Mother’s Day is such a special day for families all around New Zealand. It’s a way of celebrating the people in our lives who have showered us with unconditional love, support, and care. No matter who that figure is, there are so many ways to express your love for them.
One of our favourite ways to show our mother figures how much we appreciate them is to start their day with a wonderful breakfast in bed. There’s no better feeling than pouring time and energy into cooking something super tasty and seeing how happy it makes them. We know that cooking a full breakfast can be a little daunting, so we have put together some super easy recipes for you to make the perfect breakfast spread - everyone can get involved, no matter how young!
You can’t go wrong with a classic bacon & eggs on toast. It is one of the easiest and tastiest breakfasts to make, and with the Sunbeam ReversaGrill you can cook everything on one appliance! Use the grill side to sizzle your bacon (or facon bacon as a vegetarian alternative) and toast your bread. Then simply flip the grill over and use the flat hotplate to fry your eggs.
If you want to take it up a level, why not try and make your own bread as well - it’s sure to impress!
Sunbeam Bread Machine Recipe for White Bread
1 ½ cup warm water
2 ½ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bread flour
¼ tsp of baking soda
2 tsp bread machine yeast – you can use rapid or instant
2 tsp olive oil
1 ½ tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
Bread Prep
- Set up the machine to make bread. Make sure the kneading arm is installed.
- Sunbeam suggests liquids first for bread recipes so put in the wet ingredients first followed by dry ingredients, saving the bread machine yeast. The yeast goes in last. Poke a hole in the dry ingredients and place yeast inside it. Don’t let the yeast touch the liquids.
- Put on the setting you want to use. If it’s an express bake, add an extra ½ teaspoon of yeast. If regular bake, then 2 teaspoons are fine.
- Choose medium crust.
- Once it is done, take it out of the pan and allow it to cool on a rack.
Tip: Check your machine after a few minutes of kneading. If the dough is stiff, then add a little water and start again. Do this until the dough seems appropriately soft. You can do the opposite if the dough seems too wet. Add flour in tiny amounts until the dough becomes soft, not sticky.
Now that you’ve got the main part of the meal sorted, whip up a tasty smoothie to go with it for the perfect breakfast set. Try these two cute Mother’s Day themed recipes with our Vitamix blender.
1 Cup Raspberries
1 Cup Strawberries
1/2 cup greek Honey Yogurt
1/4 cup Apple Juice (You can vary this, depending on how thick or creamy you want it)
Blend until smooth, serve and put in cute straw and Berry Best Mom printable.
Your Peachy Keen Smoothie
2 Cups Frozen Peaches
(if Peaches are in season non frozen would be delicious, just do 1 1/2 cups and then 1 cup ice)
1/4 Cup Frozen Pineapples
1 Cup Greek Honey Yogurt
1/2 Cup Apple Juice
Blend until smooth, serve with cute straw and Peachy Keen printable.
Voila, you’ve made the perfect breakfast! But, don’t stop there. There’s nothing worse than getting out of bed after a beautiful thoughtful meal and walking into a messy house knowing that you’re going to have to clean up. Make sure that all the dishes and tools you used to cook are put into the dishwasher and give the floors a quick vacuum - your special someone will feel so loved.
Still stuck for Mother’s Day gift ideas? Why not treat your loved one to a stunning KitchenAid Stand Mixer or the Vitamix Anniversary Collection Pack
Anna Faber
