Breakfast in Bed: Valentine’s Red Velvet Pancakes Recipe

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Ingredients:

Makes:  24 Pancakes

Total Preparation Time:  50min

2 cups All-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons Baking powder

½ teaspoon Baking soda

½ teaspoon Salt

½ cup Sugar

½ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder

2 large Eggs

1 ½ cups Buttermilk

½ cups Sour cream

2 tablespoons Red food coloring

2 teaspoons Pure vanilla extract

6 tablespoons Butter, melted

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Directions:

1)      Sift the all-purpose flour, powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into one large bowl.  Then take another large bowl and beat the eggs with the buttermilk and stir the sour cream, vanilla extract, food coloring until the mixture is smooth.

2)      Next, slowly add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredient mixture and gradually add in the melted butter mixture.  Make sure to keep stirring until all of the mixtures are thoroughly even all around.

3)      Third, take a non-stick pan or griddle and set on medium heat for pan and 4 on the griddle.  Pour ¼ pancake sizes onto the heat metals (which ever you choose).

4)      Flip until reached desired shape and firmness.  Then place on plate and enjoy with either cream cheese or syrup or both.  And make sure to add more powdered sugar on the top for extra goodness like display in the first photo.

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Valentines Day Strawberry French Toast Bake

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Total Time: 9 hours 30 minutes

Yields: One 9*13 inch casserole

Ingredients:

12 slices white bread, cut into 1 inch cubes

8 ounces (2 packages) cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes

1 ½ cups fresh strawberries, sliced

12 large eggs

2 cups half-and-half

1/3 cup pure maple syrup

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Ingredients for sauce

1 cup white sugar

1 cup water

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced

1 tablespoon butter

Directions:

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1. Properly grease a 9*13 inch baking dish
2. Evenly arrange ½ the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish. Now layer cream cheese cubes over the bread and sprinkle 1 ½ cups strawberries on top of the cream cheese layer. Arrange the remaining bread cubes on top of the strawberry layer.
3. Blend half-and-half in a blender for few seconds. Add eggs and blend again until properly mixed. Add maple syrup and blend until smooth. Pour this mixture evenly over the prepared bread mixture. Seal the baking dish with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 7-8 hours or overnight.
4. Remove baking dish from the refrigerator 40-45 minutes before baking.
5. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C or 350 degrees F.
6.  Bake covered in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until puffed and golden brown. Approx 25-30 more minutes.
7. In a small saucepan, stir sugar, cornstarch, and water. Stirring occasionally, cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Add 1 cup sliced strawberries and mix into the sugar mixture. Stir and cook until strawberries are softened. Approx 10 minutes. Add butter to the sauce and stir until melted.

Why not serve Breakfast in Bed?

Greet your love with this Valentine’s Day breakfast recipe that will surprise them and start their day on a loving note!

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Edible centerpiece

While edible centerpieces are always a hit, they are just perfect for mothers who love to cook. A centerpiece made of fresh vegetables adds color and interest to the table. Fill several clear glass bowls in different sizes with green peas, fresh tomatoes, and peppers. Alternatively, fruits and vegetables arranged on toothpick or lollipop sticks can provide an interesting arrangement for mother’s day table. Similarly, cupcakes also look appealing when attached to Styrofoam and arranged in metal flowerpots.

Picture centerpiece

Give your mom a walk down the memory lane by putting together a picture display containing photos of her wedding day, children and grandchildren. Use mini to midsized picture frames and position them in a circle around flower containers. This will allow everyone to view pictures from around the table. If required, place additional picture frames around the table for some added effect.

Floral centerpiece

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You can never go wrong with putting up a beautiful floral centerpiece. Choose your mothers favorite flowers or a combination of flowers and foliage. If possible, consider arranging blooms from your garden in a decorative, fancy watering can. Let some dropping blooms like lilac spill from the spout. Alternatively, plant some seasonal flowers such as violets or pansies in beautiful terra cotta pots, and place them in the center of the table. Accompany the centerpiece with a pair of colorful work gloves and a new garden hand trowel. We bet, your mother will love using the tools throughout the season.

