Scrambled Eggs With Beet GreensFresh beets are the best, however, don't throw away those beet greens. They are good too and so good for you. I'm still experimenting with them and have found that they sauté well, much like spinach.
Buckwheat Waffle MixBuckwheat waffles have become a routine Saturday morning breakfast for us. It is much easier to mix the dry ingredients ahead and just add the other ingredients later when I make the waffles. This quart jar holds enough for 4 batches of waffles. I have a note written on the jar. I can remember to add 1 cup of the mix to this.
Pancake Without Leavening AgentLeavening agents are one of the most important ingredient in baking. Baking powder and baking soda are both leavening agents used to make your cake rise. Being a homebaker, I have discovered a simple technique to make cakes fluffy and well risen.
Lumpless Hot CerealWhen I was a kid, I never minded the lumps that come with cooking MaltoMeal or Cream of Wheat, but some do. So I realzed one of the reasons the lumps happen if the water is boiling when we pour it in, usually all in the same spot.
Leftover Oatmeal PancakesI make a larger serving of steel cut oatmeal to have quick breakfasts throughout my week. Sometimes, I'll use some of it by frying some up in an oiled pan as pancakes! It is purely oatmeal. I do add cinnamon and added blueberries to my oatmeal after I make it but nothing else different is added.
Use Drink Bottle for Hot CerealI love these cylindrical drink bottles. They not only hold a lot of liquid, but other things like rice, pasta, oatmeal, etc. Being a lover of hot cereal at night, I hated to put the cereal in a measuring cup then having to wash it. So I came up with this wonderful idea.
Add Chia Seeds to PancakesTo make your pancakes a little healthier, you can add chia seeds. Chia seeds are a superfood. They have super antioxidants, plant based omega 3, plant based protein, fiber, etc. You do not taste the chia seeds at all.
Nutty Flavor PancakesI've made a simple but interesting discovery concerning pancakes. It has to do with when the butter is put on them. I ve found it does make a difference! I seldom eat pancakes. Because of that, I don't keep the supplies on hand for making them. And, I've found a buttermilk flavored frozen brand I think is just as good as those made from scratch.
Freeze Extra PancakesWhen you are making pancakes next time, make extra ones. Put wax paper in between them and put them into an airtight container. Throw into the freezer. The kids can just pop them in the toaster next time you're in a hurry.
Cool Down Oatmeal with Frozen FruitsIf you're on a time crunch and need to cool your oatmeal faster, you can add frozen fruits like strawberries, or blueberries. This will help cool your oatmeal faster while saving time!
Holiday Ham Breakfast SandwichI love to put two of my favorite foods together to make these little quick sandwiches. I keep holiday ham in the crock pot and take out a slice and put it between two microwaved frozen pancakes. I often like to use blueberry pancakes.
Add Pumpkin Spice to Pancakes and SyrupAutumn is surely here! Pumpkin spice and cinnamon can be added to your pancake batter and to maple syrup to make a different yummy breakfast.
Take Breakfast With YouRecently I have been eating a lot more spinach in my breakfasts and salads. I had to run over to a friend's house in a hurry the other day and decided, since she never eats breakfast, I need to have mine before I left or take something with me. I had to scoot in a hurry so I came up with this.
Quickie PancakesSometimes I get a hankering for pancakes but I am carb restricted (and somewhat lazy, ha). I'm definitely way too cheap to buy those pre-made store brand pancakes in the freezer section, so, over the weekend, I made pancakes for the family, including extras. I let them cool and froze them, placing them into a large resealable plastic bag.
Sweet and Savoury Breakfast NaansWarm 2 mini naans per person in the oven till browned. Prepare either thinly sliced cheese or crumbled 99 chocolate flake. Remove naans from the oven, slice into top just enough to insert your cheese or chocolate, close firmly to conserve heat so that filling can partly melt.
Mix Sweet and Plain Cereal TogetherI would buy unsweetened cereal along with sweetened versions and would mix them into one bowl, returning them back into their boxes. Then when the kids or my husband ate cereal, they ate HALF the sugar in each bowl.
George Foreman Grill to Make Bear PawsI have little counter space so everything on it has to be a useful appliance! I regularly make grilled cheese or grilled vegetables on an open George Foreman grill or zucchini fritters on it. This weekend, I decided to try to make waffles!
