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. …

Read More

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

Delightful Tea Party Menu for Weddings

Cream Scones with Dried Cranberry When I established Teatime Delicacies, Inc. 33 years ago, the name reflected my love of Alice and Wonderland.  Right from the beginning, we realized we needed to craft a Tea Menu for all occasions.  Over the years we have catered with this menu in the Washington DC and Northern Virginia…

Read More

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

Best Caterer Northern Virginia

Cast and Crew of Catering By Teatime Happy Valentine’s Day from the cast and crew of Catering By Teatime, a Northern Virginia Catering company for 33 years.  Our tag line, “Congratulations!  You have found your perfect caterer!”  Stop the search and let’s start talking. We do have fun.  And that is what your next event…

Read More

Chocolate Weddings!

Chocolate Fudge Truffles aka Death Balls Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and once again our thoughts melt towards Chocolate! Catering By Teatime serves our famous Chocolate Fudge Truffles at many wedding receptions as the perfect chocoholic indulgence. A former client ironically nick named them “Death Balls”. While the February holiday often elicits cravings…

Read More

Caterer in Northern Virginia

Old Town Hall Fairfax VA Catering with Catering By Teatime Newly Mr. and Mrs. enjoying a cocktail before dinner   Catering By Teatime is always delighted to cater at one of our favorite Northern Virginia wedding reception venues in the heart of Fairfax City, VA:  Old Town Hall www.weddingsinfairfax.com And what a fantastic bride and…

Read More

Catering Spring Wedding Dreams in Northern Virginia

  Catering Spring Wedding Dreams Let it snow…..  Once again, hours before Snow Insanity arrives in Washington DC, Catering By Teatime is preparing to cater a luncheon reception at St. Francis Hall, next to the Franciscan Monastery. www.myfranciscan.org We have been grateful to have this opportunity for several years, and the threat of a major…

Read More

Northern Virginia Caterer

Greetings on this fine and chilly January morning from Washington DC.  On our catering website www.cateringbyteatime.com We provide multiple menu options as well as sample buffet menus for all occasions from Tea Menus to Wedding Receptions.  The following menu reflects the typical quantities served, additional items can substituted or added. We cater events in your…

Read More

Healthy and Delicious Roasted Vegetables for 2016

 Parmesan-Roasted Cauliflower Photo from www.bonappetit.com Yesterday it’s carrots, today it’s Cauliflower! ‘Flower Power! I know, I know, how boring is the lonely cauliflower?  And there is often that off cabbagey smell to boot.  Yet, roasting vegetables is another ball game altogether.  When I am not working officially as The Caterer, I actually create some tasty…

Read More

Fantastical Fresh Fruit Arrangements for Wedding Receptions

Victoria’s Fruit Display with Catering By Teatime “One of Teatime’s most beloved staffers, Victoria, was married this past October. Catering By Teatime catered her Hawaiian themed couple’s shower. We wanted to do something special with our fruit display, something crafted especially for the bride and groom. This spectacular fruit arrangement features fresh pineapple, papaya, strawberries,…

Read More

Satin Ribbon Wedding Cakes

Ribbon Wedding Cakes with Catering By Teatime – Washington DC Catering By Teatime offers a one of a kind special for our clients:  If you contract our company to cater your wedding reception, we will provide the wedding cake for no additional cost.  Very few if any Washington DC caterers provide such an incentive!  We…

Read More

It’s a Catered Wedding Reception, not a Bacchanal

Suggested amounts for wedding reception Engagement Season is right around the corner in the wedding catering industry.  Catering By Teatime will be flooded with email inquiries and phone calls as the year turns to 2016.  And of course who doesn’t want an awesome party?!  Celebrating with close friends and family, creating lasting memories.  It goes…

Read More