Activities

A Pink Menu for Mother's Day!

May 1, 2023

In spring, pink resurfaces. A color that evokes sunny days is suddenly everywhere, from the wardrobe to the lipsticks. To celebrate Mother's Day, you can even add a touch of pink to the menu!

For the aperitif - Gin Fizz with pomegranate

We start the evening with this surprising and delicate little cocktail that reminds us of summer. You do not drink alcohol? No problem! You just have to exclude gin from the recipe.

Servings: For two glasses

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pomegranate apple
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • 1 cup of tonic
  • 2 ounces of gin Ice cubes

Preparation

  • Open the pomegranate and remove the grains
  • Place the beans in a blender and grind
  • Filter and keep only the juice
  • Divide the juice into two glasses
  • Add ½ tsp. lime juice, ½ cup of tonic and 1 ounce of gin in each glass
  • Add ice cubes according to your taste and mix in blender... voila!

Source: Elephantastic Vegan

For starters - Beet and Goat cheese Napoleons

The rose and the hearts go so well together! Everyone will love these adorable and succulent Napoleons... especially Mom!

Servings: For two people

Ingredients for Napoleons

 

  • 2 cooked beets
  • 1 tbsp fresh goat cheese
  • Lemon zest
  • Heart shaped cookie cutter

Ingredients for the vinaigrette

  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • A pinch of sea salt
  • A pinch of pepper

Preparation for Napoleons

  • Once cooked, slice beets
  • In each slice, cut out hearts with a cookie cutter
  • Place a slice of beetroot on a plate and spread with goat cheese
  • Repeat a few times and finish storing with a slice of beetroot
  • Add some lemon zest
  • Sprinkle with vinaigrette, serve

Source: The tomato art

The main dish - Farfalle with beet pesto

After the Napoleons, we continue with the amazing beetroot. This time, as as a pesto.

Servings: For 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of Farfalle
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cooked beets
  • ½ lemon
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • 1/3 of tsp pepper

Preparation

  • Cook the pasta according to the instructions, drain the water and place in a large bowl
  • Place all ingredients in a blender
  • Mix until the mixture has the desired consistency
  • Mix the pasta mixture
  • Adjust the seasoning
  • serve

Source: Vegelicacy

Dessert - Pancake Cake with strawberry cream and lemon

After such a hearty meal, this dessert is just perfect: not too sweet and light. Also, the left overs keep very well for a few days, in the fridge.

Servings: 10 parts

Preparation time: 50 minutes

Ingredients for pancakes

  • 2 cups of buttermilk
  • 2 cups of almond milk
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 eggs

Ingredients for strawberry cream and lemon

  • 3 tbsp and 1 tsp lemon juice
  • ¾ cup of powdered sugar
  • 2 cups of mascarpone cheese
  • 2 cups whipped cream
  • 2 cups of washed and diced strawberries
  • 12 additional strawberries for decoration

Preparation of pancakes

  • Mix all ingredients except eggs
  • Mix the eggs in a separate bowl
  • Pour the eggs into the first mixture
  • Mix well
  • Cook the pancakes in a nonstick skillet
  • Reserve

Preparation for the cream

  • Mix lemon juice, caster sugar and mascarpone cheese
  • Reserve
  • Whip the whipping cream and add the mascarpone mixture, slowly
  • Add mashed strawberries
  • Mix gently

Assembling

  • Place a pancake on a presentation plate
  • Cover with cream
  • Cover with a pancake
  • Repeat until all crepes are placed
  • Finish with a layer of cream and decorate with strawberries

Source: Taste and See

Image de Annie Harvey

To know more
Over 100 little joys of being a Mom

Being a mother gives us little and simple pleasures, which were unimaginable before having children. See why it's so good to be a mom while browsing this wave of love.

The meaning of Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a day like any other for some, a magical day for others and a painful day for those who have lost a child or their own mother.

Celebrating your mother from afar

Mother's Day is coming! Show her that you are thinking of her, always but especially today, with these ideas to celebrate your mom from a distance this Mother's Day!

7 Crafts for Mother's Day

Dear dad, dear babysitter, this post is for you! Mother's Day is fast approaching and to allow children to give a little sweetness to mom this year, here are 7 simple DIY craft ideas.


This week
Ear infections, antibiotics, and prevention

Becoming a parent also means being acquainted with several small infections encountered during our own childhood. Ear infections are numerous and can leave you having lots of questions. We try to respond to the most frequent ones.

My child is often absentminded!

Do you find yourself often repeating phrases like "Hello? Is anyone there?" ? If so, it seems that your child is often absentminded. Here's how to help your distracted children stay concentrated.

A teenager’s bedroom

Your teenager's bedroom is a disaster. You even invented new words to describe this horrendous place where food and clothes seem to blend into a new kind of carpet but your child doesn't seem to mind. What can you do?

My child is smelly!

Your child is now 6 years old. The innocence of childhood still shines brightly in his or her eyes but… they're smelly! When your child gets hot, you scrunch your nose and smell a tinge of sweat. Are they too young for deodorant?