Let me first address the appearance of my blog. For some reason, the 1970’s rumpus room feel of the wood paneling appealed to me. It probably won’t stick around but I kind of like it for now.
So, Mother’s Day!
We had a lovely Mother’s Day here at our house. We invited my mom and J’s parents over for brunch where we feasted on all sorts of goodies. I made a a dozen mini turkey sausage, mushroom and Swiss quiches. They were divine!
I even tried my hand at a gluten-free breakfast bread for my mom. She recently discovered that she has a gluten allergy so I wanted to make a yummy carb-filled treat just for her.
It didn’t go so well.
I baked the cranberry orange bread on Saturday afternoon. It looked lovely and golden brown. When I checked it with a wooden skewer, it came out clean. I let the bread cool then covered it with plastic wrap for Sunday brunch. When I cut into it this morning the middle was raw!!! Like a lump of uncooked dough. RAW! Argh! I had to toss the whole darn thing.
I ended up setting out a pail of yogurt cups on ice as my brunch offering in place of the bread… I was really looking forward to tasting something gluten-free. I’ve never had gluten-free bread so I was curious. Guess I’ll have to try it another time.
I gave the moms each a little rocket-ship-shaped scrapbook album that I made filled with photos of the boys. I also sent them a bouquet of roses earlier in the week. They seemed to enjoy their presents and that made me happy.
After we had eaten ourselves into a stupor the grandparents departed. Wildman and I lazed around on the couch for a while. It was a great morning.
Stay tuned for the second installment of my Mother’s Day recap. It involves lots of local scenery, an ambulance and a dragon!
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