Michelle Darmody: How to make Mother’s Day florentines

Florentines are said to have originated in France, rather than Italy, but were made in honour of a Florentine queen who was a member of the De' Medici family

Mother’s Day was originally called mothering day; it was when servants of the wealthy were given leave from their all-consuming jobs to visit their families. 

What nicer way to celebrate the mother figure in your family than to bake and share food with them. Particularly food that was first created to honour a queen.