|
Historians claim that the holiday of Mother's Day emerged from the ancient festivals dedicated to mother goddess.
In the ancient Greek empire, Rhea, the wife of Cronus, and mother of Gods and Goddesses, was worshipped.
In Rome too, Cybele, a mother Goddesses, was worshipped, as early as 250 BC. It was known as Hilaria, and it lasted for three days, called the Ides of March, that is from March 15 to March 18.
However, neither of them meant for the honoring of our immediate mothers, as is done in our Mother's Day.
Rather more closely aligned to our Mother's Day, is the "Mothering Sunday". England observed "Mothering Sunday", or the "Mid-Lent-Sunday, on the fourth Sunday in Lent.
In the United States, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948) is credited with bringing in the celebration of Mother's day.
And, to know about the way the idea took roots in the United States; how it came to be observed for the first time; and how the undaunted spirit and unbounded love for her mother led to fulfill the dreams of Anna Jarvis, the mother of Mother's Day...
********************************
|
There is no love, like a mother's love...
|
Queen of Feast, an exclusive dinner presentation idea for mother's day
Celebrate this Mother's Day with a grand family feast which has your mother as the queen of honor! It's exquisite! Make sure the Queen gets a special treat. And making it happen is no expensive. Nor does it involve a great deal of effort. Yet, it makes the worth of a day to celebrate. All you need is proper planning, and a good taste, with a creative bent of mind, and a heart to do it.
Navigation Links:
Guide Lines To The Queen Of feast !
Remember, the laying of the table plays an important role as is played by the food to be served. Choose the linen in a way that the shade and the design add to the glamour of the occasion.
Set a standing place card to mark where the queen will sit. Reading something like "Mother love, Queen of feast" .
Click here to do it yourself.
Lay out the napkin with in an artistic pattern. Like this elegant looking fan.
Click here to know how.
Place the flatware wrapped with a separate
napkin and tie them up in a bow.
Add a pleasing glow to the whole environment with a bowl of floating candles. Float some rose buds for extra effect.
But how a table laying is complete without a touch of flowers? Specially for a Day which is traditionally observed with flowers.
Click below for a nice bouquet of fresh flowers to suit the occasion. And it will be home, ready to be laid.
Add glitter to the whole set up with
glittering stars and shimmering silver moons.
Let them dangle over the Queen's head.
Click here to do it yourself.
Now time to take care of the food.
Do something special to honor the queen.
Prepare some easy to do, low calorie items for her.
Make her the queen of the dinner.
Greet her on the table with a kiss.
And also with a colorful garland,
and, even, with a locket of love.
Finally have a camera ready
to keep all those special moments in a freeze.
ENJOY !!!
|
Happy Mother's Day Recipes!
Welcome to the mothers day recipe page. Mothers day gives you a fine chance to cook something special for mom, and make her feel really special. Below are some great mothers day recipes for you to try your hand!
Tip: You can save this page by clicking on the top left file menu, and save as, so that you may get this page as a ready reference at the time of cooking.
Mother's Cake | Easy Pie | Mother's Pot Roast | Mother's Moon Cookies
Mother's Cake (Makes One 9-Inch Cake)
Cake Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Almonds; Skinned
6 oz. Semi-Sweet Chocolate; Chopped
3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
6 oz. Sweet Butter (Unsalted)
6 large Eggs; Yolks and Whites Separated
1 tsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
Icing Ingredients:
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
2 tsp. Instant Espresso or Coffee Powder
8 oz. Semi-Sweet Chocolate; Chopped
Toast almonds in a single layer on a cookie sheet in a 350-F degree oven for about 15-minutes or until the almonds are lightly colored and fragrant. Make sure to shake the pan occasionally to turn almonds while toasting.
Pre-heat oven to 375-F degrees. Spray the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan with a non-stick cooking spray. Dust lightly with flour or very fine, dry bread crumbs. Shake out any excess and set prepared pan aside.
Warm chopped chocolate in the top of a small double boiler over warm water set at moderate heat. Cover until partially melted, then stir until smooth. Set aside to cool to room temperature. Reserve 1/2 cup sugar and place the remaining 1/4 cup sugar with the almonds in a food processor or blender and chop until nuts are fine and powdery. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until soft. Add 1/4 cup of sugar and reserve the remaining 1/4 cup sugar for use later. Beat sugar and butter until thoroughly combined. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, and continue to beat until smooth. Add the melted chocolate and blend on low speed until combined. Add almonds and continue to beat mixture on a low speed setting.
