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My mum used to make the most wonderful Welsh Rarebit when I was a child and I loved coming home from school, opening the fridge and seeing the large bowls of it.

When I was about nine years old I made a bowl of Welsh Rarebit as a surprise for my mum on Mother's Day and presented it to her on a tray with a present and a card.

I would love my own children to do that as I still remember that day and how proud I was of my achievement.

They will need: 8oz grated cheddar cheese, 2 teaspoons flour, 4 tablespoons milk, 1 level teaspoon dry mustard, tablespoon butter, 4 slices bread toasted one side only.

They will need to put the cheese, flour, mustard and butter into a saucepan. Mix well and then add the milk to moisten. Do not make it too wet. Stir over a gentle heat until it has melted, and when it is a thick paste, stop stirring, and swivel it around the saucepan. Leave to cool a little and then toast the bread on one side only. Spread the rarebit over the untoasted side and brown under a hot grill. This mixture can be made and kept in the refrigerator for several days and improves with age!

Welsh Rarebit always reminds me of my childhood and my mum.

Ha ha whirligwig72 my DD's make much the same cakes

Often with a side of doggy slobber. Yum!

DD is only 21 months and baked for the first time today.

For mothers day I'd like her (with help from DH) to make me a bacon sandwich and a big mug of tea.

For tea it would be lovely for her to have helped make a cake, just a simple sponge (she did very good buns today [proud mummy] filled with jam and cream.

DS is 3, so I'd probably stick at something easy like a large bowl of fruit salad. DH can help with the chopping Strawberries, blueberries, bananas, pineapple, melon, raspberries, apple, plum, all brought to me in bed with a large amount of single cream poured over the top. And all the strawberries filched en route by DS

Jersey Royals, asparagus, boiled egg wedges and little gem lettuce with lemon butter sauce (warm 50g butter with the juice of one lemon, thicken slightly with cornflour if necessary)

DD has spoken to DH about this thread and together they asked what I would like and are going to make a Beetroot cake.

Ingredients:

150g raw beetroot, grated
200 ml groundnut oil
250g caster sugar
3 medium eggs, separated
3 tablespoons milk
100g mixed nuts, roasted and chopped
200g plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon each ground ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg and a pinch of all-spice

Topping:
150g unsalted butter
150g icing sugar
500g Philadelphia cream cheese

Method:

Preheat oven to 170degC fan/190degC/gas mark 5 and butter two 20cm cake tins. Line the base with baking paper. Place about 1 teaspoon of the grated beetroot in a small bowl, cover with 2 teaspoons boiling water and set aside (this is to colour the frosting later on).

Mix all wet ingredients together, except the egg whites, keep these to one side to whisk later.
Sift dry ingredients together, except the nuts.
Mix wet and dry into each other then add the nuts.

Whisk egg whites in another bowl until stiff, then fold them into the mixture.

Divide this between the tins, smoothing the surface and bake for 30-35 mins or until shrinking from the sides and skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Leave to cool.

Make frosting, cream butter and icing sugar in food processor. remove butter icing to a bowl, blend with cream cheese until smooth and work in a couple of teaspoons of the beetroot liquor to tint it a pale pink.

Turn cakes onto a board and remove baking paper. Spread about a quarter of the frosting over the top of one of the cakes, sandwich with the other and use the remaining frosting to coat the top and sides.

Serve before mummy has seen the kitchen. :)

My boys love cooking and I would love them to make me some highly decorated cupcakes. We usually make the cakes together, measuring then whisking the mixture. They love putting it in the tin so they are usually a mixture of sizes.

Once the cakes are cooled I sit down with a coffee tidy up and leave them to decorate them with:

Melted chocolate
Chocolate buttons
Butter icing
Sugar sprinkles
Glace cherries
Sugar flowers
Anything else in the cupboard.

They are so proud of what they have made and force me to eat several - life is hard!

Oh, I would love french toast done our special way. BBBB French toast = Bacon, bananas, blueberries brioche french toast.

In a bowl mix 2-3 eggs, a generous splosh of cream, sprinkle of cinnamon, and a spoon of soft brown sugar. Mix with a fork and try not to spill too much on the floor.

