One
of the things that kids love to do for Mother's Day is make mom breakfast
in bed. I've had some great experiences but it is fun and Dad and
kids can get involved.
Serving
fresh berries because they don't need to be peeled or cut up, is one of
the easiest for children, but any fresh fruit would be fine.
Dad
can make coffee
or tea
or hot
chocolate.
Fresh
juice and toast with mom's
favorite jam added to these scrambled eggs make a great start to Mother's
Day.
SCRAMBLED
EGGS MADE EASY
Place
in a large clean jar
-
4 large
eggs
-
1/2
cup shredded Cheddar cheese
-
1/4
teaspoon salt
-
Dash
of pepper
-
Cover
the jar tightly and shake well
Melt
in skillet over medium heat, then tilt skillet so inside of skillet
is coated with,
1
Tablespoon margarine or butter.
(Use
hot pads to hold the handle of the pan, keep away from the flame - Ask
adult for help if needed)
Pour
egg mixture into skillet and cook without stirring.
Turn
eggs in the bottom of the pan to get firm.
Cook
5 to 8 minutes or until eggs are slightly firm but not runny.
If
wanted you could add 1 small stalk of celery, washed and chopped, or 1
small green bell pepper, washed and chopped, Add 1/4 cup milk to the recipe.
Or
if mom has a sweet tooth, Dad and kids can make this delicious
Breakfast
Cake, doesn't take long, and helping hands make it fun.
BREAKFAST
CAKE
Heat
oven to 375 degrees.
Grease
a 9 x 9 x 2 inch square pan with shortening.
Mix
in the large bowl with a wooden spoon
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Cut
into the flour mixture with the pastry blender until mixture looks like
small crumbs 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) firm margarine or butter.
Save
1 cup of the crumb mixture, and set aside.
Stir
into the rest of the crumb mixture just until flour is wet (batter will
be lumpy) 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 large egg, slightly
beaten
Pour
batter into the pan. Sprinkle saved crumb mixture over the batter.
Bake
40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick poked in the center comes out clean.
Use
hot pads to take the cake out of the oven. Put pan on the wire rack.
Mix
in the small bowl with a spoon, adding water 1 teaspoon at a time, until
thin enough to drizzle
1
cup powdered sugar
2
tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
1/2
teaspoon vanilla
3
to 4 teaspoons hot water
Drizzle
glaze over warm coffee cake, serve warm.
Place
everything on a tray add some fresh flowers and don't forget
to
clean up the kitchen for a Mother's Day morning that says to Mom,
I
Love You!
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