Ten Tips for Catering an Outdoor Wedding Reception

Ten Great Tips for An Outdoor Wedding Reception – Catering By Teatime Thomas Birkby House in Leesburg VA Congratulations!  You are newly engaged and planning for an outdoor wedding reception!  Washington DC provides endless opportunities: lovely weather, spring and her abundance of flowers and blooming trees; summer with the balmy breezes; fall with the spectacular…

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Catering with Breakfast Bars

Coconut Date Power Breakfast Bars I admit I am a true coconut fan, always have been.  I cater events throughout the Washington DC and Northern Virginia suburbs and would love to introduce more guests to the wonders of this product.  Vaguely healthy and totally delicious, coconut is one of 2016’s “it” ingredients.  And the March…

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Wedding Reception in Leesburg VA – Thomas Birkby House

Catering in Leesburg with Catering By Teatime Passed Gazpacho Shooters This is a re post from a blog entry nearly two years ago.  The Thomas Birkby House is a fantastic wedding venue in Leesburg VA.  It was recently sold and is once again available for rentals, our catering company has booked our first wedding there…

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Breakfast Waffle Nachos! Catering By Teatime

Breakfast Nachos!         Here is a recipe inspired by all things Instagram.  Catering around the Washington DC and Northern Virginia Suburbs challenges me to keep up with what’s new and trending with food and menu ideas.  Will this work for a wedding reception menu?  Would we be able to cater and prepare…

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Rediscovered Recipe! New Orleans Sweet Potato, Corn and Jalapeno Bisque

Recovered Recipe from Hurricane Katrina I recently rediscovered this fabulous recipe tucked away in one of my old cookbooks.  As a caterer in the Washington DC metropolitan community, I am constantly on the look out for new and interesting recipes.  Will this work for a wedding reception? How about a heavy appetizer cocktail menu?  Or…

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Veggie Magic!

Oven Roasted Potatoes Hasselbacken I read a lot of cooking literature.  As a caterer in Northern Virginia and Washington DC I am constantly on the lookout for a new recipe. Will this work for a wedding reception?  Can I cater with this or would it be better for personal consumption only? Flipping though a recent…

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Affordable Washington DC Catering

Cream Scones with Dried Cranberries Today’s post celebrates our 300th blog entry at Catering By Teatime, also known as Teatime Delicacies, Inc.  And what better menu to reflect the caterer is our Tea Menu featuring Cream Scones with Dried Cranberry. When I created my company 33 years ago, the name reflected my love of everything…

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Spring Catering Ideas for 2016

What the Heck Happened to Spring?! with Catering By Teatime    Ruth’s Spring.  In her head.   I originally posted this at about the same time of year 12 months ago.  Guess cabin fever was setting in then as well!  Looking out my window here in Northern Virginia Mother Nature has paid us a visit. …

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Finding Serenity – Catering

Loving My Catering Job Taped next to my computer screen is a quote I came across from www.TodaysGift@Hazelden.info “I didn’t really have a plan for a career, but I learned how to run our business quite successfully one day at a time.” – Joann Reed There can be joyful excitement in the decision to squeeze…

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Vegetarian Caterer Fairfax Virginia

Catering By Teatime is delighted to be catering a wedding reception at Snow Hill Manor in Laurel MD www.pgelegantsettings.com The bride and groom are both vegetarian and several of the guests will also be vegan, so we created this fabulous menu that non vegetarians will also love.  There is a world of food options to…

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Family Style Wedding Reception Catering

Looking for something less formal than a seated plated meal for your wedding reception, yet more intimate than a typical buffet style menu?  As a caterer in the Washington DC and Northern Virginia community, we are seeing more requests for Family Style Service.  Catering staff will circulate with passed appetizers and stations during the cocktail…

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Healthy Menu Tips for 2016

Northern Virginia Catering:  Salad for Dinner Best Catered Salad EVER! I LOVE Summer Salads with ingredients fresh off the grill.  One of my favorites is a bed of mixed field greens tossed with a balsamic vinaigrette.  On top of this go tiny golden farmer’s market grape tomatoes, chopped chives or scallion, dried cranberries otherwise known…

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Northern Virginia Catering Pasta Ideas

Bow Tie Pasta Salad Pasta! When we cater a wedding reception in the Washington DC metropolitan area, almost all of our menus will feature a pasta side dish.  With the growing gluten free pasta options now available, we can offer a pasta option for any diet.  One of our most popular warm weather options is…

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Northern Virginia Caterer Rocking Reviews

Miniature Chicken and Waffles As the owner of Catering By Teatime, a local caterer in the Washington DC metropolitan community, I am blessed by the abundance of wonderful reviews left by many of our former clients.   Christie:  “As far as the menu – Ruth created a passed appetizer for us, to honor one of my…

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Heatlhy Menu ideas for 2016

Cooking with Kale and Ancient Grains As a caterer in the Washington DC area, I have heard for years the many benefits of Kale, “the queen of the greens”.  It’s always been a little too Green for me eaten raw, but I have discovered gently sauteed is the way to go.  While enjoying a Sunday…

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