15 Mouth-Watering Mother's Day Recipes Date of Celebration in Honor of all Mothers : May 10, 2009.  Save as Bookmark  Send this Page to Friend. Mother's Day Home   Mother's Day Wallpapers   15 Mouth-Watering Mother's Day Recipes   A Few of the Timeless Mothers   An Anthology of Mother's Day Poems   Dates of Celebration in Different Countries   History of Mother's Day   Mother's Day Crafts and Gift Ideas   Mother's Day Facts and Trivia   Mother's Day Traditions Around the World   Mother's Gifts according to the Zodiac-Nature   Quotes on Mother, Motherhood and Mother's Day   Say 'Mother' in 20 Languages   Send Mother's Day Greetings   Cookie Hearts Ingredients : 1 c- Butter; unsalted 1 c- Sugar 2- Eggs 1 tb- Vanilla 3c - Flour 1 ts- Salt 1/2 ts-Baking soda Icing: 1 c filtered Confectioners' sugar 2 tb Milk Directions : Beat the butter and sugar until light and feathery. Blend in the eggs and vanilla; mix it well. Mix together the flour, salt and baking soda; and then put it into the sugar mixture until well blended. Cool it for 2 hours. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Divide the dough into quarters. Now, roll out one quarter on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut them into heart shapes with a 2-inch cutter and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake it for 5 to 8 minutes or until the cookies become brown at the edges. Cool on a wire rack. For the Icing : Mix together the confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Spread on the cookies.     Easy Eggs Benedict Ingredients : 4 English muffins, split Butter, softened 8 sl Canadian bacon, cooked 8 Poached eggs Orange Hollandaise Sauce 2 c Fresh orange juice 1 c Unsalted butter 1/2 ts Salt Directions : Spread cut sides of muffins with butter. Broil until lightly browned. Place a slice of Canadian bacon on each muffin half; top with poached egg, and cover with Hollandaise Sauce. Serves 4. Orange Hollandaise: Place the orange juice in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until it is thick and syrupy, 10-12 minutes. You should have 1/4 cup syrup. Set it aside. In another saucepan, melt the butter in a thin stream. Process a few more seconds, until thick. Serve immediately. Makes 2 cups; serves 4.     Mother's Day Apple Almond Pancakes Ingredients : 1/2 c Whole-wheat flour 1/2 c Unbleached flour 1 tb Brown sugar 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 2 Eggs, separated 4 tb Oil 1/2 c Buttermilk 1/2 c Apple Juice 1/4 c Chopped almonds Directions : Combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat egg yolks with oil, buttermilk, and apple juice. Stir into flour mixture with nuts until all ingredients are moistened (do not over stir). Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Spoon onto a hot,greased griddle and turn once when bubbles appear. Makes 8 to 10 pancakes.     French Toast with Brandied Lemon Butter Ingredients : 4 Eggs 2 tb + 1 ts sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Whole milk 1/4 ts Vanilla extract 12 Thick slices of bread 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar Juice of 2 lemons 4 ts Grated lemon rind 3 oz Brandy Directions : In a shallow dish, beat eggs, sugar, salt, milk and vanilla. Soak bread in the above mixture. Heat butter over medium high heat and cook each slice of bread until slightly brown on each side. Serve with brandied lemon butter and lemon slices. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. For Brandied Lemon Butter: Melt butter over low heat. Spoon off any foam that forms. Pour into a dish, leaving behind any sediment in the pan. Wash pan, pour butter back in the pan and add the sugar. Stir constantly until sugar dissolves. Add lemon juice, rind, and brandy; stir until smooth. Pour over hot french toast.     Easy Mother's Day Breakfast Pizza Ingredients : 6 Eggs 8 oz Mozzarella Cheese, grated 1 1/2 c Milk 1 Onion* Salt and Pepper, to taste 1 md Green pepper, ringed Mushrooms 1 Pizza crust Olive oil Directions : chop up 1/4 of the onion and make onion rings out of the remaing 3/4. Prepare your favorite pizza crust and get ready to bake, as a regular pizza. Make sure that you have a fairly high ridge, as the there is a lot of mixture, and it is fairly watery. Beat eggs lightly. Add mozzarella cheese, milk, onion, salt and pepper. Mix gently. Lightly brush olive oil over the pizza base. Pour mixture over the crust. Place green pepper, onion rings, and mushrooms over the top of the pizza. Bake at 450 degrees F. for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until crust is brown and egg mixture is set.     