Easy and Impressive Dishes to Make for Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away, and if you’re anything like me you probably don’t have a gift picked out yet. Lucky for you, we’re putting together a list of quick and easy food ideas you can surprise your mom with this Mother’s Day!

They say food always tastes better when someone else is preparing it. This means you don’t have to be a good cook to make food be the perfect gift. Plan something easy and fun. Find out what your mom’s favorite foods are and center your Mother’s Day surprise around those things. A fun idea could be planning multiple small meals throughout the day instead of one large meal. Using several smaller dishes instead of one larger one will make things easier on you. Plus, you’ll be spending more time with your mom, which is what she really wants anyway.

To start the day, try an easy breakfast dish. Pancakes or waffles, if you have a waffle iron, are always good dishes. If your mom is more health conscious, try eggs with her favorite vegetable as a side. Try this recipe for Boston Cream Pancakes if your mom has a sweet tooth, or this recipe for eggs in a basket.  

After breakfast, it’s time to get the Mother’s Day party started. A morning mimosa or cocktail is perfect for an all-day mother’s day celebration. We know chocolate is a girls best friend, so we decided to build chocolate into these morning drinks. If your mom is a coffee drinker, an Irish Coffee with Godiva chocolate drizzle is sure to give her the wakeup she needs. If that sounds perfect try this Creamy Irish Mocha Latte from Garlic and Zest. If mom isn’t a big caffeine person, try a chocolate mimosa. Using liqueur and rosé our friends at The Cocktail Project made a delicious Cherry-Chocolate Mimosa that they aptly named the Mom’osa. Check out the recipe here.

For lunch, try something light and healthy. If you went the pancakes and chocolate coffee route switching it up with something healthy will definitely be welcome. Plus, with a light meal it means less work for you. A meal that’s equally delicious and easy to make are wraps. Wraps only require a few ingredients and are healthier than most lunch items. Try this California Chicken Club Wrap if you’re looking for something simple and easy. If you want to step things up a notch, try these Black and Blue Steak Wraps. If you prepare them with the right ingredients, you’ll get a steakhouse flavor that can’t be beat.

Next is dinner. Because this is the culmination of your Mother’s Day celebration, we think it’s only right to go big! However, that doesn’t mean your dinner dish has to be any more difficult to prepare than the rest of your meals. Try something like this delicious White Wine Coq au Vin. Although most people think you need a lot of skill to pull of a Coq au Vin, this recipe from Pure Wow walks you through it with only an hour of prep time. This will surely look impressive and won’t be too stressful. Another easy and impressive dinner are these Pomegranate-Glazed Lamb Chops form Pure Wow. This dish only takes 8 minutes on the grill and is sure to wow your mom.

Last is dessert. A quick and fun dessert are these Peanutbutter Crunch Cups from Woman & Home. This dessert only takes 20 minutes to prepare and is extremely delicious! Plus, the recipe makes 24 crunch cups, so you’ll have plenty left over. Another easy and tasty dessert that’s more on the fruity side are these Peach and Strawberry Plate Trifles. This dish is super easy to make. All you need to do is whisk the ingredients in a bowl and then spoon it onto a piece of angel cake. When you’re done it’ll look like a professional dessert.

We hope you enjoyed this walkthrough of Mother’s Day dishes. Remember, special days like Mother’s Day are about people, not things. Slaving away all day at extremely difficult recipes takes away from your time with your mom. That’s why we put together this list of easy and fun recipes you and your mom can create together! Have a happy Mother’s Day!