A Tasha Tudor Valentine's Day Greeting!

Greetings Friends! I do hope you awoke to a little card, store bought or homemade, a nibble of chocolate and the sweet words of I love you. Our little celebration will be a bit low key as we have sniffles and flu-like symptoms going round. Yesterday, I did manage to make a cake, cupcakes and sugar cookies using Tasha Tudor's receipts from her Valentine themed book, All For Love and her Corgi Cottage Cookbook.  For the cake I do double it and there is a layer of strawberry mousse in between the cakes. Receipt for the mousse is from the clever Silver Palate girls cookbook. A sprinkling of coconut and a dash of festive, sparkly candies, plus a ripe and tasty strawberry on top makes for one pretty little cake!

Around our cake and other goodies are lovely handmade cards from kindred spirits belonging to a Tasha Tudor group called Take Peace.  Each year many of us exchange a Valentine's Day card to each other and our Annabelle's. It is so much fun to watch for the post around Valentine's Day as you never know what will be delivered! Cards, chocolates, gifts for the dolls and bears, all thoughtful gifts from precious friends. 

In Tasha's book All For Love, she tells how the Tudor family celebrated this day of love.  Although she does say, and I quote, " Love is not confined to Valentine's Day in our family or among our friends. There are many occasions all through the year to tell people that you love and appreciate them".  This is a delightful book you must have if you have little children especially. Reading of how Tasha's children received little cards to their dolls and bears fom Sparrow Post is really quite magical.  They also celebrated with cake booths and florist booths decorated with all sorts of treasures little hands would find enchanting.  All the goodies such as cakes, pies, and tussie mussies could be bought with buttons. What fun!

Until next time, God bless!