Treat mum to a special breakfast in bed that goes beyond tea and toast. These elegant and easy Mother’s Day recipes are the best way to show your gratitude for everything she does. From fluffy ricotta pancakes to baked eggs in a warming shakshuka, a luxurious breakfast awaits. If anyone deserves it, mum does.
“To me, berries are a perfect fruit! Blitzed into ice cream, macerated, roasted, turned into jam or simply scattered straight from the punnet over your dessert (like these pancakes), it’s impossible to go wrong.” – Tracey Pattison
One of Bill Granger's most famous brunch dishes, this recipe brings together light, fluffy ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter.
These easy waffles are the perfect sweet start to any morning or a family-friendly dessert idea.
Bring a little slice of Italy and France to the brunch table.
On our launch issue cover, Bill Granger's fluffy ricotta hotcakes set the trend for the most ubiquitous item to ever hit Australian cafes, and signalled the rise of brunch. This updated version pairs creamy ricotta with fragrant rosemary.
Low-maintenance, comforting and very good looking – with everything it has to offer, you’ll fall for Yotam Ottolenghi’s crumble. A bowlful of berries, sweet and spiced, served with a drizzle of cream is all you need to bring the cosy feels.
If you’re hustling to get more of the good stuff into your repertoire, Yotam Ottolenghi’s low-maintenance polenta is here to serve. Made even more hearty with eggs and a blast of herbs, it’s the answer to breezy brunches or easy dinners.
Flip up your pancake routine with our Italian cannoli crepes. These sweet and creamy delights come filled with ricotta and candied citron, drizzled in lemon syrup and sprinkled with pistachio sugar. The best part is you can have them for breakfast or dessert (or right now).
Although made with bananas, these pancakes don’t taste strongly of them. Banana is used to give substance and a natural sweetness, while the quinoa flakes and egg not only add protein but also help bind the mixture. I make these about 1cm thick and very rustically shaped, but if you’ve got a pancake ring, whip it out to make a pretty stack, says Melissa. This is an edited extract from Eat Happy by Melissa Hemsley (Ebury Press, RRP $49.99). Copyright © Melissa Hemsley. Photography by Issy Croker.
Switch up your fried eggs and bacon with this pancetta, sprouts and potato fritter.
In true Yotam Ottolenghi style, the star chef teams good-for-you greens with rich, yolky eggs for a dish that’s a riot of colour and flavour, and one you’ll have on speed-dial all summer.
The best way to start your weekend! These pancakes are so easy to prepare – you simply throw all the ingredients into a food processor or blender and then pour out the batter. Blueberries are high in potassium, which is important for your muscles, and antioxidants, which neutralise those nasty free radicals. Plus, your taste buds will love the juicy surprises with each mouthful! This recipe comes courtesy of Sally Fitzgibbons’ Summer Fit All Year Round.
Quick, easy and best of all, healthy. This recipe is an edited extract from Bondi Harvest: Balance - the Australian Wholefood Cook Book by Guy Turland and Mark Alston, $39.99, HarperCollins, out now.
Celebrate the weekend with these sweet lemon and blueberry pancakes.
Kombucha in breakfast bircher? You better believe it. This recipe is an edited extract from Bondi Harvest: Balance - the Australian Wholefood Cook Book by Guy Turland and Mark Alston, $39.99, HarperCollins, out now.
