10 Tips For Breakfast Gift Basket Lovers!

For your sweetheart (AND YOU) here are 10 ways to make Valentine's Day Even More Romantic!

Breakfast Gift Baskets-Come Early!

1 - Why celebrate ONE day when you can use up a Whole weekend!  Or even longer!  Do Get Yourself a Special Pair of Pajamas!

2 - Give him (or her) a 'secret Valentine' and fill their day with an assortment of several different gifts in special Valentine gift boxes – Have fun and leave clues, love letters, special candy plus whatever else your imagination thinks up for the day!

3 - Sweep them away for a special date or weekend – Give tickets or vacation flyers in specially wrapped boxes or letters.

4 - Make it a night worth crying over and bring home a group of romantic movies – Complete with a movie-night box of goodies (and hankies) to share!

5 - Make it a day worth celebrating by agreeing to take the day off and spend it together! Leave your phone at home!

6 - Re-Live your honeymoon.  If you have to stay in, decorate your bedroom with posters from the place you went to on your honeymoon.

7 – Mix it up with music and prepare that special romantic music CD ahead of time.  Dance naked.

8 - Deliver hand-picked flowers in person.

9 – Play dress-up and play a fun (sexy) game in private.

10 – I saved the best for last – Do all of these and then have BREAKFAST IN BED with your breakfast gift baskets – One for Valentines "treats" and one for breakfast!

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"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"

"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"

"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully.

"It's the same thing," he said.

~ A. A. Milne

However, for some excellent Christmas years when it seems like we were all present in one place at the same time and not rushing off for work or meetings or functions, we started a breakfast family tradition.

We invited everyone over for a breakfast brunch and more of our family show up for that than for any other holiday.
We are a breakfast family first and foremost. All other meals are secondary. I am a horrid cook, but my husband is an exceptional cook, so a holiday breakfast is just my thing!

I've learned everything I know working with my mother and grandmother throughout the years putting on events and functions at the drop of the hat for family and friends.

Thanks to Grandma (God Bless her), we add sausage to our holiday stuffing.  It also goes great with Hollandaise sauce, poached, scrambled or fried eggs and ham or turkey too.

Add that to the fact that it can be prepared for both breakfast AND dinner at the same time – Saving you time to spend with family instead of cooking in the kitchen!

That Christmas, our family ate like there was no tomorrow.  Sadly, after Christmas breakfast there are normally no leftovers except dishes.

Five reasons to  start a Christmas Family Breakfast holiday tradition:

1 – You are probably up at the crack of dawn – especially kids and young children – anyway.  You can probably convince other family members easily to come for Breakfast if they have other obligations during the day to attend.

2 - If your budget is tight you can have one or the other and Christmas breakfasts are less expensive than traditional Christmas dinner.  Turkey is optional with a breakfast meal, and you feed more people with less food.  Budget Tip:  Get quick and easy access to dozens of name brand coupons at Coupons.com!

3 – You have an entire day to relax and enjoy instead of an afternoon that leaves you feeling exhausted.  That means more family time – Time is the gift that is retold throughout generations.  Plus, there is normally less alcohol involved.

4 - Eating breakfast is healthier and can actually help you fight off those bad calories that are harder to burn if you are less active over Christmas.  If you eat earlier, you'll be more active during the day – Another weight fighter bonus!

5 – You begin your Christmas memory on a positive note!  You get to eat in your pajamas if you want to.  Can you imagine the warm, fuzzy feeling you'll get with a nice breakfast to begin your day of holiday enjoyment?  If for no other reason, you'll receive the gift of a Christmas memory that is retold for years to come.

Bonus Reason -

You'll get to try something new in the way of creating a Family Christmas Tradition.

Happy Thanksgiving!

A day of tradition and celebration to say thanks for the bountiful harvest!

Thanksgiving Celebrations abound this time of year in the USA, Canada, Leiden, Netherlands, Norfolk Island, and Liberia.

But the most important place anyone can celebrate Thanksgiving is at home surrounded with the love of family and friends!

This Thanksgiving post is designed to give you some ideas for a Happy, healthy Thanksgiving – Starting with Breakfast!

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Busy morning preparations for any Thanksgiving Day Feast means that breakfast has to be fast and furious – With some snacking opportunities available throughout meal preparation time.

Lame excuses to not Eat Breakfast:

• "I don't have time!"  - Nonsense! (5 minutes is all you need-Consider it your "Ninja defense," against getting sick and feeling unhealthy)
• "Me and Breakfast do not get along" – Complete Nonsense! (Breakfast is GOOD!)
• "I'll get fat,"  - Complete AND Total Nonsense! (Statistics prove this is false)

Make yourself a breakfast sampler for the day ahead of time, or just order yourself one.  Don't go without eating breakfast  while you cook, so that you aren't loading up on a plate full of bad calories when it's time for dinner.

Smart Reasons to Eat Breakfast:

• Don't be  a grouch – Eat Breakfast and watch mood swings and irritability diminish!
• Function and Mental clarity increase if you eat breakfast – More brain power!
• More vitamins and minerals are ingested into your body with lower cholesterol levels!
• Healthy weights are easier to maintain for regular breakfast eaters!

Quick Breakfast Gif Baskets Samplers to plan ahead can include:

• Favorite pastries and/or baked goods
• Fresh Fruit
• Jam, Jelly, Cream cheese, Honey, Preserves
• Fiber & Protein combinations give you fuel
• Create your own Signature English Muffin Assortments

  Fast and Furious Thanksgiving Breakfast Gift Baskets

. . . That won't punch a hole in your Thanksgiving cooking and preparation time include these simple breakfast meal ideas:

• Fruit
• Scrambled eggs
• French toast
• Pancakes
• Waffles
• Cheese Omelettes
• Boiled Eggs
• Bacon fried up Crispy
• Coffeecake
• Granola
• Muffins

How to Start Breakfast out right on Thanksgiving!

• COFFEE!

Coffee Facts To Explain Why:

Caffeine stimulates and excites the brain.  If you consume caffeine (coffee) in moderation versus drinking a full pot by yourself everyday, there should be few (if any) dependency issues for you. However, some people can come to depend on caffeine.

Some studies show that moderate coffee consumption may reduce your risk of diabetes, gallstones, Parkinson's disease, and liver disease.  However – doctors aren't recommending caffeine consumption as a way to decrease your risks of disease.

Do pregnancy and coffee go together?  The studies and reviews are mixed on this, but  always consider the fact that what you absorb into your body – so does your baby.  Moderation is the key, but abstinence may be the best course while you are pregnant.

Breastfeeding Moms and Coffee –  The American Academy of Pediatrics states:  "A morning cup of coffee is not likely to harm your baby, but too much caffeine can cause problems such as poor sleeping, nervousness, irritability, and poor feeding."

Have your coffee at home.  Caffeine content can vary (and almost double) at coffee shops according to these things:

• brewing method
• bean type
• amount  - small, medium, large cup or roasting pot size prepared by the store.

Stick with morning breakfast coffee.  Afternoon coffee can take 5-6 hours for your body to expel and eliminate and can mess up sleeping patterns. If you have a sensitive system, the effects may last longer yet.

Coffee expands the blood vessels in your brain so that headache medications travel faster and you receive faster relief.

Coffee keeps you younger looking – Caffeine is significant ingredient in many skin care products.

The bad rap myth on coffee dehydration – Even beverages that have caffeine, will help maintain hydration.

Thanksgiving Day Tips, Ideas, and Easy Decorations!

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving from breakfastgiftbaskets.net