Every mother deserves a Mother’s Day Brunch….especially mine!
This may come as a surprise to you (or perhaps it won’t!), but I was one heck of a rebellious teenager. I made life hell for my mother.?
Actually, 2 of the 3 RecipeTin Family kids were very, very naughty – my brother and me. Definitely worse than the average teenager. ?
So we always treat our mother extremely well on Mother’s Day. Paying penance for all those years we did things that would make you tut tut me, and you’d never look at me the same again. ?
Sometimes, we spoil her with gifts.
ALWAYS, we spoil her with good food!
So today I’m sharing a suggestion for a Mother’s Day Brunch menu, as well as a whole heap of my favourite recipes that are deemed Mother’s Day worthy! ❤️
Mother’s Day BRUNCH MENU
Here’s a suggestion for an easy Mother’s Day Brunch menu. The idea behind this menu is that it’s a leisurely brunch for a group. Mostly make ahead, no standing over a hot stove flipping pancakes for 20 people, and the food doesn’t need to be piping hot to be super tasty.
- Country Breakfast Casserole – everything you know and love about a breakfast fry up, in one big casserole! Bacon, sausages, potato, eggs, bread, butter, cheese, toss it all together the night before and just pop it in the oven on the day of.
- Scones (US – biscuits) – Doesn’t get more Mother’s Dayish than a big pile of soft fluffy scones! If time is of the essence, try these emergency Lemonade Scones – they’re magic! Don’t forget the jam and cream….
- Cornbread Muffins (super quick and easy) – I like to have a few savoury options because our family is more savoury than sweet. And these cornbread muffins are a firm favourite that make an appearance at most of our gatherings.
- Strawberry Salad – pretty as a picture! Your mum will be sooo impressed by how this looks – and tastes! Alternative: Apple Salad with Cranberries. Another show off salad mum will be super impressed with.
- Homemade Granola (Muesli) – a) it’s way cheaper than store bought b) it’s not crazy sweet like most store bought c) you can put all of mum’s favourite stuff in it. Bonus – keeps for weeks!
- Yogurt, fresh fruit slices or fruit salad – For the pikelets and granola, or eating as is. I think it’s always nice to have fresh fruit as a palette cleanser for spreads.
Mother’s Day BRUNCH RECIPES
Just a few recipe suggestions for Mother’s Day Brunch!! My mother is definitely more of a savoury than sweet gal, so savoury dishes come first. 🙂
SAVOURY
Homemade Sausage and Egg McMuffins – Our family tradition, this is what we’ve always made for special occasion weekend breakfasts. One of the few things that could get me out of bed as a lazy teenager! Get the recipe.
Frittatas – Classic Frittata (stove then oven) or an EASY Baked Frittata, the rules for what goes in it are that there are no rules. Just make it something your mum loves!
Quiches – I don’t know about yours, but my mother is mad about quiches! Quiche Lorraine or Salmon Quiche – which would your mother prefer?
Country Breakfast Casserole – everything you’d see on a breakfast fry up plate, loaded into a big casserole for sharing. Sausage, egg, bacon, bread, potato, cheese! Make it the night before and bake it on the day. Get the recipe
Eggs – Make your mum a big fluffy Omelette and stuff it with all her favourite things. Or try a Spanish Tortilla Omelette loaded with potato! If BIG flavours is more your mum’s style, make Shakshuka for her. It’s Middle Eastern eggs poached in a spicy tomato broth, and I’m a little obsessed with it!
Savoury Stuff for mopping up runny yolks
Fry up some bacon, eggs and mushroom, then serve it with some warm homemade Cornbread muffins to slop up the runny yolks. Or perhaps one of these are more to her liking –
- Zucchini Cheese Bread – no yeast! Cheesy! Moist! Delish!
- Cheese Muffins – fluffy cheesy savoury muffins? Eerr, they’re all mine…
- No Knead Soft Bread Rolls – yes you read that right. These are NO KNEAD
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SWEET
We’ve always been more of a savoury rather than sweet-tooth family. So to be honest, we’d have more savoury things and just one or two sweet things at a big brunch.
But for sweet things, here are my picks!
Pancakes – Classic plain fluffy pancakes, small handheld-size pikelets or the mother of all pancakes – Blueberry pancakes!
