By Andrea Meyers of Andrea’s Recipes

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Whether your mother lives close by or far away, Mother’s Day is a wonderful reason to bring family together and honor someone you love with good food. Some families enjoy celebrating Mother’s Day at a nice restaurant, while others choose to create a beautiful meal at home. No matter which you choose, you can’t go wrong by serving a delicious Mother’s Day breakfast and dessert to help Mom feel extra special.

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To get her day started right, make her favorite coffee, tea, or some fresh-squeezed fruit juice and serve up breakfast in bed or even outdoors if weather permits. Waffles make a tasty breakfast, especially when topped with fresh fruit and cream or maple syrup. You can make your own real Belgian waffles at home with Nicole’s recipe from Baking Bites, Heidi’s hearty Power Waffles with buckwheat flour and rolled oats from 101 Cookbooks, or savory gluten-free waffles from Karina of Karina’s Kitchen.

Muffins are always a favorite breakfast treat, and you can take advantage of strawberry season and make Strawberry Banana Muffins from Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict, or try Peabody’s Snickerdoodle Muffins at Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. If it’s doughnuts your mom craves, try the unique Nutmeg Doughnut Muffins from Molly of Orangette.

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If Mom prefers things on the savory side, quiches and frittatas are a tasty way to start the day. Karina of Karina’s Kitchen shows how she uses leftover roasted vegetable in her gluten-free cheddar quiche. Bea’s beautiful mini quiches with leeks, tomato, and blue cheese from La Tartine Gourmand would make anyone feel special. Amy’s Mushroom, Spinach, and Goat Cheese Fritatta from Eggs on Sunday is flexible enough to work with any seasonal greens or cheeses that strike your fancy.

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For dessert, you can choose from desserts that feature seasonal fruits such as strawberries or you can choose other popular flavors such as chocolate or lemon. Angel food cake and vanilla pastry cream come together to make Helen’s beautiful Strawberry Charlottes from Tartlette. For other ways to enjoy fresh strawberries, try the Strawberry Tart with Pierre Herme’s pate sable from La Tartine Gourmand or the Strawberry White Chocolate Mousse from Simply Recipes. For light lemony flavor try the Triple Layer Lemon Cake from Jen of Use Real Butter or the Lemon Curd Cake from Mary of Alpineberry. If chocolate is on Mom’s mind, offer a slice of David Lebovitz’s German Chocolate Cake or Flourless Chocolate Cake from Karina’s Kitchen.

To find more tasty ways to treat Mom on Mother’s Day, try the FoodieView Recipe Search.

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