Why not breakfast for dinner?
Monday, October 22nd, 2007 by The Cooking Guy Subscribe To Our Feed
There are days when I come home and think “what am I going to make for dinner?” It’s been a long day and I don’t feel like cooking, but I have a family to feed. Who says you can’t have breakfast for dinner? Traditionally breakfast foods are served in the morning, but there are so many quick and easy things to make that why not use those same delicious recipes for dinner? I have a few fun ideas for the not so traditional dinner.
Pancakes or Waffles
The great thing about pancakes and waffles is you can make them one hundred different ways. You can add fresh or frozen berries, chocolate chips, peanut butter, bananas and walnut or cinnamon and raisins. The possibilities are endless. Not only can you add what you like, but you can make them into fun and appealing shapes your kids will love. Using a cookie cutter or adding your own artistic flare, cut them into shapes. Some of the shapes my kids love are turtles, Mickey Mouse, hearts, flowers, trucks or dinosaurs. Other animal shapes work great too if you can create them. I have a bag full of cookie cutters. I get them at thrift stores or cheap dollar stores. Top them with raisins, fruit, jelly, peanut butter or chocolate chips to make them come alive.
French Toast
French toast can also be cut into fun and amusing shapes. My kids love them cut into sticks so they can dip them in their fruit yogurt. I make my special sauce by opening a package of flavored yogurt. The kids think I whipped up something special just for them.
Fruit
Fruit is always a wonderful and healthy addition to your meal. You can throw it into mixes, puree it, slice, make it into sauces or make a wonderful, healthy and delicious smoothie your kids will go crazy over thinking they got a sweet treat. The wonderful thing is they are getting so many vitamins and nutrients from this one little smoothie. Throw in your favorite fruit with some ice cubes and orange juice and ta-da! You have an awesome drink. You could even add your favorite yogurt or milk for extra calcium.
Eggs
Green eggs and ham anyone? A fun way to get your kids to eat things like eggs is to throw in a little food coloring. To add variety, I occasionally make breakfast burritos using the colored eggs. Who knows, this may be the magic trick to get your kids to eat eggs. It’s worth a try right?
Fruit Rolls
Another great idea is to take a pita pocket or flour tortilla and spread the inside with your favorite jelly. Next top or insert with your favorite fresh fruit. Close pita or roll up the tortilla for a perfect sweet and healthy meal.
Hamburger and Potato Masterpiece
My kids love anything with catsup. One of our favorite breakfast ( or should I say dinner ideas) is cubed potatoes with cooked hamburger. This is a very easy and practical way to feed the family. You could even use left over hamburger from the night before.
I know for me these ideas have worked like a charm. It is a fast and creative way to get dinner on the table.
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