Scones – They might usually be an afternoon tea favourite, but scones are certainly perfectly at home on a brunch table. My recipe is super quick and fail-proof because they’re made using a food processor. If you want an even easier version, use the Lemonade Scones recipe (3 ingredients, dump and stir!).
Homemade Granola / Muesli – Easy to make, you can load it up with all your mum’s favourite things, make it chunky or loose, and it lasts for weeks and weeks so she can take it home and every morning, she will think of you, her favourite child. ? Get the recipe.
Strawberry Cheesecake – It just looks so impressive and is one of the most amazing cheesecake flavour combos ever. Full stop! Get the recipe.
More cake / dessert favourites
- Chocolate Cake – world’s easiest, most amazing cake recipe. Dump and mix, works every time, this is the chocolate cake I make most often.
- Vanilla Sponge – the classic! Soft and buttery, load it with strawberries and cream or frosting of choice!
- Profiteroles – I know this is my mother’s pick because they’re small bite size pieces and less sweet than cakes! And I’m a fan because they just look so dang impressive ?
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Something Fresh
For any menu, I think it’s important to have fresh options as a palette cleanser, and also to cater for those people in our lives (pretending) to be healthy.?
Certainly in the RecipeTin Family, at any given point in time, at least one person declares themselves to be on a Diet . Though how long that actually lasts is another question entirely.
Yogurt and fresh fruit – standard fare at any brunch I put on, for serving with granola/muesli, pancakes/scones/pikelets or just as is.
Strawberry Salad – because it looks so pretty and your mother is worth the effort! This is one of my “show off” salads, travels well for assembly on site, and it will be talked about for days (weeks!)? Get the recipe
Apple Salad – the apple show off salad ??Get the recipe PS Those are PLUMPED Cranberries you see…. so much more fabulous than just ordinary shrivelled up dried cranberries!?
Roasted Pumpkin, Spinach and Feta Salad – This one’s been a brunch / lunch salad favourite for years and years. I like it because it’s got oomph (from the pumpkin) so you can have a salad for lunch and actually stay full for the rest of the afternoon. This is a very popular recipe every feasting holiday!
Wild Rice Salad – I make this alot. Looks great, tastes great, keeps well for days. It’s in high demand!
Pearl Couscous Salad – I also make this one alot! Travels well and also keeps well for days. (And here’s an emergency 12 Minute Couscous Salad, the speedy version, in case you’re pressed for time❤️)
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To Drink
The RecipeTin drinks collection is sadly lacking and I intend to do something about that this year! In addition to the usual coffee and tea, treat your mum to:
- Mimosa – equal parts champagne or sparkling wine, and orange juice. My hand usually slips so it’s heavy on the champers and less on the OJ!
- Bellini – 1 part peach puree or nectar to 2 parts prosseco (or champagne)
- Bloody Mary (especially if she was also celebrating last night ?) – 1 part lemon juice to 3 parts vodka to 6 parts tomato juice. A few dashes of Worcestershire and Tabasco, a pinch of celery salt, and a few turns of black pepper.
❤️ HAPPY Mother’s Day! ❤️
Nagi & Dozer xx
Watch how to make it
This isn’t a recipe tutorial, it’s a teaser of some of the recipes I’ve listed above to get you inspired!
Life of Dozer
Every year, I say this is the year that I’m going to teach Dozer to hold a flower in his mouth for a split second to take one – just one!! – adorable photo of him for Mother’s Day.
And as with every other year, it’s a fail. I’ve tried everything – forcing his mouth open, smearing with peanut butter, holding it in place until a split second before the camera timer goes off… still a fail!
Oh well. He still makes for a cute pic!!
Nagi, I have just scrolled thru your latest. I think just looking at it l have gained an extra 5kg. LOL.
Love, love, love, thankyou.
Hugs to the beautiful Dozer. xx
Ha ha imagine what it’s like being me then, writing and cooking and photographing food ALL DAY for a job! 😂
I really love your recipes and postings. Everything I have ever made is super yummy!! You are one of my go-to people when I am researching a recipe. And, I love Dozer 💕🐾💕 We also have a Golden Retriever who is named Jameson—Golden Retrievers are the best!!!
Give Jameson a big hug from me!!! N x
Your recipes are the BEST, your photography is wonderful, pictures of Dozer I love and your personality that comes through your writings is adorable. Lucky us!
