Monday, May 12, 2008

Recipe for a Perfect Mother's Day

1. Have yummy tea cake for breakfast (make night before). I made this very simple carrot tea cake (courtesy of Martha). I did make one small alteration: just couldn't resist doing a drizzle of orange cream cheese glaze (mix a little softened cream cheese, some confectioner's sugar and fresh squeezed o.j. until drizzle-able).

2. Spend some quality beauty of nature time with the family. A day at the beach is even better if it's chilly and overcast, because it will be more serene.

3. Have a professional make you a really lovely coffee drink. If you are on the Central Coast where great coffee is not exactly in abundance, you can try Joe Mama's at Avila Beach: fantastic view and a fabulous latte.

4. Don't try to accomplish anything other than a manicure for the rest of day. Yee ha, now that's what I call a perfect day.

I hope all you moms out there had a great day. And, Mom, I hope you had your very own delicious latte in the sky (a life of faithful mass attendance should guarantee a heavenly barista).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Boy, the Martinez-van Kleeck family likes carrot cake.

Charmaine said...

It's true: we are carrot cake FANATICS. Maybe because we're all artists and need that beta-carotene. I'm thinking of developing a carrot walnut waffle next. Yum.