Mother's Day Tea

Mother's Day is May 8th, so I decided to share a simple DIY Mother's Day treat. You can create this for just you and your mom, or expand it to include all the Moms in your circle. I found the printables on Pizzazzerie's blog, that she got from Nic. Roc Designs...oh the networking! I love finding free printables for any occasion, I always grab them as soon as I see them, you never know when they might come in handy for a party. This time, I found them and used them right away! So I can share with everyone and hopefully you can use them too. Just click here and you can get them too.

Mommy & Me Tea

Teapot from Superstore $15, cups from Hallmark --they were a gift

Made the bunting out of scrap booking paper and matching ribbon. If you have fabric you can use that, keep in mind it will make it a little heavier to hang.

Mommy & Me Tea

A few treats for your tea, and lemonade for the little ones

One of the free printables I snagged

Lemonade for the minis

Almond Meringues

Cupcakes with fondant. I cheated and tried out a doctored cake mix, Dream Cake. Check out other doctored cake mixes here, some of them sound pretty yummy.

New edible ink markers!!

 I didn't forget!! Here are the recipes for the Meringues and the Gingerbread Biscotti. Enjoy!

Almond Meringues

Have company coming that you want to impress? These are an easy, inexpensive treat to make that everyone is sure to like.

Almond Meringues (via Allrecipes)

2 egg whites

1 c 2 tbsp White sugar

1/2 tsp Almond extract

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment.

In the bowl of your mixer (or a large bowl, using a hand mixer) whip eggs until foamy, add almond extract. Sprinkle in sugar a little at a time while keeping the mixer running at medium speed. When the mixture becomes stiff and shiny transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe meringues about an inch apart on the cookie sheet. 

Bake for 3 hours, until the meringues are dry and can easily be lifted off the cookie sheet. Store in an airtight container.

You can add coloring  at the same time you add the extract to make them match any theme.