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you put ketchup on french toast?
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It's strawberry icing.Quote:
you put ketchup on french toast?
Is that easier to get out of the keyboard?:haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott P
Same, every marriage is different, I'm guessing you and your wife are more like me and mine Summit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Summit
Wonderful Kimberly's latest "breakfast in bed". I looooooooove my wife. :)
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I fear I'm becoming too predictable though. I really need something special for next Sunday. Something that will really make her heart melt. Any cooks out there have an idea for a really romantic breakfast?
Haha cool idea for a thread. I make breakfast in bed for my wife too. I'll take a pic next time. But I can probably describe what ideas I do and feel free to steal them. :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott P
So make a perfectly round pancake but attach two smaller pancakes above it. It makes a mouse ears like a silhouette of mickey mouse. Then use blueberries for the eyes and then cut up an apple for the smiley face. You can get really creative with the nose, I also carve this out of an apple piece. Once you understand the concept you can make all kinds of funny faces using different shapes of pancakes. For instance you can make a long face screaming, pointy ears on a happy cat, etc, etc.
Not as romantic as hearts, granted.. But if your looking to change it up this would work I think. :)
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Chocolate dipped strawberries & a can of aerosol whipping cream.:twisted: Arrange sleepovers at friends houses for the kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott P
Since you LOOOOOOOOVE your wife and I am tired of working on divorce cases today, let me offer my little suggestions on wooing your wife. First, a comment about James Bond. Women seem to love him for a couple of reasons, one of which is his style and panache. He is comfortable in a tux and comfortable beating the stuffing out of someone while in a tux. He knows and is comfortable with the finer things of life. Now, you don't have to have money or gold to have style and swagger. So let me offer a few inexpensive suggestions.
The Proper Place Setting.
First, your knife should be closest to the plate on the right side with the blade facing the plate.
Second, you are missing a napkin. It should be folded properly (a lot of sites to show you this) and placed to the left side of the fork. Place your flower on the napkin. Some will put the napkin in the center of the plate but where you have food on it, well that doesn't work. Some will fold it restaurant style and put it in a goblet or drinking glass of some kind which leads me to the.....
Third point. Where are your drinking glasses? They should be placed above the knife and spoon. If you have fancy goblets use them even for orange juice and milk. If not, you can get some cheep ones at the dollar store that still look good.
Fourth, I would suggest a place mat. A burgundy or crimson red would look good. Something also with a texture or pattern would also help the appearance. One setting that I think would look good with your mirrored rose would be to get a black place mat and a square all-white plate from the dollar store with a red or white linen napkin. Another idea is to buy a mirror to place the plate on then put the mirror on top of a black or red mat or tablecloth. Black, white and red combinations are very classy and a classic combination for romance. With the strawberries and the red rose and the red in the plate you are on your way with this. Just add the black somewhere.
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First presentation. Hearts seem to be a favorite of yours. Let me suggest that you vary the size of the hearts and stack the heart pancakes or waffles NOT directly on top of each other but rather stacked off center like when you fan out a hand of cards. Just put the largest on the bottom. Put the the strawberries in a nice pile to the side or below the pancakes and as was suggested, whipped cream is a good look. I would suggest that you dust the pancakes and berries with a bit of powdered sugar and find a sprig of mint to add some green to the plate. Put the mint on the pile of cream. Maybe a few rose petals on the side of the plate would be a nice touch too. That would look extra sharp with a black mat. Ooooo, just had another idea. Get some cheap crystal beads from the dollar store and scatter a few on top of the black mat with the rose petals. A ton of ideas here to make the appearance better.
Next, vary the menu. Make buttermilk syrup rather than maple syrup out of a bottle. That stuff right there will make any women fall in love with you. Maybe add, as was suggested, a chocolate dipped strawberry to the plate. If she is not into that, put an orange twist (a round cross section slice of the orange cut half way through and then twisted and placed on the plate) on the plate. Does she like omelets? You can make some really colorful stuff with omlets. Asparagus is a nice touch with a classic egg, cheese, sausage, onion, and fresh red pepper omelet. My wife likes quiche. I am not a fan but that is irrelevant. I cook it for her. Try sour cream waffels. Try strawberry pancakes. Try All recipes. com
For presentation ideas a good place to start is watching the last 15 minutes of Iron Chef America on the Food Network. They make some crazy beautiful dishes.
