Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce
Eggs poached in tomato sauce is one of those really delicious dishes that you can tell came about at some point because someone was both creative and faced with leftovers that needed using up. However it originally came about, it’s a delicious combination that makes for a super easy meal any time of day that tastes like way more work than it was. I am a particularly big fan of having this for breakfast on weekend mornings or dinner when I get home from work and don’t really want to cook. The proportions I use here are rough and would feed either one very hungry person or two average people with an extra couple hunks of bread. If you want to scale it up you can bake the eggs in a casserole dish with the sauce rather than cooking it on the stove–the end result is just about the same and all methods yield scrumptious results.
Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes
About a month ago, I bought a wheat grinder. I felt like I was saving money by buying one because I could get wheat kernels from my church cannery for a lot cheaper price than at the store. I also don’t have to pay a lot of money for prepackaged mixes. Whole Wheat ones seem to cost at least twice as much. Now I have a ton of whole wheat flour and I am looking for what to do with it. I decided to make pancakes since my family really likes those. We even have them for dinner sometimes.
Easy Blueberry Sauce for Blueberry Topped Treats
This easy blueberry sauce recipe can be used in any of a number of ways–stirred into yogurt, as a topping for pancakes, waffles or ice cream, dribbled over cheesecake, puddled in cottage cheese…the options are endless. I particularly like it over vanilla ice cream on top of a brownie or drizzled over lemon frozen yogurt. Whatever you choose, you’re bound to want to make this sauce over and over again
Time and Money Saving Breakfast Sandwiches
My husband has to be at work at 7 am (he has a 35 minute commute) and he is always running late and never has time to eat breakfast. So, he has to end up taking something for breakfast with him to eat at work. He loves the biscuits that you buy for the freezer that already have eggs etc on them. He asked me the other day to buy him some more, but those things are expensive and eat into our grocery budget. They also are not the healthiest breakfast in the world. So, one day I was browsing through Heather’s cooking videos and found these Easy Breakfast Sandwiches. These are great because you can be creative and put whatever you like on them. They also save time in the morning because you make them ahead and then just toss them in the microwave for a quick and HOT breakfast. My husband loves them and so do I! So, here is a recipe but you will have to decide on the ingredients you want. This mean you could use healthies ingredients, like egg beaters and you get to be creative. I have been trying to loss weight and these make the perfect breakfast for me. You must have some type of cheese though because it is like the glue that sticks them together. The ones that you buy in the store cost $7-$8. These can be made for so much less and only take about 15 minutes to whip up.
Make Your Own Instant Oatmeal
Do you love instant oatmeal? I do, but I also know that when I go to the store to buy the instant oatmeal, I pay for that convenience! So, what can you do? Well, I have started making my own instant oatmeal packets and have saved money by doing it. Here are some easy directions to get you started.
Frugal Homemade Pancake Syrup
With a family of 6, I am always looking for ideas to save money on my grocery bill. A few months ago, I found this recipe online for homemade pancake syrup and thought, I just have to try that! I ran out the other day and remembered that recipe and decided to give it a try. All I did was fill the old pancake syrup bottle up. Nobody even noticed. It is a super easy recipe to make and I had all of the ingredients on hand! Here is the recipe. Enjoy!
Scrambled Tofu
There are literally hundreds of ways to enjoy (yes, enjoy) eating tofu. This particular scrambled version is easy to make, tastes great and is a fantastic substitute for more traditional scrambled eggs and works equally well as breakfast or dinner.
Lemon Berry Muffins
I made these muffins on Easter morning for a treat, though they really weren’t much work at all. The can be mixed with whatever berry type fruit you have floating around in your kitchen or in your freezer. The lemony body of the muffin is the perfect foil to the jammy pockets of fruit that result from the berries cooking in the oven–you don’t even need to butter these to enjoy them. As breakfast pastries go, these are lower in fat than most using just two eggs or tofu and no butter or oil so enjoy without guilt.
Blueberry Muffins
Whenever my early morning hunger strikes, it can always be cured with a blueberry muffin. Truthfully, all I need is one blueberry muffin, any time of day, and I am ready to go. I found this recipe in the 1996 November/December issue of Cooking Light magazine, which someone tossed into the recycling bin where I use to live. Little did I know I would find in this issue several delicious recipes that have become staples in our home. The other funny thing is that the original recipe for these muffins, which I modified, was part of a paid advertisement for Chevrolet. They were promoting the cars and threw in the recipes to satisfy the cooking readers. All I have to say is “good job!” Whenever my early morning hunger strikes, it can always be cured with a blueberry muffin. Truthfully, all I need is one blueberry muffin, any time of day, and I am ready to go. I found this recipe in the 1996 November/December issue of Cooking Light magazine, which someone tossed into the recycling bin where I use to live. Little did I know I would find in this issue several delicious recipes that have become staples in our home. The other funny thing is that the original recipe for these muffins, which I modified, was part of a paid advertisement for Chevrolet. They were promoting the cars and threw in the recipes to satisfy the cooking readers. All I have to say is “good job!”
Breakfast Burrito When Every Minute Counts
You are in a hurry and need to rush out of the house, but you want your children to have a healthy breakfast too. You know that if you give them a bowl of cereal they will sit and pick at it too long. You could stop for fast food, but that can be expensive and may contain more fat and sodium then you prefer. You could throw a handful of bite size cereal into a plastic sandwich bag and fill their sippy cups with juice. But, you hate to do that because it gives you “bad mommy” syndrome. Why not make some quick breakfast burritos that are warm, contain many of the food groups, and the children will love them.