Aww thank you Gloria, that’s very flattering! N xx
Oh my, that video made my mouth water!! I absolutely adore you, Dozer and your recipes! Every recipe I’ve tried is out of this world! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the lovely message Kristin! N xx
Doser is sooooo ever calm with you trying him to do things he is not use to. Food and photos are so Delicious! Thank you. Happy Mother’s Day to you too!
He just kept his mouth clamped tightly shut!!! Stubborn brat! 😂
Excellent suggestions. Hope all who are moms, or have moms, enjoy a lovely Mother’s Day.
Scones are a very American thing too, by the way. I don’t think I’ve seen fizzy lemonade for lemonade scones–could another fizzy beverage (7-up or Sprite) work in that recipe?
He may not hold a flower, but Dozer is a very patient and good-natured canine! What a good boy!
They are not round though, correct? Sliced and baked in wedges?? 🙂 N x
Many of the commercially sold scones are wedge-shaped, but many home bakers and some bakeries still do the round shape, and some people add a touch more liquid and do shaggy “drop scones,” dropping them free form from a large spoon onto a baking sheet. I’d never seen a wedge scone until I was in maybe my 30’s? In some places, cream scones are also called baking powder biscuits.
I can’t find fizzy lemonade, so I’ll be trying Sprite.
I agree with Theresa (below) about that photo.
Oh, and some cream scones are known as shortcake, also. I’m a lazy baker, so sometimes I just do them the consistency of drop scones, but bake them in a greased 8×8 pan and cut them in squares–and they look and taste just as good under a flood of sweetened strawberries and a mountain of whipped cream.
As always, these recipes look delicious! What a beautiful picture of Dozer…even without the flower! 🐶 🙂
Would have been better WITH the flower… 😝
Dear Nagi, I appreciate you admitting you were a rebellious teenager, because I have some now and it is so very hard, I pray they will get better and do penance one day like you!:( Thanks for this lovely post as it did make me smile and have some hope!:)
Oh they will! After I shared that post so many people admitted to me they were terror kids and that they spoil their mum’s rotten now!!! Trust me, you’ll be reaping the rewards forever… 😂
Thanks for all these great recipes I’ve never had one of your recipes fail does that mean I’m starting to be a good chef😄 Love love Dozer thanks for sharing him.
I just love having an excuse to share him!! 😂
To say Dozer is cute is the UNDERSTATEMENT on the century!!! He is so far above cute. What a precious dog. Even if I didn’t follow your delicious recipes (which I do), I would read them just to see Dozer. Thank you so much.
I LOVE hearing that 😂
I meant ‘couscous’ salad not ‘barley’ salad Nagi. Thanks for such a tremendous offering on mother’s day, can’t wait to try so many of them. Happy Mom’s Day to you also.
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Thank,s Navi can,t wait to try some of your Mother’s Day recipes love your blog as well as yourself and Dozer
I love the pic of u holding the rose and Dozer is more interested in licking off the pb! 😂
Yummy tribute of a Mother’s Day Brunch N!
Happy Mother’s Day to everyone…child or child pet!!!
He’s such an uncooperative brat! I do not ask very much of him!! 😂
Thank you for the lovey message Joan! N xx
Nagi, you do make me laugh!! andLaugh and Laugh.
Dozer looks handsome rose or no rose! The recipes today look awesome Nagi, and I will be trying the barley salad recipe asap. Happy Mom’s Day to you….our dogs are part of our family, as I know Dozer is to you….
He certainly is my baby! 🙂 I love him to bits N xx
Your quiche is on my menu for Mother’s Day. Can’t wait to make it and it is so easy. Thank you for sharing the pictures of Dozer. Use to have a golden and they are the best. Since I do not have a dog, I will enjoy seeing yours. Thanks for a great web site, enjoy looking at it every day.
Ooh! I hope it was Mother’s Day worthy!! N xx
Thanks for all of the wonderful recipes. Special thanks for the photos of Dozer. Always looks forward to seeing them….but today’s selection have really put a smile on my face!
I’m glad to hear that Teresa! N xx
Hi Nagi and Dozer!
Thanks so much for all the great recipes. Everything looks so amazing! I especially like your stuffed omelette and the quiche recipes, and the pancake recipes and the cakes recipes… oh heck! I like them all! You are amazing!
Glad they look good to you Carolyn!! Thank you for the lovely message 🙂 N xx
Oh thanks a lot Nagi for sharing this! Definitely trying your quiche this mothers day for mom.
Hope she loved it! N x