Serve her royally, give her only the very best, and
watch the delight in her eyes. Enjoy!

MONTH OF MAY OMELET

2 cups of her favorite springtime fruit, such as
strawberries, bananas, pears, early peaches, blue-
berries, etc.

1/3 cup plain yogurt

2 tbs. honey

1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tbs. butter

2 eggs, well beaten

2 ozs. mild cheddar cheese, grated

Edible flowers for garnish

In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt and honey.
Gently add the cinnamon. Set the mixture aside.

Melt 1 tbs. butter in a pan over medium heat. Pour
in the well beaten eggs.. As the ends of
the omelet begin to dry, lift it gently so that the re-
mainder of the egg mixture can cook. Remove the
omelet to a warm plate. Sprinkle the
mild cheddar onto the cooked omelet. Place under
broiler for 1 min. until cheese is melted and the eggs
are done.

Spread 1-1/2 cups of the fruit mixture onto the omelet.
Top with a dollop of the yogurt mixture. Fold the
omelet over the fruit. Spoon the remaining fruit over
the folded omelet. Garnish with a spoonful of the
yogurt and the edible flowers.

Not only great tasting, and very special, but beautiful
to behold as well
.

With this omelet, serve a fresh, hot cup of coffee or
tea (with lemon slice).

Meat: 2 slices of hickory bacon
or maple flavored pork sausage links,
or honey ham.

A nicely toasted English muffic, with a pat of butter
placed on a small plate with a lacy paper doilie beneath
the muffin.
.

Place fresh flowers in a bud vase, add a linen napkin
tied with yarn, in your mother's favorite color. A hand-
made card signed by everyone adds that lovely
personal touch.

You have just made Mom - Queen for a Day!

Special Note: If mom is far away and you cannot travel
on Mother's Day, try telephoning, and let all the kids
say HI.

When you send a card, enclose a few special treats -
such as pretty flowery postage stamps, a roll of elegant
address labels, or a unique checkbook covered that
you made by applying contact paper to a pre-existing
cover, but personalizing it as only you could.

If mom is in a care facility, make it a top priority to-do
item to visit. Bring along gifts that she will enjoy and
treasure: hairpins or combs that you have hot-glued
birthstones of each of her children or grandchildren;
picture frames using this same technique and include
a collage of small photos
.
Teddy bears (small), stuffed animals, small boxes to
hold "special" things, lap quilts, or personal items in a
carrying case you made just for her.
Sure, store bought items are beautiful, but hand-made
are exceptionally enduring and comforting to hold and
admire time after time
.
Thank you.

©Arleen M. Kaptur 2002

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