I am currently having a small love affair with Sundays. Not working part-time anymore, no rehearsals at the moment and living such a busy life during the week means by the time Sunday rolls around I am well and truly ready for a few slow hours of peace and relaxation.
As usual, I woke up early and eager to cook some healthy deliciousness for breakfast; I went straight to the shelf to grab a Bill Granger book- but alas, my bill-mad sister has her signed copies in her room, where she was still sleeping. Instead, I grabbed my recipe folder and decided to make muesli from the very first Home Eco lesson we did in Year 7. I can still remember how excited we were to cook in the ‘big’ kitchen, licking the spoon with the honey and butter, getting oats EVERYWHERE, treating it like gold when taking it home in a paperbag and the smell of our year level centre for the week afterwards.
My sister and I also this muesli at home, for weeks afterwards – sharing it with our grandparents (and eating it straight out of the jar)
The thing I love about this recipe is its simplicity, the fact that we always have the ingredients in the pantry, and the beautiful smell that takes me back to the first year of Year 7. I also think its a great recipe to start a Home Eco course with as it can be eaten at the ‘start’ of the day and emphasizes Breakfast being the most important meal of the day.
I have attached the recipe below, I used Goodness Superfoods Barley Oats as opposed to rolled oats, I also added a sprinkle of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of almonds in the last step. You could, of course, add whatever dried fruit/nuts you wish! Next time I might add some chia and dried cranberries or blueberries.
Sitting down now with the paper, a piccolo latte, planning my week and looking forward to a nice long walk later on, bliss.
Happy Sunday x