Mother's Day menus

[writingwithheld]

Hey all,

Anyone still cooking for Mother's Day? My mom and I are making a team effort-- she wants to cook for her mom, too. Here is what we are planning:

Mushrooms stuffed with spinach dip
BLT biscuit bites
Fried chicken (just shallow fried in an electric skillet with flour, salt, pepper, and paprika--family tradition)
Green beans w/ garlic and almonds
Pea Salad
Cheesey potatoes
Banana cake w/ chocolate cream cheese frosting

I hope everything turns out (a few of the recipes are new). Have a good day and don't work too hard, especially if you're a mother!

[dorothyinAus]

I'm introducing my in-laws to barbeque pulled pork. My FIL is a bit concerned about the idea of barbeque when I don't have a barbeque pit. But I'm making pulled pork for sandwiches in the crock-pot, with a Coca-Cola barbeque sauce (only because root beer is $4 a can here and I need 4 cans!). I'm making a corn pudding and cole-slaw to go with the pork. My MIL (a former cake baker) is handling dessert, which is all right with me, because I always feel my desserts are inadequate next to her professional cakes.

[ally]

My mom recently bought a cookbook (Lydia's Italy in America) and asked me to look through it find something to cook together. From the cookbook we are going to make:
steak w/pizzaiola sauce
basic marinara

DH will make fresh pasta - with parents to help.

I will make homemade strawberry ice cream.

It should be a fun evening.

[CityLights]

I'm cooking for my mom.

I'm making chive risotto cakes with a pesto yogurt dipping sauce to start.

Main is marinated pork tenderloin with roasted broccoli and mashed cannellini beans.

My sister is handling the wine and dessert.

[dcannie]

May 12, 2012 7:28:23 GMT -5 writingwithheld said:

Mushrooms stuffed with spinach dip
BLT biscuit bites
Fried chicken (just shallow fried in an electric skillet with flour, salt, pepper, and paprika--family tradition)
Green beans w/ garlic and almonds
Pea Salad
Cheesey potatoes
Banana cake w/ chocolate cream cheese frosting

where are the blt biscuit bites from?

[my4girls]

I said I would do dessert- that's what I enjoy doing so I don't mind, but for the first year ever I'm not cooking dinner. I told my brothers and sisters they had to handle it so I could enjoy my own mothers day. I made peanut butter chocolate chip pound cake and Dorie's French lemon tart. I'm excited for both!

[6fsn]

We're being pretty low key here. I'm making a "mexican lasagna" because it sounds good. Then I'm making blueberry muffins and chicken pasta salad for next week.

[mrswizard]

Re: We're being pretty low key here. I'm making a "mexican lasagna" because it sounds good. Then I'm making blueberry muffins and chicken pasta salad for next week.

6! Hi! I"m so glad you're here. Hope all is well. Have a very Happy Mother's Day and let us know about the "Mexican Lasagna". Cheers!

~W. (Used to be wejustwant2)

[redheadbaker]

I am hosting brunch for my parents and S.O.'s mom and step-dad. I have a menu but we'll see what actually gets made:

Broccoli and ham quiche (already cooked)
Alton Brown's Overnight Cinnamon Rolls (dough is on its first rise)
Lemon-Poppy Seed and Orange-Cranberry muffins
Rosemary Focaccia
Fruit and Pound Cake parfaits
Mimosas
Mango Bellinis

[DarcyLongfellow]

There's a huge PGA (golf) tournament here in town this weekend, and DH's parents and my dad are huge golf fans. My mom and I are not, but it's still a fun weekend.

Thankfully, my in laws live walking distance to the course, so we'll eat at their house while all the crowds clear out. My MIL is an amazing cook, and she insisted that I not do a thing since it is Mothers' Day (even though I pointed out that she's a mother too!). We usually cook out steaks on the Sunday of the tournament, but this year we're having spaghetti with homemade meatballs :-). And I'm sure many amazing desserts -- because that's how my MIL rolls :-)

[writingwithheld]

May 12, 2012 15:07:07 GMT -5 dcannie said:

May 12, 2012 7:28:23 GMT -5 writingwithheld said:

where are the blt biscuit bites from?

Super simple from allrecipes-- allrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-and-tomato-cups/
I did use the refrigerated dough in order to save time since we were making so much, but I'm sure it could easily be altered to be from scratch.

[alithebride]

I made an amazing dinner for my mom and grandma! Also it was very low-cal-which is awesome!

appetizers: in addition to a ton of fresh fruit (berries, grapes, asian pear slices) I made turkey santa fe potato skins.

main: roasted garlic green beans, zucchini stuffed chicken rollatini, buttermilk, chive mashed potatoes.

for dessert: pineapple cupcakes with red wine/balsamic soaked strawberries.