Tea Party!

My sister stayed over yesterday. She arrived in the afternoon and we had a tea party. No time to bake, but we gathered treats from Viktor Benes' in the Century City Mall Gelson's.

She basically drove all the way out to visit me because she had a craving for princess cake.

And fluffy cake with berries. She bought me the greeting card because, let's face it, who better deserves a "pig out" card?

And I wanted cookies. VB makes excellent cookies. My favorites are the walnut ruglach (top center square cookie with sugar crystals), the half moon pie filled with raspberry jam and walnuts, and the lace cookies when it's not humid out. The other cookies are good, but those three are exceptional.