This Blackberry Ginger Mocktail is a beautiful and delicious sparking drink for brunch. It’s perfect for everyone, especially for me because…I’m PREGNANT!! And this has now become my morning drink – ginger, honey and lemon to help settle my morning sickness, and blackberries to add plenty of antioxidants.
We’ve got news. Game on, Fauchon!
If you haven’t already met Fauchon, let me introduce you. Twice a week, my husband writes a pretty hilarious (but I’m biased) letter to our future (and until recently, imaginary) kid, Fauchon. Jonathan calls this project, Life With Your Mother Baba’s Fieldnotes.
It all started one evening when we realized Jonathan’s parents, who never shared much about their past lives with him, were in the same position as we are now – thirty, married without kids, thinking about careers, and living in London. So he started writing letters (posts) to Fauchon about our own lives and relationship.
I like to think of Fauchon as a little bun in my oven and so it would have been cute if I could have made some sweet sticky buns to share Fauchon’s arrival with you, but alas, our Fauchon doesn’t seem to share my love for food yet.
In just fourteen short (long?) weeks, Fauchon has made an impression in the form of morning sickness and barf bags. So I apologize for being a bit quiet on here, but I haven’t been able to look at, think about, cook, bake, photograph, eat, write, or do anything related to food for the past few weeks.
The one exception is this Blackberry Ginger Mocktail, which is now my morning drink of choice. I love the ginger, honey and lemon in it, all which helps settle my stomach. And the blackberries add a tart sweetness and plenty of antioxidants.
We’ll see if Fauchon can start to enjoy food a bit more, otherwise, you may be seeing a plate of saltine crackers, my other daily breakfast option, on The Worktop soon. Let’s hope it doesn’t get to that.
Blackberry Ginger Mocktail
Ingredients
- 5 whole blackberries
- 1/2 lemon - thinly sliced
- 1 handful of ice cubes
- 1 mini can (5 ounces) ginger ale
- 1 teaspoon honey - sub maple syrup for a vegan recipe
Instructions
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Add the blackberries and lemon slices in a cup. Add on the ice cubes. Slowly, pour in the ginger ale. Add on a teaspoon of honey and give it a quick stir.
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Serve immediately with a straw to crush the blackberries before drinking.
Trish says
Oh wow congrats Tina! How exciting for you! LOVE your face in that p-test photo. I’ll cheers to no more morning sickness for you!
Tina Jui says
Hi Trish – Thanks! I’m going to have to live with that photo and expression forever now. Hope the future kid recognizes that it’s an expression of pure joy and excitement :)
Bonnie Eng says
Oh my gosh, I just linked though to your hubby’s site…so funny. What an interesting idea to write to Fauchon! BTW I must tell you how much I love that name…:). Perhaps I’ll name my kid Laduree. This mocktail looks so refreshing. Hope you feel better soon girl! ;)
Tina Jui says
Haha, Laduree and Fauchon could be best friends. Can you imagine if they started a food blog or show together? :) I’m glad you checked out Jonathan’s site! He is so funny on his blog, but sometimes I can’t believe the things he writes about. He never shows me before he posts, and it’s always a shock to see what he dare put on it!
LindySez says
Lovely story and congratulations…enjoy your mocktails!
Tina Jui says
Thank you! We’re really excited about it all!
Oana @Adore Foods says
Congratulations!! Such exciting news! Your cocktail sounds solo good. Wishing you an easy and healthy pregnancy :)
Tina Jui says
Thanks for the kind words, Oana. The news is still sinking in, but everyday it’s feeling a bit more real.
Richa says
Wow this is awesome news! Congratulations Tina. Wish you a fun and healthy pregnancy :)
The mocktail looks amazing. Unfortunately, blackberry season just got over here.
Tina Jui says
Even without the blackberries, it’s a nice refreshing drink with just the lemon and honey. Thanks for the kind wishes!
Choclette says
Congratulations, that’s exciting news and I’m sure food will become less of a problem as you go on. Your blackberry drinks sounds like something we should all have though.
Tina Jui says
Thank you so much! The morning sickness has gotten better this past week, and I’m finally getting a bit of an appetite back. Until then, cheers with the blackberry ginger mocktail :)
Erren @Erren's Kitchen says
Just stopping by from the Food Bloggers Central group and had to congratulate you!! :-) Love your blog!
Tina Jui says
Thank you, Erren! It’s really exciting news for us! Thanks for stopping by the blog.
Teresa jui says
Hi it looks so cool in the summer day. I like it definitely make one for myself this afternoon.
Tina Jui says
Hope you enjoyed it! It’s also great with blueberries if you want to give that a try too.
Catherine says
Dear Tina, Congratulations to you dear!! I love the sound of this mocktail. Sounds refreshing and wonderful. xo, Catherine
Tina Jui says
Thank you, Catherine! I’m lucky that this mocktail actually helps with the morning sickness :)