Cut several brioche into thick-ish diagonal wedges. Soak in the egg mixture then cook in a warm frying pan with butter.

Separately prepare: grilled bacon cut into thin strips, sliced bananas, and a bowl of blueberries.

This is a fantastic sharing breakfast/brunch, with everyone piling up their plate with their favourite bits. A drizzle of maple syrup over the top goes down pretty well too (amount policed by Daddy, as for reasons I will not go into here we no longer allow 3 year old DD free access to the maple syrup bottle ).

Enjoy.

Breakfast -- scrambled eggs with a scoop of Boursin pepper on top, toast and their speciality: fruit 'kebabs' with strawberries/raspberries/blueberries, melon on a wood skewer.

I would love smoked salmon with scrambled egg on toast with a nice glass of 'grown up' juice , if dp is helping.

If it is dc likely be a bowl of sugary cereal with milk pouring over the sides , a cold cup of tea , think tea bag in cup with tap water , and a slice of bread torn into pieces with a chunk of butter that wouldn't spread. Accompanied by a lovely handmade card saying' I luve mum bicoz she has naice errings ' If previous years are anything to go by.

Would actually miss the second if i got the first

French toast for breakfast would be nice. Thick bread soaked in beaten eggs (with a little cinnamon added). Then fried in butter in a pan. Optional maple syrup or brown sugar on the top. And a nice cup of fresh coffee to go with it!

The DSes (2 and 5) love making egg-free chocolate muffins with me, would be nice if they made it themselves and let me lick the spoon for once :)

Mix 4oz caster sugar and 5oz butter, then add 6oz self-raising flour, three tablespoons cocoa powder and five tablespoons milk. Mix in a load of chocolate chips if you like, then bake for 30 mins at 170 degrees. Yum :)

LOVE TO HAVE NICE FRUIT BALL WITH SOME CUSTED MY LITTLY IS 4YEARS SHE CAN EASILY MAKE FRUIT SALAD.

DS says that he would make me a Dolce Gusto hot chocolate - he loves using the machine and oven baked cinnamon doughnuts - although he would need help to make them.

This is the recipe that I used yesterday from this great blog. They were delicious and a real treat :)

250ml (1 cup) semi skimmed milk
50g butter, melted
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1 1/2 tsp instant dried yeast
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon or mixed spice if you want a stronger spice flavour

Put the milk in a heatproof, microwave-safe jug. Microwave on medium (70%) for 30 seconds or until heated through (do not allow to boil) then stir in 1 tablespoon of butter.

Sift the flour into a bowl then stir in the yeast, 1/4 cup of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon or mixed spice. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients. Add the milk and butter mixture. Mix to form a soft dough then turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. I usually make the dough in my stand mixer and knead the dough with the dough hook for about 5 - 7 minutes until it's smooth and elastic.

Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl to rise. Cover the bowl with cling film. Set aside in a warm place for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size. I usually leave the dough to prove in my stand mixer as it has a plastic guard on the top that seals the bowl so is a perfect place for the dough to rise.

Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.

Using your fist, punch the dough down then turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough until it's smooth. I usually knead it for about 1 minute or so in my stand mixer. Once you're ready to shape the dough, press it out until it's about 2.5cm or 1 inch thick. Using a 6.5cm round cutter, or a wine glass, cut 12 circles from the dough. Using a 2.5cm round cutter, cut little circles from the centre of each large circle. Roll the off cuts together to make more doughnuts.

Put the doughnuts 2 inches apart on the prepared tray. Cover with lightly greased clingfilm. Set the doughnuts aside in a warm place for 30 minutes or until they've doubled in size again.

While the doughnuts are rising on the baking tray, preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Cook the doughnuts for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Brush the doughnuts with the remaining melted butter. Dip the doughnuts in the cinnamon sugar mixture, shaking off any excess. Serve warm or put in luncboxes for a lunchtime treat.

I would love my daughter to help prepare the fresh veg from the allotment,whilst the roast leg of lamb is cooking in the oven. Then we all sit down and eat our home grown produce .. DELICIOUS!

