Just as long as she doesn’t try to eat his ear!
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
"Mickey Mornings.."
Breakfast has always been one
of my favorite meals.
Honestly, I could eat
breakfast food for lunch and dinner as well. But when my kids were growing up,
it was always a rush in the morning to get ready for work and school.
Consequently, during the week, it was usually cereal or a Pop-tart as we ran
out the door.
They DID love frozen waffles though,
so one day while wandering around a cooking store, I saw a magical piece of
cooking equipment stashed behind all of the professional pots and pans.
The familiar Disney face
stared at me from the front of the box, begging me to pick it up. Reading the
contents, I discovered I could make waffles that looked like Mickey Mouse in a
non-stick, virtually foolproof waffle maker. No special mixes. 3-4 minutes per
waffle. How could I resist the chance to so easily impress my kids?
So Mickey came home with me
and the waffles became the “special” breakfast I would make for them when they
had friends sleep over and on holidays. We’d put all kinds of toppings on the
table and the kids would decorate their waffle with raisins, chocolate chips,
berries, orange slices, whipped cream and fill in the crevices with the extras!
(But of course, everyone always wanted to eat the ears first).
It became a tradition, and if
I mistakenly put a box of cereal out on a sleepover weekend, you can bet they
made sure I had that waffle maker out within a few minutes. Even throughout high school
and when they came home from college, I would make the waffles for a special
breakfast or just for fun!
I found the appliance in my
cabinet last year when we were packing up and getting ready to move out of our
house. Having been ruthless about getting rid of kitchen things I no longer
used, I just couldn’t let go of Mickey. There was still a “need”, so he came
with us to our new place.
I now have a 10 month-old
granddaughter and she’s staring to eat “real” food. So, when they came to visit
over the holidays, I couldn't wait to make the Mickey Mouse waffles. I was so excited to see her eat the little bits of waffle and smile. I’m pretty sure she liked them, and my adult
kids really enjoyed the memories that eating them brought back.
Since then, she’s even had a
Mickey shaped pizza! (Genius idea!)
They’re heading to Disney
World soon and I know seeing the "real" Mickey will put a smile on her face.
Just as long as she doesn’t try to eat his ear!
Just as long as she doesn’t try to eat his ear!
Labels:
Family,
Love,
rituals,
Special occasions
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