Allies Again -- French and English for Tea

I've given up treats for tea for Lent.

Sigh!

But Sundays are not part of Lent

And we had a real tea --

with treats

on Sunday!!!

The French --

Madeleines 

Those shell shaped cookies/cake that the French so adore

and that Proust wrote about.

Everyone knows madeleines because of Proust!

 Teapot

An Emile Henry one

It's my everyday pot

My workhorse of a pot

A good size for breakfast tea for me

And did I mention that it was an Emile Henry?

Bought on a deep discount at Williams Sonoma

years and years ago because it was an Emile Henry.

Heaven knows, I didn't need a teapot.

But it has turned into my favorite

The one I use every day.

The English --

Madelines

Oh, yes, the English eat them too.

But they're different.

A cake

slathered with red jam

(strawberry, raspberry or currant)

and rolled in coconut

With a red cherry on top.

They, too, are perfect for tea

And as with the French ones, there are molds for the English madelines,

but I didn't buy them instead baking the little cakes in muffin tins

And then lathering and rolling.

Tea cups, saucers and tea plates

My Spode

The Blue Italian

really my everyday blue and white

That sees me through breakfast tea and afternoon tea

When it's just me.

But I use it for company too

As I did Sunday

when two neighbors dropped by

And I put the kettle on

And the tea, a French Earl Grey

from Marriage Freres

It's Tuesday and I'm joining Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday and Marty at A Stroll Thru Life  for Inspire Me Wednesday.