Skip the overpriced restaurant meal this year. Here’s our step by step guide to an extra special Mother’s Day brunch on the BBQ… at home.

1) Get flowers! Use some for table décor and present the rest to mum after she’s taken her seat at the table.
2) Pour her a glass of chilled champagne and explain the menu.
3) Serve your starter of Eggplant Rolls with Zucchini & Sunflower Seed Pesto.
4) Using fresh plates, serve your main of BBQ Tuna Nicoise – tasty, healthy, and so pretty to look at!
5) Finish with coffees/teas and Steven Raichlen’s Grilled Bread with Chocolate – now is also the time to present mum the gift you nearly forgot to get her.

Happy Mother’s Day to all mums and families celebrating this weekend.

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