Happy Mother's Day!

Menu

1. Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Whipped Cream (thanks to Renee.w)
2. One, One, One Fruitcup (recipe from Lindsay.c)
3. Easy Cheesecake Tart (recipe from Meg.l)
4. Heart of Gold Punch (recipe from Rachel)
5. Bacon or sausage
6. Coffee or tea

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   A Tribute to My Mom
   Written by the Spice Girls

   • Mama
   • She used to be my only enemy and never let me free,
   • Catching me in places that I know I shouldn't be,
   • Every other day I crossed the line, I didn't mean to be so bad,
   • I never thought you would become the friend I never had
   • Back then I didn't know why, why you were misunderstood,
   • So now I see through your eyes, all that you did was love,
   • Mama I love you, Mama I care,
   • Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
   • My friend!
   • I didn't want to hear then but I'm not ashamed to say it now,
   • Every little thing you said and did was right for me,
   • I had a lot of time to think about, about the way I used to be,
   • Never had a sense of my responsibility.
   • Back then I didn't know why, why you were misunderstood,
   • So now I see through your eyes, all that you did was love
   • Mama I love you, Mama I care
   • Mama I love you, Mama my friend
   • My friend
   • But now I'm sure I know why, why you were misunderstood,
   • So now I see through your eyes, all I can give you is love,
   • Mama I love you, Mama I care,
   • Mama I love you, Mama my friend
   • My friend...

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   Chocolate Chip Pancake Recipe

   • Time: Start to finish, 15 minutes
   • Cleanup: 15 minutes
   • Notes from AGW crew: Delicious, plan on lots of milk to drink or juice. The chocolate chips make you thirsty.

   What You Need:

   • Big mixing bowl
   • Measuring cup
   • Stirring spoon
   • Spatula
   • Big Plate to put pancakes on
   • Hot pads
   • Electric griddle or frying pan
   • Pan/Cooking Spray

   Food Ingredients:

   • 1 cup milk
   • 2 eggs
   • 2 cups Bisquick Original baking mix
   • Chocolate Chips (1/2 cup)
   • Can of whipping cream

   How to make it:

   1. Spray griddle or frying pan with cooking spray so the pancakes don't stick
   2. Mix together all the food ingredients (except the whipping cream)
   3. Stir until everything is blended together.
   4. Drop each pancake with a ladle or spoon onto the hot griddle.
   5. Cook about four minutes. You'll see the pancakes bubble all over.
   6. Check the edge. You should be able to pick it up cleanly, the edge should be dry and light brown.
   7. Turn the pancake over with your spatula.
   8. Cook it until it is also light or golden brown.

   This makes eight goodsized pancakes. Top with whipping cream and serve. These pancakes are good with syrup or by themselves. The AGW crew made them for practice and decided they were yummy, good, and outstanding as snacks. You can reheat them in the microwave.

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   One One One Fruit Cup by Lindsay's Mom

   Food Ingredients

   • One basket of strawberries, cleaned and cut in half
   • One sliced banana
   • One Kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced.
   • One big bowl to stir the fruit in altogether

   Eat alone or with the leftover whipped cream from the pancakes.

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   Meg's Super Easy Cheesecake Tart

   Food Ingredients

   • One 8 ounce package of cream cheese (leave it out until soft)
   • One cup frozen fruit, stawberries, blueberries or cherries
   • 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
   • One 1/2 cups of whipped topping (like Cool Whip), not frozen!
   • One 9 inch graham cracker pie shell

   How to make it:

   1. Blend together the cream cheese, sugar and your choice of fruit in a blender or food processor
   2. Put the cheese mixture in a big bowl
   3. Stir in the whipped topping until everything is blended together.
   4. Spoon your cheesy fruit mixture into the graham cracker crust
   5. Refrigerate for two hours
   6. Check the tart to make sure it is firm
   7. Put a garnish of whipped cream and fruit on top
   8. Cut it up and serve it. Yum!

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   Rachel's Heart of Gold Punch

   Ingredients

   • One 12 ounce can of lemonade punch (leave it out until soft)
   • One 12 ounce can of grape juice mix
   • Two 12 ounce cans of orange flavored soda, like Orange Crush
   • Chilled Orange Slices, cut into heart shapes

   How to make it:

   1. Mix all of the punch and soda together. Nearly freeze.
   2. Refrigerate for two hours
   3. Put a garnish of whipped cream and fruit on top
   4. Serve it in glasses. It will be slushy. Yum!