Pancakes with maple syrup and cinnamon

My son can not offer he is 20 months,but my husband asked him for a little help to make a special breakfast for me in mothers day,
For the pancake mixture:
220g plain flour, sifted, pinch of salt,2 eggs,2tbspoon of milk, 50g butter,2tbspoon of icing sugar,a drop of vanilla liquid.
Method:
1-Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.2-add the eggs,milk,sugar,vanilla and butter then whisk gently

3-Continue whisking until the mixed is smooth. 4-Make sure the non-stick frying pan is really hot before adding about 2 tbsp of the mixture.
5-Carefully lift the edge of the cooked pancake with a palette knife to see if it's tinged gold as it should be.6-Flip the pancake over with a pan slice or palette knife to cook the other side.7-Slide it out of the pan onto a plate.
To serve for ech slide cover it with pure honey then add chopped frying alamond ,it is really teasty.
Serve it with this a smoothi
1 banana,1/2 an apple,1teaspoon of cinnamon,1 cup of milk and 1/2a cup of limon juice.
As a side dish make this fantastic fruit salad

1/2 a cup of chopped date ,1 bear cut it into slides,cup of melons cubes,3tbsp of orange juice,mix gently then poure it into a small dishes then add a tespoon of desiccated coconut.
It is really perfect break fast with big energy to start your best day.

I cant wait

Mine like making chocolate buns. They weigh the eggs, then use the same amount of SR flour, butter and sugar, and a couple of desert spoons of cocoa. They melt the butter and mix in the sugar, beat the eggs into that, sift in the flour and cocoa, mix it all up with a wooden spoon (usually requires grown up input at this point) - then spend about 20mns trying to get the sloppy mixture into paper cake cases. 12mns approx at 180c in the oven - and yummy buns. Sometimes we through in chocolate chips too.

I'd have them make a pudding i used to have as a child and haven't had since. Just custard mixed with ground almonds with a bit of flake crumbled on top or scones with cream and jam.

Something nice and simple, but tasty and comforting, like tuna pasta bake :)

A special treat because we don't eat enough fish due to DH not liking it.

And it would be satisfying for the DC to produce something that looks 'proper'.

My DS is now 11 and is a mean machine with a frying pan (yes I know, hot pan,gas hob, fried food and all that, but just pleased he shows interest and doesn't assume all cooked food materialises by itself from the fridge to the table). Anyway, the family favourite is his patented chorizo and cheese omelette. Serves one.
Need:2 large free range eggs; 2 thin slices of chorizo, cut up with scissors; grated cheddar; olive oil.
Mix eggs and bits of chorizo in a jug while dash of olive oil is heating up in frying pan. Once pan is hot (smoking oil) pour in mixture and carefully tip pan so that mixture covers base (and occasionally covers hob too in which case another egg may be needed!). Use a spatula to keep dragging the cooked egg away from the sides of the pan to allow any liquid egg to fill the void and cook. When the underside is pale brown, use spatula and/or wrist action to flip the omelette over. Sprinkle a good handful of cheese on the top (cooked side) and sizzle for a further minute until the underside is cooked. Flip one edge of the omelette over to meet the opposite side (to create a semicircle shape) and serve immediately. YUM

Homemade granola and yoghurt (with coffee made by Daddy :-))

Mix oats, honey, syrup, sugar, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, bit of cinnamon and ground ginger, tiny bit of vegetable oil in a large bowl. Bake in (fan) oven at 150 for about an hour, turning occasionally. When cooled, add flaked almonds and sultanas. Sprinkle on yoghurt/ icecream/ fruit fool or just eat handfuls out of the jar...

Not too tricky and everyone loves it!

In the past I've been brought a fruit salad, bowl of cereal and toast. On a tray with a hand-picked flower from the garden

Brought a tear to my eye I must say

Beef goulash with buttered tagliatelle and green cabbage followed by maralade and brioche bread and butter pudding(dd can already do this pudding with some assistance).

The day my dc can cook me meals like that without supervision I shall weepinto my G&T with my feet up

The problem is that Dh needs to have the idea and supervise so it would probably be more like cheese on toast with an apple on the side, mm thanks dh.