17 Mar 2025 2 min read Event Recap

Rachel's Hoppin' Tea Party Themed Baby Shower (2019)

Tea party bounty! Photo by Jenn de la Vega.

On a sunny October day in Valencia, CA; we threw a Peter Rabbit-themed tea party for Rachel in the private home of a family friend. We made dozens of homemade scones with lemon curd from scratch as well as many finger sandwiches and crostini. Since we flew across the country, it was a team effort with the grandmothers-to-be to assemble all of the tea sandwiches for our 40 guests. We are happy to report baby Amalia was born healthy and happy later on that year.

Crudités and herby chevre. Photo by Jenn de la Vega.

All of our gorgeous produce was from the Los Angeles Farmer’s Market. We sourced an array of baby vegetables to align with our baby shower theme: a tea party in Mister McGregor's garden, who you might know as the antagonist in Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. Our big grazing board featured soft California goat cheese with sage and thyme pesto, Persian cucumbers, celery hearts, rainbow radishes, pattypan squash, petite zucchini, heirloom grape tomatoes, sugar snap peas, and sweet peppers.

Seahive cheddar and dill scones. Photo by Jenn de la Vega.

We made three kinds of scones, but the highlight was our Seahive and dill scones. Seahive is a Utah cow's milk cheddar rubbed with ancient sea salt and wildflower honey. It's unique slightly-sweet flavor made our scones extra special with fresh dill baked on top.

Our big fruit bowl. Photo by Jenn de la Vega.

We reimagined the offerings in Mister McGregor's "garden" to include tropical fruit because the Californian fruit offerings were too good. Our fruit bowl had Grapery Moondrop grapes, panache striped figs, purple Mission figs, baby Seckel pears, ground cherries, kiwi berries, blackberries, and sweet baby apples.

A Party Tip

When planning a tea party, make sure you have all of the appropriate platters and utensils for serving your menu. You don't have to get the tiered "tea service platters" pictured here, but separate each type of food on its own platter to avoid cross contamination of allergens. Bring enough tongs, large spoons, and forks for guests to serve themselves. For pastries, cut cakes, and individually potted desserts buy paper liners and small spoons (or forks) so guests aren't touching the food directly.

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