Wheat Germ Crunch Muffins Ingredients : 1 1/2 c Flour; all-purpose 1/2 c Wheat germ 1/2 c Sugar 1 tb Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt (optional) 1 c Milk 1/4 c Margarine, melted 1 Egg 2 tb Wheat germ Directions : Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray muffin tray with cooking spray. Combine the flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix well. Combined the milk, margarine, and egg; mix. Add to the dry ingredients and mix just until blended; don't overmix. Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle with wheat germ. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm with butter. Nutritional Information: per muffin: 150 calories, 4g fat, 0mg chol, 1g fiber, 140mg sodium. Variations : Apple Cinnamon Muffins : Add 3/4 cup finely-chopped apple and 1 tsp cinnamon to the dry ingredients. Jam-filled Muffins : Fill the muffin cups 1/2 full with batter. Spoon 1 tsp jam (any flavor) into the center of each muffin; top with the remaining batter. Dried Fruit Muffins : Add 1/2 cup of any one of the following dried fruits to the dry ingredients: raisins, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, chopped dates or diced dried mixed fruits. Berry Good Muffins : Add 3/4 cup fresh or frozen berries (do not thaw) and 3/4 tsp grated lemon peel to the dry ingredients.     Peanut Butter Cookie (Low Fat) Ingredients : 1 can (14 oz.) low fat sweetened condensed milk 3/4 cup reduced fat peanut butter 1/4 cup fat free egg substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/4 cup reduced fat biscuit mix 1/4 cup sugar Directions : Mix the milk, peanut butter, egg substitute and vanilla with a mixer on a low setting until it becomes smooth. Add the biscuit mix and blend them well. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours. Preheat your oven to 350. Drop the dough by teaspoonful 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet coated with nonstick spray. Spray with sugar and bake the cookies until they become light brown, for about 6-8 minutes.     Carrot Cake Ingredients : 2 c-Flour, all purpose 2 ts- Cinnamon 1 ts- Baking powder 1 ts- Baking soda 3/4 ts- Salt 1/4 ts- Nutmeg 1 pn- Cloves 1 1/2 c- Sugar 1 ea- Crushed pineapple (8 oz can) 3 tb- Vegetable oil 1 ts- Vanilla 3 c- Carrots, shredded 3 ea- Large egg whites Directions : Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line up 13x9" baking pan with foil. Coat it with vegetable cooking spray. Mingle all the ingredients- flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl. Beat sugar, pineapple, oil and vanilla in mixer bowl until light and smooth. Beat in dry ingredients until fully mixed. Stir in carrots. Now beat egg whites in small mixer bowl to form stiff peaks; fold into carrot mixture in 2 batches with rubber spatula. Pour batter into pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool in pan or on wire rack. Invert cake onto wax paper; remove pan and foil. Your Mother's Day carrot cake is ready to be served.     Shrimp Pizza Ingredients : 1 lg -Pizza shell; pre-baked 1/3 c - Pizza sauce shrimp 1/3 c - Mozzarella cheese; grated 12 lg- Shrimp; cooked 1 md -Red Bell Pepper Pieced artichoke hearts, sliced ( Frozen and thawed) 1 x - Olive oil 1 x - Minced Basil Directions : Trim the pizza shell(s) or foccacia bread into heart shape and place them on pizza pan or baking sheet. Spread pizza sauce on shell to near edge and then sprinkle cheese over sauce (not quite to edge of sauce). Place shrimp, in pairs, on top of cheese with tails touching, to make hearts. Do the same with some slices of red bell pepper, using the top, where it curves, for the top of the heart. Put a few slices of artichoke heart here and there. Sprinkle a little olive oil over top. Sprinkle with crushed basil. Bake at 375 degrees until cheese melts and pizza is piping hot. Serve Hot.     Shepherds Pie Ingredients : 500g Minced Lamb 800g Potatoes 1 large Carrot 1 large Onion 60ml Milk 30g Butter 50g Cheddar (Mature) 200ml Beef Stock 1 tablespoon Tomato Puree 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil 1 tablespoon Flour (plain) 1/2 teaspoon Rosemary (dried) 1/2 teaspoon Thyme (dried) Salt Black Pepper Directions : Preheat the oven to 200�C (gas mk 6, 400�F). Dice the onion and carrot. