How about a homemade afternoon tea to treat your mum? You can create your own selection of finger sandwiches, scones, dainty cakes and patisserie using our afternoon tea recipes.
If you really want to earn some extra brownie points, go the whole hog and treat your mum to a slap-up three course Sunday lunch with our simple but impressive recipes. Choose a theme and follow the recipes, or mix and match to create your own bespoke menu.
Find out more about the Mother’s Day hamper here.
French onion soup
This deep beefy onion soup is topped with bubbling cheese melts, perfect for a comforting winter warmer to kick off your Mother’s Day roast.
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Roast chicken on crunchy rosemary sourdough
Chunky slices of sourdough make a trivet for roast chicken in this cosy recipe, and soak up all the delicious cooking juices. Perfect for Mother’s Day Sunday lunch.
Sticky toffee self-saucing pudding
A glorious mash-up of two favourite puds, this rich recipe is the perfect treat to end your Mother’s Day lunch.
Bloody Mary
Our recipe for this classic cocktail combines vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, port and sherry with a few dashes of Tabasco to turn up the heat. Garnish with a celery stick and some tomatoes and olives to serve.
Baked-in-the-shell queenie scallops
Treat your mum like royalty with our baked-in-the-shell ‘queenie’ scallops. A pretty and luxurious starter dish that will make your mother feel oh-so-special.
Cod, cherry tomato and green olive traybake
This recipe for cod, cherry tomato and green olive tray roast is so quick and easy to prepare but looks impressive when you pull it out of the oven. Serve with a big bowl of buttered orzo.
Limoncello tart
Finish your seafood lunch with this smooth and zingy limoncello tart, encased in buttery homemade pastry. This impressive pudding is light yet seriously moreish.
Dirty martini
This briny cocktail goes perfectly with fresh seafood. You can make it ahead as a Mother’s Day gift (pre-bottled cocktails are very on-trend), and pour out at the table. Just make sure you keep chilled before serving.
Tomato salad with burrata and warm ‘nduja dressing
With the spice of the ‘nduja, the crunch and freshness of the vibrant tomatoes and creamy, indulgent burrata, this fresh tomato salad is a great starter to impress mum.
Perfect seafood risotto
A hug in a dish! With a little bit of know-how, this creamy, umami-rich risotto with perfectly cooked rice is guaranteed. Here’s how to master this Italian comfort food classic.
Classic tiramisu
Whip up our smart, authentic version of this classic Italian dessert for your mum, made with mascarpone, marsala and savoiardi biscuits soaked in coffee and Tia Maria.
Rosé negroni sbagliato
We’ve taken a classic Italian cocktail and given it a pretty pink twist, perfect for an easy aperitivo to serve with your Italian Mother’s Day menu.
Cauliflower fritters
These Ukrainian-style fritters with a dill and garlic mayo dip are super easy and quick to make, ready in just 25 minutes. Serve them as a meat-free starter this Mother’s Day.
Hasselback halloumi traybake
If your mum’s got an Instagram account, she will love sharing snaps of this trendy dish with her friends. Hasselbacking the halloumi opens up more surface area for maximum crispness. Serve this easy but impressive-looking traybake with flatbreads and a green salad, and let everyone dig in (mum gets first dibs!).
Rhubarb and ginger upside down cake
This is a modern twist on a British favourite made using rhubarb. Rhubarb is in season from February until May, so make the most of any you have in your fruit and veg boxes.
Pineapple whisky sour cocktail
Like a whisky sour, but with the added wonder of pineapple juice. Adding a little fruit makes this whisky cocktail light and refreshing.
Warm hummus with pine nuts, raisins and olives
Jazz up hummus with pine nuts, juicy raisins and olives for a sharing-style starter. You can make the hummus ahead of time and top with the extras before serving.
Aubergine stuffed with pisto
These easy-to-make stuffed aubergines are packed with tomatoes and fragrant spices, then topped with a crunchy sourdough mixture for a moreish main.
Vegan chocolate cheesecake
Make a smooth and creamy vegan cheesecake using a simple, shop-bought ingredient – silken tofu. Choose a good quality dark chocolate for the filling and use Oreos (yes, they’re vegan!) for the base.
Manhattan cocktail
Live like a trendy New Yorker with our classic Manhattan recipe. It’s best served in a coupe glass, with an illuminous cocktail cherry to garnish.
There’s always room for…
A couple more treats that we’ve picked out with mum in mind. After dinner treats are the icing on the cake of a perfect Mother’s Day meal!
Peanut butter pretzel truffles
So much nutty, crunchy, chocolatey goodness rolled into one bite-sized truffle – the perfect ending to any Mother’s Day meal.
Biscoff fudge
Make this luscious fudge in just 20 minutes (plus a little cooling time). It’s flavoured with Lotus Biscoff smooth spread, and a pinch of sea salt flakes.
Black and white tahini cookies
These cookies are made with black tahini, which is slightly more rich and bitter in flavour than regular tahini. It pairs a treat with white chocolate too – as these cookies prove.
Rose ripple and lemon nougat
Inspired by Italian torrone, this citrussy nougat recipe is dotted with roasted almonds and pistachios, and drizzled with sweet rose syrup.
Don’t forget the present!
Check out our up-to-date gift guide for the perfect Mother’s Day present.
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