Last week we celebrated Mother’s day. We were busy adoring my amazing mother and opening the garden for the season, so I’m finally getting to a proper blog post on the topic today. First and foremost, a belated Happy Mother’s Day from Basil & Roses! You inspired us, motivate us, bring us love and teach us to be better. In addition to my own queen mother, I am surrounded by friends and family members who have embarked on the journey of motherhood in the past few years. I am also fortunate to have many aunts, whose passion, selfless dedication and love for their family is beyond admirable, amazing and astonishing. These incredible women are my sources of inspiration, every day.

Rumi says “We are born of love; love is our mother.” Indeed, love is my mother.  I am fortunate to have such a remarkably strong and perennial source of positivity as my Mamam. She is an incandescent source of light and I learn from her every day. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.” wrote Maya Angelou. I don’t think I can ever capture the power of her presence in our lives in words, but I can express my gratitude.

I wrote about my mother’s amazing-ness in this post on Mama’s Mexican fiesta. Here you’ll find a colorful menu reflecting her effervescent personality. Tequila-lime fish tacos, honey-cumin cabbage slaw, mango salsa, gorgeous guacamole and much more! I hope it inspires you to create a festive meal of your own. For Mother’s day, or any other day on which you want to celebrate the purest form of love and the wondrous women who create it for us.

“The mother is everything – she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness.” -Khalil Gibran