Traditional Mother's Day Southern Breakfast Recipes

An Easy and Delicious Mother's Day Breakfast

Make this Mother's Day unforgettable with one of these breakfast menus, or use your imagination and substitute. 

Quick and easy but delicious, the breakfast casserole is put together the night before.  A delicious cantaloupe smoothie and easy muffins make this breakfast memorable. 

Western Ham and Egg Casserole

Make this casserole the night before, then refrigerate and pop it in the oven in the morning. 

Ingredients:

8 slices white bread, crust removed, cut into cubes 

2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese 

1 1/4 cups cubed, cooked ham (about 8 ounces) 

1/2 cup finely chopped onion 

1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper 

6 eggs, beaten 

3 cups milk

Preparation:

Place bread cubes in a lightly greased 12x8x2-inch baking dish.  Sprinkle with cheese, ham, onion, and green pepper.  Whisk together eggs and milk; pour over ham and cheese mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours.  Remove from refrigerator; let stand for 30 minutes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40 minutes or until set.

Western ham and egg casserole serves 8.

An Extra-Special Mother's Day Breakfast

Here's an elegant breakfast for anyone who loves to cook.  Perfect for Mother's day or any special occasion breakfast.  For a touch of indulgence, serve this breakfast with champagne and orange juice Mimosas. 

Eggs Benedict - Fruit Compote With Pears

Sour Cream Cinnamon Rolls

Strawberry Smoothies or Mimosas

Hot Coffee or Tea

Southern Breakfast

Here's a traditional Southern breakfast, from grits to biscuits and gravy. 

Grits

Scrambled Eggs Deluxe

Ham with Red Eye Gravy

Biscuits with Sausage Gravy or Pecan Pancakes

Orange Juice, Hot Coffee, or Tea

Always remember to add a bud vase with her favorite flower to give any breakfast in bed that special touch.  Don’t forget the cards and her other gifts too, she will start out the day with a HUGE smile on her face and go to work showing off what her family did for her.

Breakfast is More Than a Meal

Is a good breakfast on your agenda? 

Because mornings are often hectic, some families try to get by with skimpy breakfasts or skip the meal entirely. You and your children, though, have already gone without food for 8 to 9 hours. Without a good breakfast, your bodies and your brains - which have no blood-glucose reserves, the brain's main energy source - have even longer to wait for an energy boost. It's much better to get up a little earlier to have a complete breakfast.

Studies over the last 30 years have confirmed again and again that children who eat a balanced breakfast score significantly higher on tests and are less depressed, anxious and hyperactive than children who eat an unbalanced breakfast or skip the meal. 

Breakfast eaters also have improved strength and endurance and are not as susceptible to gnawing hunger pains in the late morning. By making you feel full longer, a good breakfast can also help you avoid overeating. In adult research, overweight women ate fewer calories the rest of the day when they had a protein-based breakfast of eggs, toast and fruit spread than women who had a calorically equal breakfast of a bagel, cream cheese and yogurt.

For either adults or children, a good breakfast should include a grain food, a protein source, a low-fat milk food and your choice of a fruit or vegetable or juice. 

For the protein food, nutritious eggs are quick and easy to prepare and go well with other foods to complete a balanced meal. Pile-It-On Egg Toast, for example, can help you wake up taste buds with either a comforting or more exciting flavor combination. 

Pile-It-On Egg Toast

3 servings

Cooking spray

3 slices bread

3 eggs

Topping ingredients (see variations)

Cover baking sheet with aluminum foil. Evenly coat with spray. Place bread slices on foil-lined sheet. With 2 1/2- to 3-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter or inverted drinking glass, cut out center of each bread slice. OR, pull out center of bread slice with fingers, leaving 2 1/2- to 3-inch diameter hole. Place cutouts and bread slices on baking sheet. For extra crispness, lightly coat both sides with spray, if desired. Break and slip 1 egg into hole in each bread slice. Evenly spread or spoon topping ingredients over bread slice and egg white. Avoid covering egg yolk completely. 

Place baking sheet on middle rack of preheated 350 degree F oven. Bake until whites are set and yolks begin to thicken and cloud over, but are not hard, about 12 to 15 minutes. (Baking time may vary depending on temperature, amount and thickness of topping foods and exact diameter of hole in bread slice.)

Nutrition information per serving of 1/3 recipe using pumpernickel rye bread, ham, spinach and 2% cottage cheese: 200 calories, 8 gm total fat, 228 mg cholesterol, 743 mg sodium, 229 mg potassium, 14 gm carbohydrate, 17 gm protein and 10% or more of the RDI for vitamins A, B12 and C, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, iron, phosphorus, zinc 

Topping Variations: Each variation makes 3 servings.

Ham & Cheese: Use pumpernickel rye bread. In small bowl, stir together 1 cup fresh baby spinach leaves (about 1 1/2 oz.), 1/2 cup chopped lean cooked ham (about 3 oz.) and 1/3 cup low-fat cottage cheese. Spoon about 1/3 cup spinach mixture evenly onto each egg-and-bread slice. Bake.

Mushroom Pizza: Use Italian bread, at least 4-inches in diameter, sliced 3/4- to 1-inch thick. In small bowl, stir together 1 cup sliced mushrooms (about 3 1/2 oz.) and 1/2 cup prepared pizza or spaghetti sauce or salsa. Spoon about 1/3 cup mushroom mixture onto each egg-and-bread slice. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons shredded low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese, 1 tablespoon per slice. Bake.

Vietnamese Sandwich Recipe

While teaching English in Asia the past several years , I've been lucky to exchange some delicious and authentic recipes with local people . This Vietnamese Sandwich is awesome and it is a nice break from common sandwiches . The garlic chili sauce is common in Asian sections of markets but Indonesian chili (sambal) or Korean chili paste can also be substituted. Beer or red wine is the beverage of choice for this authentic recipe of French influenced Vietnamese cuisine.

Prep Time  : 10 Min

Cook Time : 5 Min

Ready In    : 15 Min

Served for  : 4 people

Ingredients

* 4 boneless pork loin chops, cut 1/4 inch thick

* 4 (7 inch) French bread baguettes, split lengthwise

* 4 teaspoons mayonnaise, or to taste

* 1 ounce chile sauce with garlic

* 1/4 cup fresh lime juice

* 1 small red onion, sliced into rings

* 1 medium cucumber, peeled and sliced lengthwise

* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

* salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat the oven's broiler. Place the pork chops on a broiling pan and set under the broiler. Cook for about 5 minutes, turning once, or until browned on each side.

2. Open the French rolls and spread mayonnaise on the insides. Place one of the cooked pork chops into each roll. Spread chile sauce directly on the meat. Sprinkle with a little lime juice and top with slices of onion, cucumber, cilantro, salt and pepper. Finish with another quick drizzle of lime juice.

Source: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Vietnamese-Sandwich/Detail.aspx