If you want to spoil mum on Mother’s Day, the best thing you can do is not allow her to lift a finger. Mum will usually do most, if not all, of the cooking and cleaning around the house. So, for today, you should take care of all that for her. You should also do your menu planning in advance. You don’t necessarily need to plan three extravagant meals for the day. You can keep it simple with these menu planning ideas.

Breakfast ideas

For breakfast, you might want to keep your menu planning light and easy. Some people do not particularly enjoy a heavy breakfast so keep her eating habits in mind. She might enjoy a full English breakfast. However, if she is a light eater, she may enjoy little more than her morning coffee and a scone or muffin. This is the perfect meal to serve while she is still in bed so that she wakes up feeling truly special. You can present her with flowers and gifts along with her delicious morning meal.

Lunch time

Menu planning for lunch time is just as important. You want to make sure that mum enjoys every last bite. If you served a very light breakfast, you could choose to prepare a brunch. This is a great combination because you can serve foods like bacon and eggs as well as cold cut meats, cheese, salads and a selection of breads. You can even serve fresh fruit salad as your after lunch dessert.

Delicious dinner

To wrap up the day, you need the perfect dinner. Now is when you may like to serve some wine or champagne with the meal. You can choose just about anything you like in terms of food. If you would like to serve a three course meal, remember that the protein in your starter should differ from that in your main course. In other words, you could serve fish as your starter and chicken or beef as your main course. A scrumptious roast with all the trimmings is a popular choice. As for dessert, you can keep it as simple as ice cream with chocolate sauce, her favourite freshly baked cake, eclairs or even her favourite fruit tart.

These are just a few ideas that will help you with your menu planning. Remember to do your planning in advance so that you can shop for all the ingredients you need and prepare everything quickly and easily. Of course, if you are not much of a cook, you can keep these meal ideas in mind and place an order at your favourite restaurant instead.