Photo: Food Network Host Sandra Lee and Market Day Learn What Moms Want Most for Mother's Day

ITASCA, Ill., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Move over George Clooney! You may be America's Sexiest Man Alive, but dad remains the love of mom's life on Mother's Day.

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In a national Market Day poll, moms across the country were asked "what they want most on Mother's Day" and a special meal prepared by their husbands and children topped the list - beating out time spent with Hollywood's leading man George Clooney.

"Moms today are too often caught up in the fast pace of a family's busy schedule or the financial constraints of motherhood, leaving them with little time to spend with the people they love most," says Sandra Lee, Food Network host, New York Times best-selling cookbook author and nationally acclaimed life and style expert. "Give mom the gift of time and indulgence by preparing a special meal just for her and spending the day together as a family."

So don an apron, pick up a lovely bouquet of her favorite flowers and create a deep-from-the-heart tribute to the special mom in your life with this dad-proof, kid-friendly Mother's Day meal plan developed by Sandra Lee and Market Day Gourmet, provider of high quality, easy-to-use gourmet foods.

Make It Special

Preparing a gourmet meal doesn't have to be challenging or time-consuming. Sandra Lee and Market Day Gourmet have developed a Mother's Day Easy Gourmet Brunch, ideal for dads who know their way around the kitchen - or not. The tantalizing menu features Sandra Lee's Simply Baked French Toast with Pleasin' Peach Syrup recipe, a refreshing fruit salad topped with Key Lime Mint Fizzy dressing, and a festive Pome-Tini Mimosa beverage. All recipes are easy to prepare, beautiful to serve and delectable to eat.

Make It Personal and Pretty

Create a lovely centerpiece by placing mom's favorite flowers in a simple vase next to her favorite family photo. For a touch of spring, use tints of yellow and green as a color scheme for the table. Laminate the children's art papers and use them as placemats - adding even more color and sentiment to the setting.

Make More Time for Mom

Find more time for mom on her special day by grabbing the kids and completing a few tasks the night before. Arrange the flowers in a vase and set the table. Wash and slice the fruit for the fruit salad, mix the peach preserves syrup and key lime salad dressing, and mix the beverages. Cover and refrigerate. The next morning, mix and top the fruit salad, prepare the French toast and serve.

For more gourmet recipes and tips that are sure to make Mother's Day or any day extra special, visit http://www.marketdaygourmet.com/ and http://www.marketday.com/.

About Market Day

Market Day, the nation's largest food fundraising company, has helped meet the educational needs of communities across the country, raising funds for resources such as books, computers and playground equipment. Since its inception over 30 years ago, Market Day has raised nearly $400 million for America's schools. Market Day Gourmet is a direct-selling company offering specialty gourmet products including custom blended spices and seasonings, bread and dessert mixes, sauces and marinades, and kitchen accessories, available exclusively through in-home tasting parties and online. In keeping with the mission of Market Day, a percentage of party sales can be designated to a school or worthy charity.

About Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee is an internationally-acclaimed Life & Style expert, New York Times and Amazon bestselling author and the CEO of Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade(R) - a multimedia corporation focusing on quick and easy solutions for everyday living conveyed through television, books, magazines, the Internet and branded products.