus 

Sandwiches :Served with  Bread of choice and a Fruit Salad  Chicken Salad

Assorted Finger Sandwiches with Tuna salad, chicken salad,

                          cucumber on flavored cream cheese

Turkey with Cranberry Relish 

Entrees : Served with Fruit Salad

Ham, Bacon, Cheese Quiche

Spinach Quiche

Chicken Crepes with Raspberry Sauce

Chicken  Cordon Bleu

Grilled Chicken Breast

Chopped Steak with Sauteed Red Bell Pepper and Onions

Desserts

Cherry Cheesecake

Red Velvet Cake

Strawberry Shortcake

Scones with  Devonshire Cream and Fruit Jam

Pecan, Chocolate, or Blueberry Pie

Cherry Cobbler or Pie

Beverages:

Raspberry Ice Tea, Sweet Tea, Green Tea with Pomegranate.

Coffee

Assorted Hot Teas  Flavored, Plain, Herbal)

Specialty Breads: Croissant, Rye, Wheat, Pumpernickel , White

If you'd like a recipe for any of the menu items, tell me in your comment and I'll be glad to share. Be sure to leave your email address so I can send them to you.

Leave a comment and tell us what your favorite menu or food item is. We'd love your input for new ideas for the tea room. Each comment will give you a chance for this month's drawing of a box of goodies from Caroline's kitchen or Helen's bakery. Follow us by email for another chance.