In a clean bowl with clean beaters, beat the egg whites with salt and lemon juice. Start on low speed and gradually increase until the egg whites hold a soft shape. Reduce speed again and add remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Then on high speed, beat egg whites to soft peaks.
Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture about one-third at a time until blended. Pour the cake batter into the prepared spring form pan an quickly rotate to level the batter. Bake for 20-minutes at 375-F degrees, then reduce heat to 350-F degrees and continue to bake an additional 50-minutes. Remove cake from pan when cooled, after about 1-hour.
To prepare the icing, scald the heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat until a thin skin forms on the top. Add the espresso or coffee powder and whisk to dissolve. Add the chocolate and whisk to dissolve, for about a minute or two. Remove from heat and continue to stir to finish melting the chocolate. Let icing cool for about 15-minutes, then pour over the top of the cake, starting at the center. Gently push the icing with a spatula over the sides to dribble down the cake. Top with shaved chocolate, or whipped cream just prior to serving. A fresh strawberry is an optional garnish with each served slice.
Easy Pie
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 stick butter, melted
1 can peaches (or any favorite fruit), drained
In a bowl, combine sugar, flour and milk. Pour mixture over
butter, stir and press into pie pan. Add peaches. Cook in
bottom of oven at 450 degrees until brown.
Mother's Pot Roast
Ingredients:
2 1/2 to 3 pound shoulder or sirloin tip roast
1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 medium onion, cut into thin strips
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1 Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place meat in pot with fat side up. Pour tomato sauce over roast. Place onion rings over all. Toss in bay leaves. Cover and cook 1 hour on high.
2 After 1 hour reduce heat to low and cook 6 to 8 more hours. Carefully lift meat out of pot and remove to a warm platter.
3 Pour drippings through strainer into medium sized saucepan and discard material in strainer. Whisk in flour to liquid. Cook, stirring constantly over medium heat until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper, serve alongside roast.
Mother's Moon Cookies
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup chopped nuts
Directions:
1 Sift together flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and salt. Stir in condensed milk, vanilla and soft butter. Blend well and fold in chopped nuts. Chill well.
2 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with foil.
3 Roll the dough pencil thin and form in crescent shape. Arrange cookies on the cookie sheet.
4 Bake on top rack of the oven for 12 minutes until set, do not brown. Let the cookies cool on pan. While still warm roll the cookies in leftover powdered sugar.
*******************
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
Mother's Day Special
Say thanks to your mother in the best possible way on mother's day. Use one, or both the package greetings from below. Your mother would love it, and it would be in her memories for ever. These pages are artistically made, with hours of visualization, so that one who reads it, can cherish on their long past, long forgotten memories. Check them out before you send them, and if you feel that your friend would also like to send it to his/her mother,
|
Mother's day poems and poetry
A Mothers Love
To some love is just a word
To me it's a feeling
A feeling I get everytime I look into your eyes
A feeling I get when I realize your my mom
A mom who loves,shares,A mom who inspires
Unconditionally
What's that?
That's love
A mothers love, but only you would know
And me
You returned that love time and time again
Possibly to much, nevertheless you did
Thank-you
Thank-you for being there when I needed you most
For being my rock when I should have been yours
Thank-you for believing in me, even when I doubted myself
For being the one person I could trust
No matter what, no matter where
But most of all thank-you for being you-my mom
A mom I am so proud to claim
I love you
Now and forever
Submitted by Trevor Duggan
A Mother's Love
There is no love, like a mother's love,
no stronger bond on earth...
like the precious bond that comes from God,
to a mother, when she gives birth.
A mother's love is forever strong,
never changing for all time...
and when her children need her most,
a mother's love will shine.
God bless these special mothers,
God bless them every one...
for all the tears and heartache,
and for the special work they've done.
When her days on earth are over,
a mother's love lives on...
through many generations,
with God's blessings on each one.
Be thankful for our mothers,
for they love with a higher love...
from the power God has given,
and the strength from up above.
by Jill Lemming**
"Happy Mother's Day"
"Happy Mother's Day" means more
Than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things
We never get to say.
It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me,
And that I honor you.
But most of all, I guess it means
That I am thinking of
Your happiness on this, your day,
With pleasure and with love
Submitted by Kay Hunt
Mothers and Daughters
We're daughters and mothers
Not so long ago.
We give and take
And take and give
Along time's endless row.
Love is passed
And love received
To be passed on again:
A precious heirloom
Twice, twice blessed,
A spiritual cardigan.
I'll put it on
And treasure it,
The me I have received,
And when the roles
Reverse again,
I'll have what I most need.
