Dad and mom, grandparents, aunts and good mates ship Valentine’s Day greetings to folks they care about. Why not embody these different folks we care about in our Valentines Day concepts. A tea celebration for 2 can be a pleasant thought for 2 mates or two sisters who’ve misplaced their spouses. It’s good to have somebody you’ll be able to discuss to about that individual you really liked a lot, however no longer have. With the ability to keep in mind what you shared, and speaking about it’s a part of the grieving course of. It is usually a part of not being forgotten and conserving reminiscences alive. This isn’t to say do not transfer on, or go on with enjoyment of life.
Your particular Valentine tea does not must be elaborate. It might be a get collectively for a snack or unfastened leaf tea and lunch. You may do a day tea or perhaps a breakfast tea. What a pleasant method to begin the day. Listed below are some strategies for a breakfast tea celebration for 2.
Breakfast tea celebration menu concepts
Menu one
Juice
Scones with Devon Cream and Jam
Contemporary fruit
Egg casserole
Unfastened leaf Inexperienced tea or Earl Gray Black tea
Menu two
Orange juice
Quiche Loraine
Sliced melon
Blueberry muffins or scones
Unfastened leaf English Breakfast tea
Menu three
Juice
French Toast Casserole
Bacon on the facet
Unfastened Leaf Irish Breakfast Tea
When your quest arrives and your breakfast tea is served let her know it’s alright to reminisce concerning the one she has misplaced. When you as {couples} had been good mates and did issues collectively that is a very good place to begin. Chances are you’ll say “Do you keep in mind whenever you and Invoice and John and I vacationed within the Florida keys? I miss these instances we had collectively.” She is going to reply and a cleaning, therapeutic dialog has begun.
If you weren’t mates as {couples} chances are you’ll ask what she and Invoice did on the final Valentines Day they spent collectively. Go off down reminiscence lane and share good instances. I as soon as learn “Don’t cry as a result of it’s over, as a substitute be pleased for the time you shared.”
On this method you and your buddy may help one another. Get pleasure from your tea celebration for 2 when you take pleasure in fantastic unfastened leaf tea at your Valentine tea.
Egg Casserole from All Recipe website
4 eggs, overwhelmed
1/2 pound floor breakfast sausage
5 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
2-1/4 slices white bread, torn into items
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 levels
Brown sausage in a big skillet over medium-high warmth. Drain off grease, and put aside to chill. Pour the eggs right into a evenly greased baking dish. In a separate giant bowl, mix the sausage, bread and three ounces of the cheese. Combine effectively and pour this into the egg combination. Prime with the remaining cheese and canopy with foil. Bake at 350 levels for quarter-hour, uncover, and bake till casserole is golden brown.
French Toast Casserole (a variation of Paula Deen’s recipe as seen on the Meals community)
4 Slices of French bread about 1 inch thick
2 Massive or jumbo eggs
1/2 Cup half and half
1/4 Cup milk
1/2 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon and nutmeg to style (1/16 teaspoon or so)
Pinch of salt
Spray a baking dish that can maintain 4 slices of bread with Pam, or butter the pan effectively. In a bowl, mix the eggs, half and half, milk and vanilla. Add all of the spices and salt and beat effectively with a wire whisk. Put the French bread in your butter baking dish in a single layer, however have the sides overlap. Pour the liquid egg combination over the bread. Make sure that the bread is roofed effectively the egg combination. Cowl the baking dish with foil and place within the fridge a number of hours or in a single day.
Earlier than baking the casserole preheat the oven to 350* then put together the topping
1 stick of butter
1/4 Cup brown sugar packed tightly
1/4 Cup chopped pecans
1/2 Tablespoon gentle corn syrup
Cinnamon and Nutmeg to style (1/16 teaspoon or so)
Combine the components above and unfold on prime of the French bread. Bake in a preheated oven 350* for 40 minutes or till it turns into golden brown.
Quiche Lorraine (I’ve all the time used Betty Crokers recipe)
One pastry shell (over time I’ve discovered Pillsbury simply unroll premade pie shell to be wonderful)
1/2 Cup of crisp crumbled bacon (about 8 slices)
4 ounces or 1 cup of Swiss cheese grated
1/3 Cup onion chopped very nice
4 Massive eggs
2 Cups of half and half
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1/8 Teaspoon pepper
1/8 Teaspoon purple pepper sauce (Cayenne)
Preheat the oven to 425*
Unroll the pie dough and press right into a 9 inch pie pan. Roll the surplus dough beneath and flute the sides of the dough. Line this pan with foil; press the foil onto the underside and sides of the dough. Pour raw rice onto the foil. (I save the rice for use once more by storing in a container) Bake the pie dough for 10 minutes. Take away the rice and the foil and bake a further 2 to 4 minutes. The crust will turn out to be brown.
Scale back oven temperature to 325*
Line the underside of the pie crust with the crumbled bacon, onion and the Swiss cheese. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, half and half and spices collectively. Pour the egg combination into the pie crust. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, a knife inserted within the heart will come out clear when the pie is finished.
Let the Quiche set for 10 minutes earlier than serving.