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Merry Christmas Breakfast Recipes

Christmas morning is not the time to be serving cold cereal and dry toast for breakfast. The special day deserves an extra special morning meal. However, it shouldn’t require you spending hours in the kitchen while the rest of the family enjoys playtime with their new gifts. So, what do you do? Consider whipping up the following simple, yet festively sweet breakfast recipes: ORANGE AND CRANBERRY CREME BRULEE FRENCH TOAST Ingredients: 2 tablespoons corn syrup 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1 loaf Texas Toast 5 eggs 1 1/2 cups half and half 1 teaspoon vanilla … Continue reading →

Healthy Breakfast Treats

If you struggle to get your kids to eat a healthy breakfast before they rush off to school, you are not alone. Most parents are lucky if their children down a bowl of cereal or a frozen waffle before they head out the door—-forget about fresh fruit and whole grains. The following recipes are one-dish wonders in my book. They feature healthy ingredients (such as granola and fruit) in kid-friendly and familiar breakfast foods. These dishes are so delicious your kid will never know they are nutritious as well. MULTIGRAIN FRENCH TOAST WITH GRANOLA TOPPING Batter Ingredients: 2 tablespoon brown … Continue reading →

Valentine’s Day Breakfast in Bed

Valentine’s Day is this Saturday. Since the holiday falls on a weekend, why not start off the day sharing a romantic breakfast in bed with your sweetie. Or, if you have kids, consider making makeshift beds out of pillows and comforters in the living room and dine on these delicious Valentine’s Day-inspired recipes the entire family is sure to love: STUFFED CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY FRENCH TOAST Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 3 eggs 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 milk Strawberries, sliced (you determine the amount) Semi sweet chocolate chips (you determine the amount) Cream cheese, softened Powdered sugar Directions: … Continue reading →

Simple Brunch Recipes

Many families typically “do” brunch on Sundays only. But recent studies show that since the economy took a nosedive, brunch has become a popular midweek meal. Experts maintain that the mid-morning meal eliminates the need to serve both breakfast and lunch and the type of foods served at brunch are relatively inexpensive to prepare. With that said I’ve decided to share some of my favorite brunch recipes. They are a cinch to make and can be doubled or tripled to accommodate large groups. EASY QUICHE LORRAINE Ingredients: 1 (9-inch) pie crust, partially baked in a pie plate 8 slices bacon, … Continue reading →

Chocolate for Breakfast

Students in our city have been home for three days straight due to school administrators cancelling class because of severely cold winter temperatures. For most of my friends cabin fever set in by day two and they are now going stir crazy with cooped up kids who are a bored senseless. Which is why I was shocked when one of my pals admitted to doing the unthinkable the other day: Feed her children chocolate for breakfast. You’d think she want to cut out sugar entirely from her children’s diet while they were home during the snow days, but being the … Continue reading →

Recipes for Your Christmas Breakfast Buffet

If you are a hosting a house full of family members for Christmas, then you are likely spending this week putting the final touches on your holiday menu. While most of us fret over what to serve for Christmas dinner, there are some of us (me) who dwell on what to serve the morning after Santa visits. Cold cereal and dry toast won’t cut it on Christmas morning, but you don’t want to chain yourself to the stove either. After all, who wants to be slaving away in the kitchen while the rest of the family is enjoying their new … Continue reading →