So may our love
Go on and on,
A hundred thousand years;
Mothers and daughters,
Daughters and mothers,
Through joys and other tears.
My Mom Is Very Sweet
My mom is very sweet and always caring.
She worries about me when I am in school.
She makes sure that I get where I am going
On time so that I don't feel like a fool.
She cares whenever I pick on my younger brother.
She cares whenever he or I get hurt.
She cares whenever I score a goal in soccer.
She cares about the buttons on my shirt.
But best of all, my mom loves all of us
Who live with her, both when we're good and bad.
She makes me happy with a hug and kiss
And holds my hand whenever I am sad.
Mommy I Love You
Mommy, I love you
For all that you do.
I'll kiss you and hug you
'Cause you love me, too.
You feed me and need me
To teach you to play,
So smile 'cause I love you
On this Mother's Day.
My Mom
My mom is very special,
My mom is very kind,
My mom always tells me I'm special,
She's always on my mind.
My mom watches me grow,
My mom watches me cry,
Of course she'll always know,
She'll never have to tell me goodbye.
My mom will always hug and kiss,
My mom will always care.
My days she will never miss,
Cuz I'm her little teddy bear.
My mom is very special,
My mom is very kind,
My mom always tells me I'm special,
She's always on my mind.
melody c collopy
Our Mother Is the Sweetest
Our mother is the sweetest and
Most delicate of all.
She knows more of paradise
Than angels can recall.
She's not only beautiful
But passionately young,
Playful as a kid, yet wise
As one who has lived long.
Her love is like the rush of life,
A bubbling, laughing spring
That runs through all like liquid light
And makes the mountains sing.
Always Mom
You were my fairy tale princess,
So much larger than life.
You were my angel and my witness
Through all my pain and strife.
At times you made me angry,
Great words I would proclaim
How someday you'd be sorry.
You were the one to blame.
But when I needed comforting
You alway found the time.
Your words were more soothing
Than days of childhood sublime.
Now the distance holds us apart,
The boundaries have no end.
I'll hold the memories in my heart.
You're my mother, my best friend.
by Dawn Brant**
(This one is for Grandmothers!)
Grandmothers are mothers who are grand,
Restoring the sense that our most precious things
Are those that do not change much over time.
No love of childhood is more sublime,
Demanding little, giving much on demand,
More inclined than most to grant the wings
On which we fly off to enchanted lands.
Though grandmothers must sometimes serve as mothers,
Helping out, or maybe taking over,
Each has all the patience wisdom brings,
Remembering our passions more than others,
Singing childish songs we long remember.
Mothers are the gardeners
Mothers are the gardeners
Of wind-blown wild flowers.
They water them with happy tears,
Happy with them many years,
Even as the hours
Ring with sweet, sad melodies
Sighing through their bowers
I Love You Mother
You are so special and kind
And I love you so
You helped to build my mind
And I want you to know.
The thought of you by me
Just makes me smile.
We are so close
Forever and not just a while.
I appreciate you mother
And I love all your style.
by Nicole Ruddock**
GOD'S GIFT
My Mother is a special gift,
A special gift that God gave to me.
I'd be lost and lonely without her,
If God took her away you see.
I love her so very much,
That I couldn't bear to live without her healing touch.
Thank-you God for giving me such a loving Mother,
For I wouldn't want to be a part of no other.
By: Melanie Reid**
******************
******************
|
Mother's day Gift Ideas
Mothers can sense your feelings with your gift, so it doesn't matter how expensive the gift is, as long as it is from the heart.
However, it would be good if you could get an idea of her feelings too, and you can do that if you are a bit careful.
Look out for anything that she has plans to buy, and if you can afford it. For example, a dress, casual or just formal office wear. Or, it may be a hair clip with a touch of difference.
Check out if she is planning to get a new microwave, or that new steam iron, gift it to her if you can afford. But don't forget to add a personal touch like a perfume or a bouquet of flowers as an add on to those kinds of home durables.
Try to be guided by her likings. If she likes cats, how about gifting a pet or something that has a cat's impressions on them. But make sure she doesn't get to know that you're making a present. Just gift her as a pleasant surprise.
Definitely spend some time with her, especially if you are not staying with her. Make her feel special. Cook a special dish for the day, or handcraft a special greetings for the day.
You can also make a quite little party with special and closed ones for her.
And of-course, if she likes outings, make it with her. And if possible with your entire family. She loves it for sure. After all, she is the one who takes care of your entire family. A special show to the theater, or to the countryside, could fill her with the warmth of your care.
*******************
*******************
|
|
|
|
|
