Mother’s Day Gifts To Save Mom Some Much Needed Time
For most of the Moms we know, the most precious thing to her is time. Today’s Moms are looking for ways to get it all done, so that they can then enjoy some of the other gifts they may receive, such as a day at the spa, after having checked those must-do’s off their list. So, let’s first give Mom some extra time so she can take some moments of self-care, or perhaps just a nap, without worrying that all the chores are done.
We’ve tried a few different local meal prep serves and are stuck on Fresh Prep, and order it every week to replace at least two of our dinners so we can have a tasty home-cooked meal on our busier nights. A gift card for Fresh Prep will make Mom super happy as she’ll only have to cook, and not actually prep a few meals. If you’re extra nice you might think of showing up to actually finish the meal cooking process for her and spend some quality mom time while doing so. Order here and get 3 free meals with your first order.
As a bonus until May 11, Fresh Prep will donate 20% of gift card sales, up to $1000 to Mamas for Mamas, a national charitable organization that offers financial relief and mental health services to mamas and children in need!
If Mom doesn’t already have a Nespresso machine, then that’s a no-brainer for a time-saving gift, just pop in the pod and your coffee is ready, and clean up is barely necessary. However if she’s already in the know, she might enjoy another recent innovation from Nespresso, the Barista device. This handy solution allows you to prepare anything from iced coffees, to latte art and decadent hot chocolate, with a simple push of a button. Mom can just select her ingredients, sit back, and let the Barista do the rest. It’s even Bluetooth compatible, comes with 20+ recipes and connects to the Nespresso app where you can download even more recipes. Now you’ll want to pop over for coffee a lot more frequently.
A Breville appliance always makes an amazing gift, and now with the new Breville Pizza Oven, The Pizzaiolo, Mom can cook an authentic wood-fired style pizza in JUST two minutes. This is the first counter-top pizza-oven to get to 750 degrees and these pizzas even rival those from the local Neapolitan joint, without waiting for delivery, as they cook with conductive, radiant and convective heat. On sale right now at Gourmet Warehouse $880.79, where you can also take a cooking class to learn exactly how to use it.
One of our favourite cookbooks to come out this spring is Let Me Feed You, the newest from Butter Bakery owner Rosie Daykin. Very straight-forward recipes that our also delicious and are sure to become part of her repertoire. I also love the humour, the photos and the down-to-earth nature of this book.
When Mom finally has time to have a drink, but she’s been to damn busy to remember to decant it, the Waerater, aerator will come in handy. Sometimes those wines need a little air to bring out the aromas and flavors, and this little wine diffuser allows you to aerate in seconds without spills, or that time consuming decanting. Plus it’s got an airtight rubber seal that keeps wine fresher for longer so she can enjoy that bottle over several days.
Speaking of wine, a great wine to go with the Waerater would be the Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon from Central Coast California,m with its notes of smoked spice, black cherry, vanilla, dried flowers and chocolate, that will be even more apparent once aerated. Only $14.99 at BC Liquor Stores right now.
What mother wouldn’t love to receive the gift of a clean house. We’ve used AspenClean Premium Home Cleaning as well as enjoying their cleaning products on our own and you could easily order a gift certificate for cleaning online! Or you could just hop on over and clean mom’s house yourself.
Now that Mom actually has some time for that spa certificate, I’m going to tell you where I had the best facial EVER, and I’ve been to a lot of different spas. Right here in Vancouver at the Wedgewood Hotel is the place, where they’d be happy to set up an appointment for mom, or you can even order a GC online right here. Mom can then choose to use it in either the spa, hotel or the restaurant, or why not be extra nice and load it up with enough cash for all three experiences, because with all the trouble you have caused her, she definitely deserves it. For questions or spa appointments, spa@wedgewoodhotel.com call 604 608 5340.
