A lot of Mothers out ther don’t get the credit they deserve! Don’t get me wrong I love Mother’s Day and appreciating my mother as well as my girls spoiling me. But I kind of have the same take on Mother’s Day as I do Valentine’s Day- I don’t need one day of the year to show my Mum I love her when I should be (and do) do this every single day of the year.
A lot of things like this these days are just a big money making scheme and I don’t like contributing to it and rather receive things that aren’t bought; like spending one on one time with my family (no phones and internet aloud)!
One thing I think all Mum’s out there should get a pat on the back for is the endless hours they put in of unpaid work. This is not a topic spoken about very often, men often find many different excuses such as I shouldn’t have to come home and work. Ok, fair enough you go to work and no doubt work quite hard but at least you get paid for that job and can clock off. A Mummy can never clock off, and can be quite demanding on you I won’t lie.
So for this I take my hat off to every Mother out there- YOU GO GIRL!
Now this brings me back to my initial reason for making this post. Usually Mother’s Day is a day where I take off my unpaid work hat and let Daddy do the duties for one single day (and Mr M does a fantastic job at this)!
So instead of buying things Mr M takes over in the kitchen and cooks for me, cleans for me and if I am lucky takes me out for dinner or for some special time away with my family.
So the last three years Mother’s Day turns into a kitchen free day for this Mummy, this Mummy hangs up her apron and goes on leave for the day. Well not leave but treats herself to a day off, so to speak. I have been absolutely blessed though and cannot complain with the other half, as he is quite the cook in the kitchen. Mums tell me of their other halves not doing too much to help around the home, but I have won the lottery in this department. Not only does he work to bring home the bacon and allow this Mummy to raise her children, he cooks a couple of nights a week, hangs out the washing and does the dishes.
Usually on Mother’s Day I wake up to breakfast in bed, typically bacon and eggs with a spinach salad and then we go out for lunch. But this year I am hinting to Mr M to mix things up this breakfast and try something new. So I was luck enough to come across a great recipe thanks to Barker's Of Geraldine –
BLACKCURRANT BREAKFAST CRUMBLE
Serves: 4 Difficulty: Medium Ingredients Fruit Filling 200g dried figs, quartered150g dried apricots100g sultanas100g pitted dates, roughly chopped (appro 5 dates) 100ml Barker’s of Geraldine Lite Blackcurrant Syrup400ml water1 tsp vanilla extract Crumble Topping 100g plain flour50g rolled oats100g brown sugar100g butter, cut into cubes1/2 tsp ground cinnamon50g hazelnuts, roughly chopped 50g silvered almonds Blackcurrant Yoghurt 300g Greek yoghurt1 tbsp Barker’s of Geraldine Lite Blackcurrant Syrup
Barker's of Geraldine Lite Blackcurrant Syrup
One thing that makes this recipe though, and you certainly have to get a good syrup is the Anathoth Blackcurrant Syrup- it is the thing that gives this dish its flavours! I have been diluting this in ice cold water and been drinking it, my favorite fruit drink at the moment. What makes it even better is the fact that it has been sweetened only with anatural sweetener (Stevia). So my healthy eating routine won’t be broken this Mother’s Day!