Week TWO: Mother's Day Brunch!

WAFFLES
Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup club soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• Non-stick cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat waffle iron. Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine first 8 ingredients and stir with a whisk until blended.
3. Pour into a small pitcher or measuring cup.
4. Pour batter onto the waffle iron and cook until crisp and golden.

YOGURT PARFAIT
Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup granola
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 2 tablespoons grated apple

Directions:

1. Combine yogurt with grated apple and set aside.
2. Start with a handful of granola in the bottom of a glass.
3. Next, add a layer of yogurt-apple mixture and honey, followed by more granola, and repeat until glass is full.
4. Serve immediately.

FRUIT FLOWERS
Ingredients:

• Pineapple
• Strawberries
• Grapes
• Cantaloupe
• Toothpicks

Directions:

1. Slice pineapple and use flower cookie cutters to cut flowers out of pineapple.
2. Cut cantaloupe into round small balls.
3. Using a toothpick to secure, stack round cantaloupe ball on top of pineapple to look like a flower.
4. Place grapes and strawberries pieces on “stem” of toothpick.
5. Repeat with remaining fruit.