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion and carrot. Fry for 5-8 minutes stirring occasionally until the onion is lighlty browned. Meanwhile, skin quarter and boil the potatoes in water until softened. Add the minced lamb to the onion and carrot and fry for a further 10 minutes, stirring and breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour. Add the beef stock, rosemary, thyme and tomato puree. Season with black pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated. Mash the potatoes with the butter and milk until smooth. Grate the cheddar and mix into the potato with a pinch of salt. Check the lamb for seasoning, adding salt if necessary (be careful with the salt as your beef stock will already contain salt). Spoon the lamb into a baking dish, and cover with the mashed potato. Use a fork to draw ridges across the top if desired. Bake the shepherds pie for 35 - 40 minutes until the potato is lightly browned. You can use minced beef in this recipe instead of lamb to make cottage pie. If you want the top of the shepherds pie to be browned more, put a little butter on top of the potato.     Roast Leg of Lamb Ingredients : 6 lb - Leg of lamb, well trimmed 5 ea- Cloves garlic (Peeled and thinly sliced) 20 ea- Small sprigs fresh rosemary 20 ea- Small sprigs fresh sage 1/4 c -Olive oil 1 x -Salt and pepper Directions : Take a sharp pointed and make thin, deep slits all over the leg of lamb; insert the garlic slivers and herb sprigs into those slits. Sprinkle the leg of lamb with olive oil, salt and pepper. Let it soak at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place the leg of lamb on a rack set in a roasting pan, and cook for one hour. Remove from oven and let stand for ten minutes before carving.     Easy Lemon Chicken Ingredients : 2 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary (1 tablespoon dried) 2 tablespoons margarine 1 tablespoon olive oil 2/3 cup lemon juice 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs or breast (thawed) Salt and pepper to taste Directions : Take a heavy frying pan and mix margarine and oil together; heat over medium-high heat until margarine melts. Stir fry garlic and rosemary in the oil/butter mixture for 2 minutes and then add lemon juice and bring the mixture to a boil. Add chicken and fry until it becomes brown on all sides. Add salt and pepper to taste. Decrease heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 - 30 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked.     Oven Barbecued Salmon Ingredients : 1 sm Sockeye salmon, 4-5 lbs. 1 Lemon; sliced 1 md Onion; sliced 1 sl Bacon 1/2 c Light corn syrup 1 c Ketchup 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Pepper 1/2 ts Garlic powder Directions : Remove head and tail from salmon and fillet. Place one-half skin side down on a large sheet of foil in a baking pan. Add spices and layer with lemon, onion, and bacon. Mix corn syrup and ketchup and pour 1/2 over the fillet. Place second fillet flesh side down over the first; pour rest of sauce over all. Seal with the foil and bake 30- 40 minutes at 400. Salmon will flake easily with a fork in the thickest part when it is done. Do not overbake. Serve hot; oven baked potatoes or corn would make a good accompaniment with a green salad.     Easy Pork Spaghetti Ingredients : 1 lb Ground pork 1 ea Minced garlic 1 tb Whole basil 1 lb Can of tomatoes 2 ea 6oz. cans tomato paste 1 ea Small mushrooms 12 oz Noodle 1 ts Salt 1 c Water Basil, oregano, etc. to taste Directions : Brown ground beef and drain. Add garlic, basil, tomatoes, tomato paste, and mushrooms. Simmer, covered 14-20 minutes; stir often. Cook noodles in salted water.     Chicken Parmigiana Ingredients : 1/3 c dry bread crumbs 2 ts parmesan cheese -- grated 3/4 ts Italian seasoning 1/2 ts garlic powder 1 lb chicken breasts without skin 1 egg -- beaten 8 oz tomato sauce 3/4 c mozzarella cheese -- shredded Directions : Combine bread crumbs, cheese, italian seasoning, and garlic powder in a shallow bowl. Dip each chicken breast in beaten egg, then roll in bread crumb mixture to evenly coat. Place chicken on a cookie sheet or jelly-roll pan. Bake in preheated 375F oven for 10 minutes. Turn chicken over; bake 10-12 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Spoon tomato sauce over chicken. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake 3 minutes or until chicken is melted. Go Page Up...