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It's Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday 27 March, and so it's time to lavish some TLC on the leading lady in your life.
Forget teddy bears and service station bouquets and show how you really feel by conjuring up a thoughtfully made mother's day menu. We're talking simple, fresh and wholesome dishes, that needn't be sophisticated or exotic, simply cooked from the heart.
With UK Mother's Day arriving at the start of spring, it's also the perfect opportunity to champion nature's new gifts of tender spring asparagus and the first glut of sweet seasonal strawberries and tart raspberries.
With that in mind, we've put together an easy menu from our Tried and Tasted series, where mothers will rejoice as you'll not only get to share great company, but produce a simple, honest and delicious treat in the kitchen.
Take a look at the recipes below:
Aperitif
Pink lemonade
Think pink with this delicate and easy to make non-alcoholic cocktail made with only four ingredients: water, lemon juice, sugar and raspberries. So good the whole family can join in.
Starters
Tuna carpaccio
Let the freshest of ingredients do the talking in this elegant fresh tuna carpaccio with zingy avocado mayonnaise to start.
Stuffed mushrooms
For a warm umami-rich starter, try baked portobello mushrooms, the perfect vehicles for a light breadcrumb, cheese, herb and tomato stuffing.
Main courses
Asparagus lasagna
Try a spring-like alternative to traditional lasagne with crispy spears of the new season's asparagus. It's made with fresh egg pasta and béchamel sauce and only needs half an hour in the oven.
Herb-flavoured fillet of beef with bacon and spring onions
Go for maximum impact with these elegant, herby beef fillets wrapped in sweet and salty bacon, and served in a rich and buttery spring onion sauce.
Dessert ideas
Tiramisu
Whip up a family-size light and creamy tiramisu with a chocolatey caffeine whack, and you'll win yourself into everyone's good books for the foreseeable future.
Panna cotta with strawberries
Staying in Italy, whip up these easy individual spoon desserts in the morning (it needs 4 hours to set) and top them off with fresh strawberries.
Vanilla sponge cake recipe
And finally, a classic vanilla sponge cake with lashings of cream and strawberries - after all, no celebration would be complete without an afternoon slice of cake and a cup of tea.