While these are some ideas that will help you create a perfect Mother’s Day centerpiece, make sure to incorporate things that your mom loves. A little extra effort on your part will certainly make her day special and memorable. What other Creative Mother’s Day Centerpiece Ideas do you have?

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Mother’s Day Brunch: Ham & Asparagus Strata Recipe

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Ingredients

8 ounces asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
5 cups French bread cubes
2 cups shredded Gruyere or white cheddar cheese, (8 oz.)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped chives or green onions
8 ounces cooked ham, diced
10 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to boiling. Add asparagus; cook 5 minutes or until bright green.

2. In a greased 3-quart baking dish spread half the bread cubes. Top with cheese, onion, chives and half the ham and asparagus. Top with remaining bread.

3. In a bowl whisk together four of the eggs and the milk. Evenly pour over layers in dish. Press down bread pieces into the egg milk mixture with the back of a spoon. Top with remaining ham and asparagus. Cover; refrigerate until ready to bake.

4. Bake, uncovered, in a 325 degrees F oven 30 minutes. With the back of a wooden spoon, press 6 indentations in top of strata. Pour a whole egg into each indentation. Bake 20 to 25 minutes more or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in center of strata registers 170 degrees F and eggs are set. Let stand 15 minutes.

Cut into squares to serve. If desired, drizzle lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and cracked black pepper. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Mother’s Day Recipes

Throughout the night have an array of healthy and sweet snacks for your mom to munch on throughout her retreat time. Give her selections like different cheeses, fresh-cut veggies, mini-cupcakes, sliced fruits, fruit dipped in chocolate, nuts etc. Serve the food with water, juice, wine or champagne. Find a list of Mother’s Day Recipes here.

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Mother’s Day Pampering Gift Ideas

Give your mother the day off that she may desperately need. She doesn’t have to go to a costly spa yet have one created right in her very own home and here’s how.

Set the Atmosphere

For mother’s day retreat you want to create a serene and soothing area that will calm the senses. Start with the music, you can download or find tranquil sounds like smooth jazz, waves crashing, soft classical tones, or rain falling. Then setup the aromatherapy with oils that carry the scents of jasmine, sandalwood, chamomile, freesia, cinnamon and/ or vanilla. These scents are purposely created to loosen up and wind down. Also dim the lighting, this will help to tell the body to slow down and lay down.

Pamper your Mother!

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Give your mother a facial, with a relaxing bath, manicure and pedicure to follow. You can make simple facial treatments with ingredients like yogurt, avocado, bananas etc. For the soothing bath; set a bath pillow in the bath tub, fill the tub with warm/hot water and scented bath oils and salts. After your mother is done with her bath then give her a fresh manicure and pedicure. Allow for her feet to soak, then take a towel and pat dry, clip her nails, apply lotion, and paint the nails.

Dress for the Occasion

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Set out a soft comfy thick terry cloth robe and slippers to match. And if she has a favorite outfit that she enjoys wearing around the house like a velour sweat suite or yoga pant and a tee shirt then get those for her too. Also give your mom her favorite indulgences like good books, favorite magazines, or just amazing movies after she has just had her bath and manicure and pedicure!

Make this Mother’s Day the best for her!

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day! To all of the wonderful Mom’s, Grandmother’s, Aunts, and special females in your life – Happy Mother’s Day. Today’s DIY Saturday is about planning a surprise Mother’s Day breakfast in bed. There is nothing more relaxing for Mom then to get a few extra hours of sleep, and more fun for the kids to be able to make Mom a breakfast in bed.

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Look at this video from Kin Community for planning the perfect surprise breakfast. Then see below steps to make the morning perfect for her!

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Video – Recipe for a Magical Surprise Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed

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Steps for Planning the Perfect Surprise Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed

1.) Let Mom have a few extra hours of sleep:

2.) Let the kids make Mom a homemade Mother’s Day card. Here are plenty of ideas on Stagetecture.

3.) Look for the perfect Mother’s Day breakfast recipe for Mom.

