I don’t know about you, but I am struggling some days to get out the door for school in time. I like to give the boys a substantial breakfast, but let’s get real… some days, I just can’t get it together. Smoothie to the rescue! I used to joke that the only “green” food my boys would eat is mint chip ice cream. One of my tricks to have the boys drink a green smoothie is to load a smoothie with dark colored berries to hide the spinach greens. That and…
I don’t know about you but I am ready for summer and with summer comes the summer baking with my favorite berries and fruits. I love these strawberry rhubarb bars from the cookbook, One Bowl Baking. These bars are of course meant for dessert, but I have been known to pretend they are appropriate for breakfast. They do have berries and oats, so why not start the day off right?! Oh, and did I mention you make the whole recipe in your baking pan so it literally could not be faster or easier to clean up? You can…
Buttermilk pancakes, especially with mini chocolate chips, are a weekly breakfast in our house. I am not a fan of boxed pancake mix. The page-long ingredients give me the creeps, not to mention the boatloads of sugar, and they seem only to make pancakes that resemble hockey pucks. I found this easy recipe years ago, and it has been a go-to weekday breakfast ever since. To make the prep faster for the morning rush, I pre-mix the dry ingredients into small plastic containers, and I write the dry ingredients on the lid. This way, in the mornings…
Is your family bored of the traditional pancakes and you want to change up your breakfast meals a bit? These pumpkin pancakes are a perfect alternative to regular buttermilk pancakes. I am big about sending my boys off to school with a good hearty and nutritious breakfast. I sometimes find it challenging to have family weeknight dinners with our busy sports schedules, so a good pancake breakfast is my clever way to get them out of bed and touch base with the events for the day. You must try these pumpkin pancakes. This recipe serves 4-6. Feel free to…