Birth Menu

I'm supposed to come up with a menu for after the birth. These days I don't have to be told twice to think about food. I guess some people plan three different menus. You never know if it's gonna be breakfast, lunch or dinner when the baby arrives.

Being a single Mama who strives to keep things simple, I wanted to find one menu that would be appropriate for any time of the day. I also wanted to make sure that it can be stored in the fridge or the freezer. I don't want to have to run to the grocery store for fresh ingredients while I'm in labor. Last, but not least, I wanted a bit of kiwiness & somethin' German & a bit of red, white & blue.

So, on our simple menu:

Smoked salmon, bagels, cream cheese. Brent loved to eat that. Bagels are pretty American. I usually keep some in the freezer & pop them in the oven to warm them up.

I splurged on a $20 bottle of Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. And yeah, I'd totally have wine for breakfast.

There's always fruit in the house. It's easy to throw together a fruit salad.

And then I'm hoping that somehow there'll be a Groaning Cake... I'd never heard of it before, but it immediately spoke to me when I read the lil' blurb that link will take you to. Molasses are rich in iron. That'll be a good thing for me & the German in me likes the idea of a good, spicy Kuchen cake with apple.

Simple with a hint of fanciness.

Writing that blurb actually kept me from eating something at half past midnight. Off to zZzZzzing.