{"id":15435,"date":"2026-05-13T14:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/?p=15435"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:10:03","slug":"mothers-day-in-food-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/13\/mothers-day-in-food-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother&#8217;s day in Food &#038; Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s another post sticking to food.<\/p>\n<p>It was kind of a quiet Mother&#8217;s Day this year. No big gatherings, just me &amp; Mark for brunch, after a walk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15449\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15449\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26colectivo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26colectivo.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26colectivo-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mom&#8217;s Day coffee at Colectivo &#8211; nice to sit outside<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15443\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15443\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26brunch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26brunch.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26brunch-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scrambled eggs with asparagus &amp; goat cheese, whole wheat sourdough toast, bacon, fingerling potatoes.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15448\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sproutyfingerlings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sproutyfingerlings.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sproutyfingerlings-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fingerlings were getting sprouty<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15447\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15447\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cleanedfingerlings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cleanedfingerlings.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cleanedfingerlings-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But they cleaned up nice<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And rhubarb cimmy buns, from Trine Hahnemann, though hers are much neater than mine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DX1IGuYoR8z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DX1IGuYoR8z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Trine Hahnemann (@trinehahnemann)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15456\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybunsraw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybunsraw.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybunsraw-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here they are raw; I put them in the fridge to rise overnight. The smaller pan was for Susan<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15450\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/susanrhubarbbuns.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/susanrhubarbbuns.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/susanrhubarbbuns-487x650.jpg 487w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/susanrhubarbbuns-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She baked them with her grandkids on Sunday morning.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15445\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15445\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybuns.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybuns.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybuns-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I baked ours on Sunday morning, too.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybuns2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybuns2.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbcimmybuns2-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later I made some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingarthurbaking.com\/recipes\/swirled-rhubarb-bars-recipe\">King Arthur swirled rhubarb bars<\/a>. They always start off nice and chewy and then get soft as the rhubarb seeps in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbswirlbars5-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbswirlbars5-26.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rhubarbswirlbars5-26-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15452\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15452\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowerskitchen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowerskitchen.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowerskitchen-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mother&#8217;s Day flowers in the kitchen<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15451\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15451\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowers.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowers-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And a better pic in the sun room<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15436\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15436\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowerslucy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowerslucy.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/momsday26flowerslucy-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucy checking the flowers out<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jasper came Monday, because we&#8217;re going to Milwaukee to see Molly Tuttle on Wednesday. And dinner out at Amilinda. I&#8217;ll tell you all about it later.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15437\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15437\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jasperpicnicbacon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jasperpicnicbacon.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jasperpicnicbacon-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monday picnic at the park, featuring the extra bacon I cooked Sunday, so there&#8217;d be some for Jasper, and yogurt with rhubarb, &#8220;whubarb&#8221; as Jasper calls it.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15455\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15455\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger3.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger3-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He got a baby tiger stuffie<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15454\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15454\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger2.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger2-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s very cute<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15453\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15453\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jaspertiger-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He likes it a lot, or he did on Monday!<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s another post sticking to food. It was kind of a quiet Mother&#8217;s Day this year. No big gatherings, just me &amp; Mark for brunch, after a walk. And rhubarb cimmy buns, from Trine Hahnemann, though hers are much neater than mine. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/13\/mothers-day-in-food-flowers\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/13\/mothers-day-in-food-flowers\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[171,194,69],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-ds83473gmail-com","4":"post-15435","6":"format-standard","7":"has-post-thumbnail","8":"category-blogpost","9":"post_tag-bacon","10":"post_tag-baking-experiments","11":"post_tag-mothers-day"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15435"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15459,"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15435\/revisions\/15459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}