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20 favourite recipes to celebrate Mother's Day

Treat mum to breakfast in bed or a delicious family spread with these beautiful recipe ideas.

20 recipes
Bonet alla Piemontese: think creme caramel, but with cocoa, rum, coffee and crushed amaretti.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura's Bonet alla Piemontese

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
A fluffy, buttery pillow slathered with lemon curd and ricotta and scattered with berries.

Lemon, ricotta and blueberry brioche slab

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Ginger-infused custard with roasted rhubarb.

Helen Goh's ginger creme brulee with roasted rhubarb

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh's French toast can be made ahead.
EASY

Baked French toast with almond and blueberry maple sauce

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
***EMBARGOED FOR GOOD WEEKEND, APRIL 30/22 ISSUE*** Karen Martini recipe : Maccheroni alla chittara with fresh tomato sauce Photograph by William Meppem (photographer on contract, no restrictions)

Maccheroni alla chitarra with fresh tomato sauce, anchovies, ricotta and mint

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Give sticky date a pumpkin spin.
EASY

Adam Liaw's sticky pumpkin pudding

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Pancakes with juicy berries and whipped cream.
EASY

Simple pancakes with melting berries

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Lemonade scone slab with strawberry jam, cream and fresh strawberries.
EASY

Scone slab with chunky strawberry jam and cream

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
The lamb perfumes the vegetables as they roast.
EASY

Karen Martini's roast leg of lamb on root vegetables

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Poached rhubarb, raspberries, yoghurt and rose granita.

Poached rhubarb, yoghurt and rose granita with raspberries

  • 2 hrs +
  • Andrew McConnell
Turning the chicken upside down makes for tender meat.

Roast chicken and garlic, lemon and parsley salad

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Andrew McConnell
Baked fish with potatoes and peas - all it needs is a side salad.
EASY

Baked blue-eye trevalla with potatoes, peas and lemon and caper sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Dutch baby pancake dressed up with berries and rose petals.

Helen Goh's Dutch baby pancakes

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh
Dan Lepard's date and ginger chocolate chip biscuits.
EASY

Date and ginger chocolate chip biscuits

  • < 30 mins
  • Dan Lepard
Andrew McConnell's comte tart.

Comte cheese quiche

  • 2 hrs +
  • Andrew McConnell
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This savoury tart is inspired by the pantry staple pasta sauce.

Helen Goh's puttanesca tart

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Edible flowers take this cake from simple to special.
EASY

Helen Goh's simple apple cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Salmon and creamed spinach en croute.
EASY

Salmon and creamed spinach en croute

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Big choc chip cookie.
EASY

Adam Liaw's big choc chip cookie

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Potato gratin in a pie.

Potato Dauphinoise and caramelised onion pie

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink