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May 4, 2021 Leave a Comment

28 Mother’s Day Recipes She Will Love

Mother’s Day is just around the corner (this weekend, in case you didn’t know). Finding a perfect gift for the moms in your life isn’t always easy. As a mom of five, I can tell you the best gifts don’t always come in pretty little packages. My favorite gift last year was a necklace my 12-year-old son made me out of curling ribbon and two rolls of toilet paper. Remember the shortage….it was hilarious!

I’ll let you in on a secret, moms love small gestures just as much as expensive gifts. Another favorite gift of mine is when my family makes dinner for me! Not only do I enjoy a night off, but I love watching my kids and husband work together to create something delicious.

In this post, I’m sharing 28 Mother’s Day Recipes She Will Love!  This includes my favorite meal (which I’m requesting for Mother’s Day this year), some ideas for brunch, dinner, and some kid-friendly recipes anyone can make!

If you want to gift mom something special, some of my favorite kitchen items (which I know she will love) are an instant pot, a new cooking apron, a tea infuser, or a new cutting board. There are a lot of great gift ideas for the home cook in this post, too. 

 

Brunch Recipes

A piece of French toast sitting on a white plate with a fork lying next to the plate. In the background, you see the rest of the French toast in the 9x13 baking dish.The Best Easy Baked French Toast
A blue plate with a serving of easy cheesy breakfast casserole, oranges and blueberries and a silver fork on the left sideEasy Cheesy Breakfast Casserole
Amazing Cinnamon RollsAmy’s Amazing Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Copy Cat Diner Style Pancakes {no buttermilk needed}

Dinner

Amazing-Manicotti-RecipeAmazing Manicotti Recipe
A blue plate with a teriyaki salmon filet, coconut rice and peas with cloth tan napkin in the background on the left and a fork held above the salmon with a piece of salmon on it.Baked Teriyaki Salmon
a juicy chicken breast with seasoning and cheese next to noodles and green beansPesto Parmesan Chicken
A fork is on the left side of a blue plate, sitting on a grey napkin. The blue plate has white rice on it topped with the broccoli chicken stir fry.Better than Take-out Broccoli Chicken Stir fry

My Mother's Day Dinner Requests

a blue polish pottery dish with stuffed meatloaf in it. the meatloaf is cut into inch slices and tilted on its side with mushroom gravy poured all over it.Stuffed Meatloaf
bacon-wrapped-roasted-asparagusBacon Wrapped Roasted Asparagus
Sparkling-Cucumber-Limeade-punchSparkling Cucumber Limeade Party Drink
No-Bake-Cherry-Cheesecake-2No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake {9×13 size}

Side Dishes

Classic-Broccoli-Salad-RecipeClassic Broccoli Salad Recipe
Potato-salad-with-old-bay-and-bacon-recipePotato Salad with Old Bay and Bacon
Five Minute Orange Fluff Jello Salad
cinnamon-sugar-apple-saladCinnamon Sugar Apple Salad

Easy Recipes Kids (and Dads) Can Make

Famous-Sanpete-County-Barbecue-Turkey-and-turkey-marinadeFamous Sanpete County Barbecue Turkey and Chicken Marinade
Blue plate with spanish rice, black beans and two chicken enchiladasSalsa Chicken Enchiladas
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
A partial picture of fajitas sitting on a cookie sheet with a metal tong with rubber tips about to take a scoop of fajitas.Sheet Pan Fajitas

Sweets

Magnolia-Bakery's-Blueberry-Jamboree-Magnolia Bakery Blueberry Jamboree
A slice of brown butter raspberry pie with a dollop of whipped cream sitting on a small plate with a striped placemat underneath. Faded in the background is a Brown Butter Raspberry Pie with a slice cut out of it.Brown Butter Raspberry Pie
key-lime-pieKey Lime Pie
Easy-strawberry-short-cake-with-fresh-whipped-toppingEasy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

A slice of chocolate Oreo cake sitting on top of two small white plates. In the background, there are two more servings of cake on white plates. Oreos are scattered around all the plates.Oreo Poke Cake
Easy-Eclair-pie-recipe-zebra-dessert-real-life-dinnerEasy Eclair Pie Recipe
Tres Leches Cake on a white plate with whipped cream and berriesTres Leches Cake
Amazing Strawberry Cheesecake Puff pastry tartAmazing Strawberry Cheesecake Pastry Bites

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