Creamy Butterscotch: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Dinner for Mom

This year i was finally able to celebrate mother's day with my mum. She was really excited and so was i. So we prepared .. yes we.. my mother likes to poke her nose into everything... one of the reasons why she's so adorable.. well the storey bagan like this. We were lying beside each other and i suggested High Tea at the Good Wood Park .. but no... then i said Sakae Sushi.. hmm .. okay.. not too bad.. then i said i wouldn't mind cooking for her and making a mushroom soup.. her eyes lit up instantly .. my mom loves the comfort of a homemade soup and so it was settled brunch and dinner with one exception.. a Hyatt Cheesecake...

So i started planning my menu. Honestly i did not really have that much time with work and all.. architecture demands most of your time .. so i finally decided on of course the mushroom soup, a vegetable tart and grilled lamb for main course.

Mother's Day for my mom started on Saturday.. i brought her to a jewelery shop and got her some gold earring.. she loves them.. then we went to an Indian restaurant and had some Indian food (much to my dismay) but Mom wanted it so Mom's the word..

The very next day, on Mother's Day .. i got up early, cleaned the house.. blew some balloons and wrapped her present. Even dad got up and helped .. i know i have the sweetest dad .. darn Father's Day is coming up. So anyway.. i started preparing breakfast and realised .. that there was no coffee !! the one thing my mom can't live without .. so i quickly rushed to the store to get some (i personally don't drink coffee)

Breakfast/Brunch

She was supposed to sleep a little while longer but got up at around 9 ish.. so i give her a big kiss and blew bubbles as she walked out of the room.. then she put on her present and they looked really good on her !!! Okay breakfast/brunch was huge ... there were pancakes, maple syrup, homemade strawberry and vanilla syrup, scrambled eggs, baked beans, dark rye bread ( mom's fav), cream cheese, butter, kaya and an assortment of fruits, orange juice and coffee. Woah .. what a mouth full.. okay 'line' full.. so anyway by the time we finished we were SO STUFFED !!! No one did the dishes .. ha ha ha .. which is really rare in our household as dishes always get done promptly rain or shine.

So then me and mom cuddled on the sofa with Josh .. our two year old Jack Russell Terrier whose more like my youngest brother than a pet... and soon Mom dozed off.. phew my cue to dash to Hyatt with Dad to pick up her cake.. you see i told her that i was too late and couldn't make the order so she thought i was making another dessert.

Josh

Came back and she was still asleep .. giggles .. she deserves it honestly.. so then Dad left for a little while and i started on dinner. Did the dishes and prepared my workstation. My ! it was overwhelming.. it has been a long time since i cooked dinner like this and i felt really out of place.. cue to start cooking more... so soup was done but i screwed it up !!! Too much salt ... wanhhhh... that is one problem that sucks ... next time i am not salting the soup .. i'll let them do it.. okay then the pastry.. darn cases didn't puff up .. the lamb was decent and my sauce was excellent .. that's one thing i can do without screwing it .. a good sauce .. not the ones in the packet but one that uses the pan dripping and so on.

After dinner, we all sang a Mother's Day song and cut the cake. She loved it and although i know in my heart dinner was not all that great .. she valued my effort and all the love i put into it. Love you mom.. always !