Keeping Cereal FreshTo save money on cereals, I purchase the huge bags of generic cereals when they are on sale CHEAP. To keep them fresh, I use my good old Foodsaver and extra canning jars.
Freeze Breakfast BurritosI make breakfast burritos and freeze them. Then if we are running late all I have to do is microwave them and walk out the door!
Add Coffee to Your OatmealI have a cup of coffee for breakfast and a dish of oatmeal. Since I love the taste of coffee, I just add coffee to the bowl after I take it out of the microwave. Add a little honey instead of sugar, if you want it a little sweet.
Easy Special Chocolate Chip WafflesOur grandsons love waffles and especially love chocolate chip waffles. We just got a new waffle maker that makes the larger Belgian style waffles. We found that mixing chocolate chips in the batter makes a mess on the waffle iron when they melt.
Making French Toast in Waffle IronWhen making French toast, I use my waffle iron to cook it. My iron is non stick so I don't use extra fat to fry in. I usually make a whole loaf at a time.
Add Chocolate Chips to PancakesI keep a butter container full of flour. Occasionally I have mixed it with cake or cookie mix when it was low because I didn't have any flour. It is kind of hard to turn the pancakes when it is cookie mix that is more than half the batter for the pancakes.
Peanut Butter Oatmeal with Maple SyrupI like to make oatmeal in the microwave.
Breakfast in a Cup of CoffeeSometimes in the morning I will pour my coffee and put a scoop of Slimfast in the coffee. I will then let it sit a bit to get thick. Then I put about three scoops of light Cool Whip. It is pretty good.
Egg Mc MuffinsMix your scrambled eggs in a bowl then pour into your measuring cup, easier for pouring. Pour into muffin tins and bake in oven for about 10 minutes. Makes perfect shaped eggs to put on an English muffin.
Get Kids to Eat Magic OatmealSeveral kids brought soda and candy bars for breakfast. I said no to that and made oatmeal. They never had oatmeal and refused to eat it. I told them it was magic oatmeal. Before I dished the oatmeal into bowls, I put a couple of drops of food coloring in the bottom of bowl.
Pancake Batter in Squeeze BottleUse an empty squeeze bottle like a ketchup or syrup bottle. Mix your pancake batter according to your box instructions. Add it to your squeeze bottle with a funnel. Then put it into the fridge the night before, and have pancakes for breakfast.
Cheaper Instant OatmealMake your own premixed oatmeal using baggies. The pre-packaged is 34 cents a pack. The homemade is 19 cents! Use half cup of rolled oats with 2 teaspoons of powdered milk, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, and one half teaspoon of cinnamon mix together put in bag.
Precook Bacon For Fast BreakfastsWe like to have breakfast at home. We prefer to have a piece of bacon with toast and an orange for breakfast when in a hurry, but prep could take a considerable amount of time and cause a mess.
Shredded Wheat for Hot CerealEat shredded wheat as a hot cereal, especially, maple and brown sugar flavor. All you have to do is mix a lot of the cereal with not so much milk, add sugar to your taste, then microwave it, and stir it up.
Create a "Morning Drink Center"I came up with this tray from a thrift shop. I put three canisters in it with sugar, bulk tea, and mocha flavored mix. I also have teas, sweetener packets, my coffee singles, and a carafe of brewed coffee or tea.
Maple Syrup to Sweeten CerealI ran out of sugar and didn't have time to get to the store, so I decided to try something new. Instead of sugar I put maple syrup on it. It added a nice sweet but not too sugary taste.
Stale Bread for "Waffles"Use up odds and ends of any kind of bread by mixing eggs, milk, vanilla and then add all your bits and pieces of bread to the egg mixture. If it all falls apart, that's ok, because you will scoop it up and cook it in your waffle iron.
Individual OmeletsFor an omelet bar, set out various dishes containing such things as: chopped onions, red and green peppers, mushrooms, jalapeno peppers, various grated cheeses, plus one egg for each person.
Mix Leftover CerealTired of throwing out cereal when there's not enough for a bowlful? Make "mystery cereal". Get a nice large plastic container with a lid and just pour those odd bits of cereal into it.
Carbonated Water For Fluffy PancakesFor a lighter, fluffier pancakes, substitute carbonated water for the water called for in mix.
"Green Eggs and Ham" BreakfastI was learning how to read at the time Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham" book was first published and thought, for nostalgia sake, this would be fun to share for the 50th year anniversary of "I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like them, Sam I am."
