Breakfast for Supper: Sip+Style Event Recap (+ Donut Giveaway!)

Last week, we hosted our first ICMB Sip+Style moms’ night out. ICMB will begin offering these more regularly, so stay tuned! While each of our upcoming Sip+Style events will be unique, they will all offer delicious food, great drinks, and an opportunity to show off your creativity while making new friends!

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

Thank you to everyone who attended our first Sip+Style – Breakfast for Supper moms’ night out. We had forty moms gather at Bella Vida in Coralville. We enjoyed brunch-inspired appetizers and cocktails while creating one-of-a-kind serving trays (perfect for having your partner or children serve you breakfast in bed).

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

THE CRAFT

We offered two ticket options for this event. The first option was for a rectangular tray that could be embellished with a variety of generic kitchen-themed vinyl decals provided by Vanilla Beans and Daydreams. The second option was for a round serving tray that included a personalized decal with the guest’s last name. As the guests arrived, they chose their paint/stain color(s), as well as any decal. The options provided meant that no two trays were the same! It was incredible to see everyone’s personal style in their completed piece.

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

THE DRINKS

What is brunch without a mimosa? In addition to offering both a cocktail and mocktail blend of mimosas, there were three fresh syrups to customize your drink. Blackberry, strawberry, and mango syrups all paired perfectly with the mimosas and allowed each guest to customize their own beverage.

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

 

THE FOOD

The highlight of the night was, without a doubt, the show-stopping donut wall! Hy-Vee just released their new fresh fried donuts, and we had the opportunity to try out a variety of flavors early, thanks to Hy-Vee 1st Ave in Iowa City.

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

Not only did they provide us with all these amazing donuts, they also want to give one of you a dozen donuts for free! (See the end of this post for details on how to enter.)

Hy-Vee also provided their incredible breakfast pizza. Additionally, we offered brown sugar peppered bacon skewers and yogurt with fruit and vanilla honey granola.

sip + style iowa city moms night out event recap donut giveaway

We knew the donuts would be a hit, but I had no idea the granola would be as popular as it was! So, as promised, here is the recipe for this simple and sweet granola.


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Vanilla Honey Granola
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  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk egg whites until frothy. Mix in honey, oil, sugar, vanilla, and salt. After blended, pour over oats and fold until combined. Spread mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat. Bake at 325 for 10 minutes. Using a wooden spoon or spatula mix granola around for even cooking. Continue to bake for 10 more minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. If want small pieces of granola then stir the mix to break apart while cooling. Letting it cool without mixing it will result in granola clusters.
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<<Hy-Vee Donut Giveaway>>

To win one dozen FREE donuts from Hy-Vee’s amazing new line of gourmet donuts, head on over to our Facebook page and comment with your favorite type of donut!

To help you pick, here are just SOME of the amazing new donuts Hy-Vee is offering.

Classic – iced donuts, long johns, old fashioned cake donuts

Supreme – cinnamon twist, blueberry streusel cake donuts, bismarks, cereal raised donuts

Gourmet – Oreo fluff bismark, Butterfinger raised donut, bananas foster long john, cherry cheesecake raised donut

Make sure to comment before midnight tonight (Wednesday September 6) to be entered into the giveaway! The winner will be announced on Facebook at noon on Thursday.

We would love your feedback to know what kind of future Sip + Style events you would like to see. Please leave a comment with your ideas below!

Michele Langseth
Michele is a wife and a mother of three girls (7, 4, &1). She is originally from Sioux City, IA but has lived with her husband in North Liberty for almost 9 years. She works from home as an in-home childcare provider as well as a mompreneur making specialty desserts as well as children’s accessories and apparel. She spends her days creating all types of artwork and food while constantly learning new skills. She began her blog vanillabeansanddaydreams.blogspot.com this year as a way to document her journey to rediscover her passion for art.

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