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Mother’s Day

Here is a compilation of my the favorite Mother’s Day recipes including this super-flavorful buttermilk blueberry breakfast cake, this crowd-pleasing sausage, egg and cheese casserole, and this incredibly delicious rhubarb-custard cake.

Just-baked lemon-blueberry quick bread.

One-Bowl Lemon-Blueberry Quick Bread

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A Few Ideas for Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2022

The custard, a ratio of 1 cup crème fraîche to 1 cup whole milk to 5 eggs, makes Tartine's Swiss chard quiche so fabulous. It's smooth with a slight tang and utterly delicious. // alexandracooks.com

Tartine’s Quiche

I have made this strawberry mascarpone tart several times with a lemony, sweetened mascarpone topped with fresh berries. This is the only pastry crust I will make all summer long in my hot kitchen, on my unforgiving countertops, with my warm, clammy hands. Sayonara rolling pin, see you in the fall. // alexandracooks.com

Strawberry Mascarpone Tart

Bowls of blueberry cobbler with ice cream on a table.

Lemon Blueberry Cobbler

A sliced loaf of lemon semolina cake.

Lemon-Semolina Almond Cake

rhubarb custard cake cooled and ready to eat.

Rhubarb Custard Cake

slice of sausage, spinach and egg casserole

Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Casserole with Spinach

Mixed berry galette on a sheet pan.

Mixed Berry Galette (with Foolproof Pastry)

Bread baked in a flowerpot. Brushed with butter, sprinkled with sea salt, does anything say, "I love you Mom!" more than this flower pot bread? // alexandracooks.com

Flowerpot Bread

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide

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A bowl over overnight chia oats and berries.

Overnight Chia Oats (Gluten-free, Dairy Free)

Two fresh loaves of peasant bread on a cooling rack, and the pyrex bowls they were baked in.

My Mother’s Peasant Bread: The Best Easiest Bread You Will Ever Make

An overhead shot of a dozen blueberry muffins on a cooling rack.

The Best Lemon-Blueberry Muffins

An up close photo of cut brownies on a board.

Best-Ever Fudgy (Shiny-Topped!) Homemade Brownies

A tray of soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies.

Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies