Genevieve Ko is the former cooking editor for the Los Angeles Times. She is a cookbook author and has been a food writer, editor and recipe developer for national food media outlets. Ko graduated from Yale after a childhood in Monterey Park.
Make these dishes for your mom at home or pack and ship treats to wherever she’s quarantining.
You can share a Mother’s Day meal with your mom whether or not you’re quarantining together.
If you are in the same home, start her day with one or more of these Mother’s Day breakfast dishes:
Ultimate Overnight Waffles
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes 1 to 2 dozen.
Egg and Cheese Skillet Pancake
Time 30 minutes
Yields Serves 6
Hot and Fluffy Pancakes
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 2
Omelet
Time 15 minutes
Yields Serves 1
Spring Onion Home Fry Tacos
Time 25 minutes
Yields Serves 4
If she lives within driving distance, drop off these sweet and savory Mother’s Day brunch treats:
More-Berries-Than-Batter Blueberry Muffins
Time 40 minutes
Yields Makes 12
Quiche with bacon and Gruyere cheese
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 6
Smoked Salmon Sando
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 4.
Fried Blood Orange Cake
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Blueberry Biscuits with Rhubarb Compote
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 2 dozen
For moms a flight or more away, pack up and mail these homemade Mother’s Day desserts:
Classic Pound Cake
Time 1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
Yields Makes one 10-inch cake
Orange Shortbread Hearts
Time 2 hours
Yields Makes about 40
Black Sesame Butter Toffee with Hazelnuts
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes one 12- by 17-inch sheet
Rosy Olive Oil and Date Rugelach
Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Yields Makes 4 dozen cookies
