Fresh Mint Iced Coffee

My mom and I have a lot things in common, one of them being our love for making breakfast.

As a young girl, I have fond memories of my mama’s homemade morning meals. I remember waking up to sweet scents of baked goods; I would saunter down the seafoam green carpeted stairs to spot my mother in the kitchen – wrapped in her white embroidered robe with a tea cup in near sight – graciously pulling out three dozen moist pumpkin muffins from the oven, or stuffing a fluffy German pancake with sauteed cinnamon apples. Sometimes, she would whip out the cast iron aebleskiver pan and serve us mini pancake-like dumplings with fresh blueberries or jam inside… always served with pure maple syrup and a dusting a powdered sugar.

Her buttery scones are famous around town, and her braided apple bread during the holidays is a culinary piece of art.

Mother’s Day is right around the corner — two weeks away, in fact. And while, I am sad I will not be able to be with my mom – my best friend – to celebrate her on Sunday, I’ve decided we shall have a virtual brunch date instead.

This time, it is my turn to mix the muffin batter or flip the French toast.

I used Foodie.com to collect a dozen brunch recipes that I’d make for mama and me. We both prefer sweet versus savory in the morning, so Oatmeal Flax Blueberry Muffins spread with Mixed Berry Chia Seed Jam is more our cup of tea (or mason jar of Fresh Mint Iced Coffee for me).