Anyway, I need to get back to work so enough for now.
Scott Card must have stock in the dollar store:lol8:
JUst re-read my post and you'd think that.... hmmm. :haha: I was just suggesting a quick and cheap solution. I actually go to the dollar store once, maybe twice a year tops. But I did see square white plates there once. I really would suggest a store like Thai Pan, Bed Bath & Beyond, or Williams & Sonoma. I saw the black, mirror, rose petal, crystal jewels idea while with my wife at Thai Pan in St. George over Spring Break. But hey, start at the dollar store for cheap wine glasses or goblets. Maybe you can get lucky with a place mat or a black table cloth. The thing about the waffels and pancakes with the oak table is that it is all the same color. Gotta break that up.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldno7
Now back to back to cutting my toe nails with a pocket knife.
BTW, I think it is cool that you do this for your wife. I used to cook every Sunday dinner but a change in chruch assignments makes that impossible now. I can't do breakfast for her either because I have to get up too early and I leave for meetings before she is up. I still cook other meals to give her a day or meal off. I admit, I have also picked up my share of pizza on my way home from work. On mothers day I made my wife breakfast in bed and my offering was not as fancy as suggested to you. But the omelet was really good. I also cooked dinner for my family that day. So, I try to practice what I preach.
Also, Scott, don't take any thing I said to be negative or dis-ing you in any way. I wouldn't have commented but you asked for suggestions. I also don't think what you are doing is bad or lacks style or class but you asked for some ideas for something extra special. That is what you got from me. Any bit of manners or style I may have I must give credit to my mother who was very proper and loved to entertain. If my opinions lack style or panache, it is my mother's fault. :haha:
Well, if she disagrees with you, word on the street is she had a good lawyer! :roflol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Card
This is a great thread! Funny and useful!!! :2thumbs: :lol8:
Thanks for the idea.:2thumbs:Quote:
So make a perfectly round pancake but attach two smaller pancakes above it. It makes a mouse ears like a silhouette of mickey mouse. Then use blueberries for the eyes and then cut up an apple for the smiley face. You can get really creative with the nose, I also carve this out of an apple piece. Once you understand the concept you can make all kinds of funny faces using different shapes of pancakes. For instance you can make a long face screaming, pointy ears on a happy cat, etc, etc.
Not as romantic as hearts, granted.. But if your looking to change it up this would work I think. :)
The oak table is just where I take the photo before hand. It's actually eaten in bed (I didn't take the photos there), but I'll try a table cloth covered tray next time. Good idea.Quote:
The thing about the waffels and pancakes with the oak table is that it is all the same color. Gotta break that up.
Good idea.:2thumbs: She loves chocalate strawberrys. Whipped cream; not so much.Quote:
Chocolate dipped strawberries & a can of aerosol whipping cream
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The Proper Place Setting.
Thanks for the tips.:2thumbs:Quote:
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We don't have TV in our house, or I would.Quote:
For presentation ideas a good place to start is watching the last 15 minutes of Iron Chef America on the Food Network.
Sweet! No TV is the way to go! My wife and I have never had one. It drives her dad crazy, but it certainly works for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott P
I have to be at work tomorrow at 6 am, so I can't make breakfast in bed for my wife. Very bummed. :cry:
Beautiful, wonderful Kimberly's weekly breakfast in bed this morning.:mrgreen:
It was a little rushed since I spent more time on things like the love letter, so it was nothing too fancy (I took a few of SC's ideas). The good news is that I get to come in late to work tomorrow (since it's by birthday) so I get to make Kim breakfast in bed two mornings in a row! I have something cool planned.:wink:
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Very sweet!
my wife's not in bed in the am but once a week and if'n I woke her up for breakfast it'd be me on the plate:eek2::lol8: She likes to go out for breakfast after the 'boy' has left for work since he's graduated/not gone to college yet but we may get back into 'breakfast' in bed after he's gone and we're real empty nesters:naughty::naughty:
Much better! :2thumbs:
Wonderful Kimberly's breakfast in bed wasn't quite as elegant as hoped (on the plus side I got to make her breakfast in bed two mornings in a row), but it turned out OK. Fresh baked cinnamon rolls and strawberry crepes. She liked it a lot. :mrgreen:
Now I'm off to work. :sad:
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