Potato Soup of the Day



Potato Soup



Awe nothing warms you up on a cold day like the creamy Potato Soup, today's soup of the day. RESERVE your table for a cup or a bowl or give us a call (972) 771-5528 for a pick up for your fabulous lunch.

SHARE A DESSERT WITH YOUR FRIEND

Invite a friend for lunch at Her Secret Garden Tea Room and you will receive a complimentary dessert with your purchase of 2 entrees.

UNIQUE GIFT IDEA

Give the Gift of a Personal Chef this holiday season! A delicious customized gift of private cooking lessons or meals prepared in their home. Personal Chef Gift Certificates are available at Her Secret Garden as the perfect gift for anyone for any occassion. Typically the requested gifts are group cooking classes or romantic dinners with the fabulous Diane Palermo. There are a variety of ideas with our consultation to allow you to design the most special cooking gift that will be remembered for years to come!

Soup of the Day

Taco Soup

Today at Her Secret Garden, we will serve a healthy taco soup, chicken asparagus quiche and Black Currant iced tea.

Just a blessing to share with our local teachers in the Rockwall area.

Black Currant Iced Tea

"May every student be successful. Blessed are the teachers to unlocking the minds, touching hearts and inspire futures of our young. May they have strength, despite the diversity they face, may they lead in a righteous manner, may their words plant seeds that will grow in good fertile grounds, may they give courage, persevere and connect with each life that walks through their door. May the Lord bless you and keep you. In Jesus Name I pray."

Sweet Flavors Added to the Menu

White Chocolate Covered
Red Velvet Cake Balls

Ladies, we all have been there. Your sweet tooth calling for a sweet taste after a nice filling meal. But you just have to pull away from the table because of the daunting thoughts of all the calories in a pretty dish with all the trimming.

With that in mind, we have created new delights  to our menu. Bite-size white chocolate covered red velvet cake balls. And for the chocolate lovers we have also created dark chocolate covered cake balls.

Bite-size Desserts on a Stick

For your next event, we can serve them in the paper candy cups or with bow tied lollipop candy sticks.

May you blissfully enjoy these tasty treats! 

The Origin of Tea Time

Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788-1861)

Ever wonder how "Afternoon Tea" started?

Prior to the introduction of tea into Britain, the English had two main meals, breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was ale, bread, and beef.

During the middle of the eighteenth century, dinner for the upper and middle classes had shifted from noontime to an evening meal that was served at a fashionable late hour. Dinner was a long, massive meal at the end of the day.

Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788-1861) is credited as the creator of teatime. Because the noon meal had beco me skimpier, the Duchess suffered from "a sinking feeling" at about four o'clock in the afternoon.

At first the Duchess had her servants sneak her a pot of tea and a few breadstuffs. Adopting the European tea service format, she invited friends to join her for an additional afternoon meal at five o'clock in her rooms at Belvoir Castle. The menu centered around small cakes, bread and butter sandwiches, assorted sweets, and, of course, tea. This summer practice proved so popular, the Duchess continued it when she returned to London, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for "tea and a walking the fields." 

The practice of inviting friends to come for tea in the afternoon was quickly picked up by other social hostesses.

Belvoir Castle

During the second half of the Victorian Period, known as the Industrial Revolution, working families would return home tired and exhausted. The table would be set with any manner of meats, bread, butter, pickles, cheese and of course tea. You would not see any of the dainty finger sandwiches, scones and pastries of afternoon tea. Because it was eaten at a high, dining table rather than the low tea tables, it was eventually called "high" tea.

God Bless,

Diane Palermo

Owner of Rockwall's Best Kept Secret