Happy Mother's Day!

I hope you all had a wonderful Mothers Day!  I did!  We hosted our Mother's and my sister for brunch and it was a wonderful day. 

I have heard about grilled grapefruit and wanted to try it.  I did not say anything as I handed these warm beauties to the moms and I headed back to the kitchen so I could finish up with the bacon and egg croissant sandwiches and home fries.  My sister and Jeff and I listened in the kitchen to their reactions before we tried ours and they loved it!  Truth be told I loved it too, I may never go back to cold grapefruit for breakfast again!



Grilled Grapefruit
1 grapefruit cut in have and sectioned
1 pinch of sea salt
1tsp brown sugar

cut and section the grapefruit and sprinkle with sugar, and salt.  Set under the broiler till sugar bubbles and done!

 Sprinkle with sea salt and brown sugar...

place in oven under broiler on high for 5-10 minutes or until sugar is bubbling.  Beware of the juice spilling off and burning.

I wanted to use my kitchen torch to finish it off but could not get it going so here it is.  The sweet and salty and tart combo here is fantastic and worth trying on your breakfast rotation.

 I also had to do something Martha so I made Four Berry Salad but adapted it a bit. 


Martha's Four Berry Salad 


My version: Charlie's Four Berry Salad

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled and halved, or quartered if large
• 1 cup blueberries
• 3/4 cup raspberries
• 1/2 cup blackberries
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons small mint leaves
• 1/4 cup toasted almonds

Directions

Add strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, maple syrup and mint. Toss to combine. Transfer to serving bowls and sprinkle nuts over top if desired.

Everyone enjoyed this too, especially Ella.  She ate enough for 3 people!

My husband Jeff "borrowed" some lilacs so I thought I would be crafty and I wrapped a jam jar in scrapbook paper.  I have a few of these around the house and it smells wonderful in here!