Bøger af Elise Benavidez

At the tables of Elise's Tea Room, the fine china dishes sit on crisp tablecloths, and the smell of fresh chocolate scones and gentle conversation occupy the cozy space. Inspired by family traditions, a quaint afternoon tea is taking place. The history of tea goes back centuries, to Chinese Emperor Shen Nung in 2737 BC. For all these years, tea has been a part of important customs around the globe-from high tea in small kitchens to afternoon tea with royal families. And for Elise Benavidez, author and owner of Elise's Tea Room, tea is part of a rich family heritage through the stories of her great-grandmother and grandmother and through her personal recollections. Opening the tea room was her way of recreating the wonderful environment of her memories and sharing it with others. Elise also shares her vast knowledge of the essentials of tea-related etiquette-everything from table manners to place settings. The final chapter shares her most delicious recipes to serve when hosting an afternoon tea, such as spinach quiche and chocolate chip scones. Experience tea as a way to celebrate being together while sharing a traditional drink that warms hands and hearts.

Have you ever felt you are living a life of lies? How did you become this way? Are you living in fear or hoping no one can see through your lies and find out how a woman with difficult circumstances coped and lived through the end of her father's existence, avoiding capture, arrest, imprisonment, even the risk of death and became a survivor? In this book you will learn the following: What happened to a three-year-old Indian child born freeThe power of a mother's loveWhat caused the Apache wars in 1879Why she had to live a life of liesHow to survive an unbearable situationThe Last Indian Child is based on a true story of the author's husband's grandmother. Elise Benavidez has spent twenty years researching the family history. It was an impossible task. The Apache Indians didn't record dates of birth. She had to interview family members and check government records, military, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and census records. She was so surprised to discover her husband's grandmother was the daughter of a well-documented Apache chief, Chief Victorio.