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4.) Cook or prepare Mom a Mother’s Day breakfast in bed.

Get the Whole Wheat Blueberry pancakes recipe here.

5.) Surprise Mom with her breakfast, homemade card and you!

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Creative Brunch Table Setting Ideas for Mother’s Day

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Add Fruits & Flowers

Spring is a season of fruits and flowers. So, adding them on the brunch table is a nice way to bring colors, freshness, and taste. For bringing a lovely appearance, a colorful look, and fresh natural smell, use your favorite type and color of flowers on the table. Give it a lovely fruity touch by adding some fresh oranges and lemons among the flowers. Some of the fruits can also be thrown around the pot of the flowers. In this way, the brunch table will get a simple yet colorful and decorated look.

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Keep the Menu Healthy

You can include anything in the menu – from quiches and casseroles to sweet rolls and muffins. However, be sure that the foods are healthy and are suitable for a summer breakfast. For example, including parfait will just be perfect for a summer brunch. You can make the item healthy by adding slices of strawberries or bananas and yogurt besides the regular ingredients. However, the brunch can be started with a lovely champagne cocktail because moms worth it!

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Decorate the Table

A nice meal looks good on a nicely decorated table. Besides preparing special foods, use decorated plates, cups, teapots, and glasses to serve them. Try to give the table setting a special touch by adding a decorated menu, a card on a plate with ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ written on it, colorful napkins tied with lovely ribbons, and a card holder with a card having your mom’s name on it. Arrange spoons, forks, and knives properly around the plates. You can use linens with delicate springtime hues on the table for adding a visual and textural contrast.

Add Colors to the Table

A colorful table setting can lift the mood in a jiffy. Apart from using fruits and flowers, a nice way to bring colors on the table is to add drinks or fresh fruit juices of various colors. It is also not a bad idea to have plates full of bright colored vegetable leaves or slices of various fruits. It will not only add charming colors but also show a kind of warm love. You can also use a number of colorful candles for creating a festive mood.

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Your mother will surely be impressed with a home-cooked meal served on a table that includes her favorite flowers, foods, colors, and china. She will also be delighted to have a chance to meet and spend time with the whole family together.

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You surely would love to see your mother at the most promising day that is marked as the Mother’s Day for expressing your love and breakfast in bed is one way! You can really make that day as one of the most memorable days in your life with your mother by spending time with her or if you are away from home, you can even send her cards and gifts and talk to her to compensate your absence. A great thing you can do this time is to prepare a very delicious breakfast for your mother by yourself. This is a very cool thing to do by surprising her in the morning with a prepared breakfast at her bed.

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Mother’s Day Breakfast Ideas

It is very important to prepare a breakfast that your mother likes. If you spend, hours of work cooking something that she does not like to have than surely it will be an unwise thing. If your mother likes to take black coffee first in the morning then you should also take it with you. Moreover there are some delicious things that you can prepare that may include any of these including Blueberry Cheesecake, Cinnamon Raspberry French Toast, Bacon Quiche Tarts, Fruity Baked Oatmeal, Fruit Salad, fresh vegetables and cheese with omelet, fresh juices and so many other delicious and mouthwatering recipes.

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Finding the Recipe

Preparing and presenting the breakfast are very important. If you are preparing a recipe for the first time then it is also advisable to prepare it few days before as well so that you don’t find any difficulty in preparing it on mother’s day morning. There are recipes that you can find online with complete cooking directions. You can also see how to present that breakfast to your mother in a more delightful manner. While searching for online mother’s day recipe makes sure, you know about your mothers taste very well. If she does not like to take heavy breakfast then you can even make some fresh juices with cake.

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Be very cautious not to prepare anything that includes food, not recommended to her for health considerations. It is not about taste only; it is about love, feelings, and warmth that you can express with your gestures by taking everything in consideration. Surprise your mother this mother’s day by preparing a breakfast that she really loves having and do not forget to clean the kitchen afterwards.
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For more Mother’s Day ideas on Stagetecture, click here.