Mothers Day Breakfast Ideas!

[lovemybubs]

Sil and I have decided that we will do a Mothers Day Breakfast this year for MIL, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on anyhting special or different what we could include...

So far we have the old eggs and bacon, hashbrowns, fruit platter... need some better ideas!!

[M22]

how about bill granger's

ricotta pancakes with honeycomb butter?? these are easy to make and so yummo
banna bread
bagels

i'm pretty sure calin posted the recipe for the pancakes

[Rouge]

Yep I did... will find it ETA: Here it is

Corn fritters with smoked salmon and creme fraiche & chives
Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon (YUM!) even go all out and get some salmon roe
Croissants filled with Toblerone and melted in the oven
Almond Croissants (These are divine)
French toast with Bacon & Maple syrup (sounds gross but its heaven)
Ham & Cheese Croissants
Spanish Omlette
Kedgeree
Mexican Breakfast Tortilla Stack
Coconut Bread & Lemon Curd
Poached fruit, roasted muesli and fresh yoghurt

*hugs*
Cailin

[lovemybubs]

Thanks for the ideas...

Cailin, i have no idea what these things are:
Spanish Omlette
Kedgeree
Mexican Breakfast Tortilla Stack
Coconut Bread & Lemon Curd

Are they easy to make? Would i find the recipes if i google?

[M22]

thanks cai,

It's great that you CAN ALWAYS be relied on for gourmet delights!!

[Rouge]

Kedgeree is a rice dish that has a semi curry flavour, its got flaked chunks of smoked salmon or trout in it and egg. Its a very british indian breakfast dish.

Spanish Omlette is like a frittata:

Spanish omelette

Preparation Time
10 minutes

Cooking Time
25 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 (about 120g) chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
1 red onion, chopped
1 small (about 200g) red capsicum, halved, deseeded, cut lengthways into strips
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 (about 150g) ripe tomato, roughly chopped
1/2 tsp sweet paprika
6 eggs
2 tbs water
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 tbs roughly chopped fresh continental parsley

Method

Heat oil in a 22cm (base measurement) heavy-based frying pan over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer sausage to a bowl. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onion and capsicum, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion is soft. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until aromatic.
Return sausage to pan. Add tomato and paprika, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Spread mixture evenly in pan and set aside until required.
Crack eggs into bowl. Add water and whisk until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Preheat grill on medium. Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture in pan. Cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until almost set. Place under preheated grill and cook for 1-2 minutes or until just cooked through. Remove from heat and sprinkle with parsley.

This tortilla stack I saw on Lifestyle Food and it looked great, apparently its a hangover cure

Huevos Rancheros

INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons Vegetable Or Canola Oil
4 Corn Or Enchilada Tortillas
4 tablespoons Refried Beans (Tinned Is Fine)
4 tablespoons Mexican Salsa (Tinned Or Make Your Own)
4 Eggs (Free Range)
1 tablespoon Chopped Coriander
6 tablespoons Sour Cream
1 Lime (Cut Into Quarters)
4 sprigs Coriander
Sea Salt
Cracked Black Pepper
12 Jalepino Peppers (Optional)

Method
Heat a touch of oil in a pan and fry the tortillas until just starting to get a bit of colour on both sides, place onto a baking tray
Fry off your eggs / or poach if you like
Place a tablespoon of beans on each tortilla and spread out
Do the same with the salsa
Place the egg on top of the salsa
Season the egg with sea salt & pepper
Sprinkle on some chopped coriander and cheese
Bake in the oven until cheese melted (180 degrees C)
Take out and place on serving plates
Top with avocado slices
Place a tablespoon of sour cream on top
Garnish with coriander sprig, lime wedges and jalapeno peppers.
Enjoy with a bloody Mary

You can make this bread the night before, and in the morning toast and serve with butter & lemon curd (lemon spread or similar tastes better with homemade but you can get nice ones from the supermarket now)

Bill's Coconut Bread

INGREDIENTS
2 Eggs
300ml Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
2½ cups Plain Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 cup Caster Sugar
150g Shredded Coconuts
75g Unsalted Butter (Melted)
Icing Sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 180C (350F).
Lightly whisk eggs, milk and vanilla together.
Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a bowl, add sugar and coconut, and stir to combine.
Make a well in the centre and gradually stir in the egg mixture until just combined.
Add melted butter and stir until the mixture is just smooth, being careful not to over-mix.
Pour into a greased and floured 21 x 10 cm (81/2 x 4 in) loaf tin and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until bread is cooked when tested with a skewer.
Leave in tin to cool for 5 minutes, and remove to cool further on a wire rack.
Serve in thick slices, toasted, buttered and dusted with icing sugar. Makes 8-10 thick slices.

HTH's If you want a recipe for Kedgeree let me know

*hugs*
Cailin

[Tigergirl1980]

I saw on a cooking show a really yummy twist on normal french toast. I made it last weekend and it was divine.

I used a sweet loaf which I got at a place near me but you could probably get it in a deli or just use a normal unsliced loaf.

Make french toast as normal but to the egg mix, add a little bit of caster sugar, some cinnamon and a teeny splash of vanilla essence. Dip bread in as per normal but then you dip the edges in crushed almonds. Cook in a pan with some butter and serve with maple syrup. Mmmmmmmmmm it was awesome.

[wardygirl]

Oh Bec, that sounds fabulous!!!!

(And I agree, you can always count on Cai for fabulous food ideas. Thanks Cai!)

[lovemybubs]

Thanks for the ideas everyone... im so excited!! I cant wait for mothers day now!

[kerry]

Quick and easy.... just chuck some feta (danish works best) into some scramble egg mix and have feta-cheesy scrambled eggs. Nice with some sautee mushies, spinach and smoked salmon.