Mother's Day Special!

So my friend, Jake, asked a great question. Where is the best place to eat for Mother's Day? Many people go out for Mother's Day, no matter if it's to Olive Garden or McDonald's. People usually take their mothers to a more expensive place because they think they're mom will notice the price and be impressed. To be completely honest, THEY DON'T CARE! Our lovely mother's could care less about how much you pay, they just wanna know that you care about them. For our entire lives, our mothers have been there; cooking, cleaning, watching after us, and making sure we are doing the best we can. No matter if we succeed or fail, they are always there cheering us on, and the best we can do to show our appreciation is to buy them a twenty dollar plate at Olive Garden? As nice of a gesture that might be, I think we can do better. Make them breakfast while they're sleeping and take it to them for breakfast in bed. Make them a lovely three course meal; it doesn't have to be too expensive, remember, it's the thought that counts. You could start off with a simple salad, add on a quick entree, and finally the dessert! The dessert if the most important part if you ask me. The appetizer and entree are great, but the dessert is like a sweet reminder of how great they are. If your having trouble deciding then check out some of the recipes below.

Mother's Day Meal Ideas:

Raspberry & Milk Chocolate Cheesecake- Ready in 30 min.

• 180g digestive biscuits
• 75g melted butter
• 100g milk chocolate
• 300g cream cheese
• 200ml double cream
• 75g sugar
• 150g raspberries
• icing sugar
• chocolate melted, to serve (optional)
• Crumble the digestives in a food processor, add the melted butter and mix well. Place in a 20cm flan ring with a push-up base and pat down with the back of a spoon. Melt the chocolate in a microwave or a glass bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Mix the cream cheese, cream and sugar together until smooth. Add the raspberries and stir in, then add the melted chocolate and quickly swirl through. Spoon into the flan ring and smooth the top with a palette knife, then place in the fridge and chill for 2 hours. Serve dusted with icing sugar and a little melted chocolate if you like.
• Nutrition Per Serving-765 calories, protein 5.7g, carbohydrate 46.4g, fat 63.2 g, saturated fat 37g, fiber 1.4g, salt 1.09 g

Full English Frittata With Smokey Beans- Ready in 35 min.

• 2 low-fat sausages , sliced
• 4 rashers extra lean bacon , all fat removed, chopped
• 150g pack button mushrooms , halved, or larger ones quartered
• 8 egg whites , or use 350ml liquid egg whites from a carton
• 3 tbsp milk
• 140g cherry tomatoes , halved
• 2 x 400g cans reduced salt and sugar baked beans
• 1½ tsp smoked paprika
• small bunch chives , snipped

1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a roasting tin about the size of A4 paper with enough baking parchment to cover the base and sides. Fry the sausages and bacon in a non-stick pan until golden, stirring them often to stop them sticking. Scoop into the tin.
2. Place the pan back on the heat and fry the mushrooms for about 5 mins until golden, then add these to the tray, too. Whisk the egg whites with the milk and lots of seasoning. Pour into the tin, then dot the tomatoes on top.
3. Bake in the oven for 20-25 mins, until set. Meanwhile, tip the beans into a pan with the paprika and heat through. Scatter the frittata with the chives and serve with the beans on the side.

• Nutrition Per Serving- 268 calories, protein 26g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 9g, sugar 7g, salt 3.3 g

Thanks for reading. I hope this helped.