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Introducing Mother’s Day at Marks & Spencer, operated by Al-Futtaim Group – championing superhero mums across the region. With thoughtful gifts across Clothing, Beauty, Home, and Food, mark the occasion and make the day extra special for the leading lady in your life.

Offering a wide selection of gifting options sure to make her smile this Mother’s Day, the collection ranges from cosy nightwear, luxe beauty favourites, calming scented candles and a vibrant floral homeware.

We are also excited to share that Marks & Spencer’s personalisation in-store service is available across various home, beauty, accessories, and sleepwear items, allowing customers to add a unique and personal touch when gifting loved ones.

After picking out a great gift, surprise your mum with a special lunch or dinner with the help of easy-to-make but delicious recipes crafted by the M&S chefs. Offering quality, convenience, and an enticing collection of ingredients made by expert developers at M&S, these dishes are sure to help create a scrumptious meal and some very fond memories for mum.

Make delectable pizzas the traditional style with classic ingredients from M&S using their highly versatile tomato Everything Sauce and ingenious Pizza Base Mix. Be extra sweet to mum this Mother’s Day and treat her to some irresistible Frying Pan Choc-Chip Cookie using their deliciously easy Triple Choc Cookie mix. To up the sophistication level, give the Burnt Basque Cheesecake a go – pick up all your grocery essentials including premium quality Plain White Flour from your nearest M&S food hall or online.

Dish Ingredients Method
Perfect Homemade Pizza

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 ·       1 pack M&S pizza base mix

·       Flour to dust

·       25ml of olive oil

·       1 jar of M&S Classic Tomato Everything Sauce

·       1 ball of mozzarella

·       Fresh basil to serve

 1.    Empty the mix into a bowl and add the olive oil. Gradually add 320ml warm water and mix until a dough is formed.

2.    Tip the dough on to a floured work surface and knead for 10-15 minutes, until smooth and elastic.

3.    Place the dough in a bowl, cover and let it rest for 1 hour until it is doubled in size.

4.    Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7. Dust your work surface with more flour, then take half the dough and roll it into a round shape of 30cm. Place on a greased baking sheet then spoon over half the tomato sauce and tear over half the mozzarella. Repeat with the other half of the dough and the remaining toppings.

5.    Bake for 10-15 minutes, until golden and cooked through, then finish with some fresh basil leaves.

 
Frying Pan Choc-Chip Cookie

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 ·       2 packs of M&S Triple Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

·       75g of softened unsalted butter

·       1 tub of M&S Salted Caramel Icing

·       Vanilla ice-cream to serve

·       Chocolate shardsto serve

 

 1.    Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4.

2.    Line an ovenproof medium frying pan with greaseproof paper.

3.    Empty both sachets into a bowl, add the butter and the recommended amount of water according to the instructions on the pack. Mix them together to form a dough.

4.    Press the cookie dough into the pan, then bake for 15-18 minutes, until golden.

5.    While still warm from the oven, spoon over ice-cream and salted caramel icing.

6.    Finish with chocolate shards then dig in.

 
Burnt Basque Cheesecake

(Serves 6-8)

 ·       325g of full-fat cream cheese

·       130g of caster sugar

·       3 medium eggs

·       300ml of double cream

·       A pinch of salt

·       20g of plain flour, sieved

·       350g of strawberries, hulled and quartered

·       A handful of fresh basil leaves, sliced

·       1 tbsp of icing sugar

 1.    Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7. Grease a high-sided 18cm round cake tin and line with greaseproof paper, ensuring the paper is twice as high as the tin.

2.    Either in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or using a wooden spoon, beat the cream cheese and caster sugar for 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Gradually pour in the double cream, mixing constantly. Fold in the salt and flour, then tip the mixture into the lined tin.

3.    Place on a baking tray and bake for 30-35 minutes. The top should be thoroughly caramelised, and the cheesecake should have a good wobble when very gently shaken. Allow to cool then place in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.

4.    Combine the strawberries, basil and icing sugar. Remove the cheesecake from the fridge 30-40 minutes before serving.

5.    Slice and serve with the strawberries.

 

The Mother’s Day collections are available in store at Dubai Mall, Dubai Festival City Mall, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Marina Walk with selected lines also available online at www.marksandspencerme.com

Shop the recipe ingredients in store and the M&S Food App for convenient home delivery here.