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Mother’s Day Brunch: Skip the Crowds and Savor the Morning

No Comments | Written on May 3, 2012 at 5:00 pm, by The Editors

Pineapple Mimosas

The mix of sweet pineapple with tart lime makes for a mimosa par excellence. Adding strawberry ice cubes is like icing on the cake.

Champagne Fruit Punch

Or you could go with this sparkling fruit punch. We like using half frozen strawberries, half frozen peaches.

Fruit Bowl Salad with Honey-Mint Dressing

Nothing is quite as pretty as a fresh fruit salad. Topped with a simple honey-mint dressing, nothing is quite as tasty either.

Baked Cinnamon French Toast

This cinnamon-spiced French toast (with its ingenious crisp topping) is baked, which means you can make it all at once—perfect for entertaining.

Petite Pancakes

These diminutive pancakes are to Mother’s Day brunch what tea cakes are to Mother’s Day tea. Dress them up with fresh berries.

Scrambled Eggs in Potato Nests

Elegant and surprisingly easy, the cute nests here are simply made from shredded hash brown potatoes.

Potato Chive Frittata

A golden frittata is a sophisticated addition to any brunch spread. Better yet, it’s easy to make and tastes best when it’s cooled a bit (so no rush to serve).

Sour Cherry & Walnut Scones

A sprinkling of cinnamon sugar makes the perfect foil for the tart cherries in these crumbly buttermilk scones.

Chocolate-Almond Croissants

Transform ordinary store-bought croissant rolls into these decadent little pastries.

We love Mom; we love brunch—so you’d think we’d absolutely flip for Mother’s Day brunch. But alas, no. You see, come Mother’s Day everybody and their mother (literally) is scrambling to make reservations for brunch. For, oh, we’d say about 99 percent of the population, it’s likely to be the one brunch reservation they make all year.

Mother’s Day means spring, of course, and to us, nothing spoils the warm mellow vibe of a springy Sunday morning more quick than being jostled and shoved as we wait for a table, the bill for a few overpriced mimosas and the I-can’t-believe-it’s-only-ten-in-the-morning expressions on the faces of the beleaguered waitstaff.

Our solution? Stay in! A homemade Mother’s Day brunch not only gives you the excuse to whip up some fresh, once-a-year treats, like cherry scones or baked cinnamon French toast, it gives you the chance to linger and actually enjoy the morning. That’s especially true when you’ve got recipes that are easy to make.

Start off with a springy Pineapple Mimosa then serve up whatever you like, from a colorful fruit salad to Petite Pancakes and a savory Potato Chive Frittata. Splurge on a centerpiece of fresh flowers, and you’ve got a brunch that any mother would love.