Six Recipes for Mother’s Day Brunch
From berry-studded muffins to elegant, herb oil-poached lobster tails, treat Mom to a special meal on Mother’s Day with a Storey book brunch menu.
Storey cookbooks feature delicious recipes accessible to even the novice home cook. Whether eaten in the coziest country kitchen or served up as part of a lavish spread worthy of a chic city café, these recipes are some of our favorites for cooking up a memorable Mother’s Day brunch.
Ricotta, Lemon, and Blackberry Muffins
Crispy on the outside, with a moist, tender, off-white interior, these muffins from The Harvest Baker showcase juicy blackberries.
Baked Eggs with Parsley Pesto
These eggs from Recipes from the Herbalist’s Kitchen are excellent served with greens, roasted roots, polenta, or toast. They’re great with parsley pesto, but you can use any kind of pesto you like.
Lobster Tails Poached in Basil-Cilantro Oil with Garlic
In this fancy dish that’s easy to prepare, lobster tails are poached to perfection in a mellow sauce made with basil-cilantro oil from The Pesto Cookbook. Serve with bread to dip in the poaching oil.
Lemon Roasted Asparagus with Baked Goat Cheese
The soft texture and sour, tangy flavor of goat cheese is an excellent complement to the juicy, sweet asparagus in this dish from Recipes from the Herbalist’s Kitchen.
Avocado-Lime Frozen Yogurt
This frozen dessert from The Pesto Cookbook marries lime yogurt with a lemon balm-brightened avocado cream for an incredibly creamy and wonderful way to finish a special Mother’s Day meal.
Hard Tellin’
Sweet and strong, this potable from Tasting Cider combines the sweet Caribbean syrup of falernum with the piquant powers of fresh ginger juice, the caramel tones of dark rum, and the baked apple goodness of an amber cider.