Use Colander To Cover PancakesPlace a colander over your cooked pancakes while waiting for everyone to sit down for breakfast or while waiting for seconds. The holes in the colander provide a vent so the pancakes don't get steamed and soggy and the cover keeps them warm.
Mix Sugar and Plain CerealBuying kids cereal has always been a fight, they want super sweet and I want to make sure they eat their breakfast. We compromise with half and half. Buy the cereal they want and mix with a similar unsweetened version.
No Sinking Spoon Strategy for OatmealI always eat oatmeal with a spoon. By the time I add a tablespoon of condensed milk mixed in some hot water to make it milky, butter, and sugar free waffle/pancake syrup, it is very likely that at some point during my breakfast the spoon will fall in.
Making Hot Cereal Without LumpsWe had always boiled the water first and stirred in the hot cereal. I've discovered you can avoid lumps if you don't boil the water first, but instead put the right amount of water in the pan then put in the right amount of cereal before turning on the heat.
Eat Cereal Later in the MorningDo you feel low of energy after you eat your morning breakfast? If so, try just eating a piece of whole wheat toast with a glass of orange juice. You will feel so great.
Save Time With Complete Pancake MixWhen I buy pancake mix I make sure it's the complete mix. All you have to add is water. With the price of groceries going up, you will save money by not having to add eggs and milk. It also saves time.
Saving Money on CerealTips for saving money on breakfast cereal as suggested by the ThriftyFun community. Post your own ideas here!
Sprinkle Colored Sugar on Hot Cereals for KidsI had such a hard time getting my grandson to eat his oatmeal or cream of wheat. I finally shook a little colored sugar sprinkles on top and poof, the oatmeal was gone. Each time we have hot cereals, I pick a different color and just sprinkle enough to make it pretty!
Add Peanut Butter to OatmealI make instant oatmeal for breakfast several times a week. I've started adding a tablespoon of peanut butter after it's been cooked. I stir it in with a little bit of milk. It tastes delicious, and adds a little boost nutritionally. My kids absolutely love it!
Oatmeal for a Healthy BreakfastOatmeal is a daily consumption around here. Watching calories is also a trend. If you use the 'quick' oats in the microwave, you will only add about 50 calories to that mix as it cooks by putting 7 little marshmallows on top. The Oatmeal is 150 calories and the marshmallows (7) are 50 calories.
Tips for Stretching CerealFor breakfast cereal, I try and stretch out the "good stuff" with some healthier stuff. For instance, I buy a box or bag of Fruity Pebble-type cereal. Once I put this into our rubbermaid type cereal container, I put in some Rice Krispies-type cereal.
Make Up A Loaf Of French Toast For LaterA quick, easy and appreciated breakfast is to make up a whole loaf of French toast. Let it cool and rebag it in the bread sack.
Top Pancakes With Applesauce Mixed With SyrupMy kids love to have pancakes or French toast for breakfast pretty often. My only concern is the amount of syrup that they eat along with the main course.
Why You Should Eat A Complete Breakfast Every DayFrom when I was a child, I kept hearing the same words over and over, "Part of this complete breakfast". Now I'm an adult and have just recently truly paid attention to those words. I've got to thinking, "What IS a complete breakfast?"
Making Better PancakesWhen making pancakes with any recipe, try adding a little extra kick. Take one regular pancake mixture and add cinnamon, and a little nutmeg to taste. Then add just a little champagne.
Breakfast Plate WarmerWhile preparing breakfast items (eggs, toast, etc.) rather than use the oven to warm serving plates, use the top of the, "Mr. Coffee" or other, as a plate warmer. Saves energy, time, and money.
Oatmeal Instead of Cold CerealSave money by serving Oatmeal for breakfast instead of expensive cold cereal. The store brands of oatmeal are excellent and are on sale often...
Jazzing Up YogurtJazz up yogurt, with maple syrup, then add some granola and fruit and drizzle on more syrup. I also like to sprinkle wheat germ granules on top sometimes.
Mixing Boxes of CerealIf your kids (or you) prefer sweetened cereals, go ahead and purchase it. But for every box of sweet cereal, purchase a cereal that's not sweetened and mix the 2 boxes together, so that your kids will have the sweetened taste they love but not all the sugar.
