Healthy-ish Pancakes

My kids love pancakes for breakfast. Because they like bread. Any sort of bread. Quick bread, yeast bread, sourdough bread- it doesn’t matter. If it’s some sort of bread they will adore me for making it and eat their fill. It goes like this: Eggs. Well, ok. Bacon. Yum, thanks Mom! Bread of some sort.…

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Baked Oatmeal

Baked oatmeal is one of those breakfasts that is good any time, can be just eaten as a snack, or made well ahead of time and still enjoyed. Our whole family enjoys this dish, and I like it because there usually is enough leftovers for the two people that have to run out the door…

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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Flax Breakfast Bars

  Breakfasts are always busy times and, even though I typically get up early enough to make breakfast, I really enjoy having things the kids can grab right away and start eating. (Why do they have to be intensely hungry as soon as their eyes open??) It means there aren’t so many questions and requests before…

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Caramel Apple Pancake Sauce

Weekends are a great time to come together as a family, take your time and create a delicious meal together. Breakfast is a perfect meal to prepare together, especially with little ones. Making pancakes, scrambling eggs and slicing fruit is simple and easy for kids to help with. Our family loves having a big breakfast…

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Melon Hearts, a Simple Valentine Treat

You know those days, when you want to add a touch of special to the meal? This is a beautifully simple answer. Great for a Valentine’s breakfast or brunch and a snack that the kids can help create. These cute little hearts are a perfect replacement to the average sugary Valentine treats. Melon Hearts Ingredients:…

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16 Quick and Nutritious Breakfasts for Busy Mornings

  Mornings are a source of stress in many families, even if your kids are mostly self sufficient with their morning routine, the pressure of needing to be out the door at a certain time can mean that sometimes nutrition is skimped on. These 16 ideas for a quick sit-down breakfast can help bring calm to…

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Simple Fruit Salad

Want to be a popular cook with children? Make them fruit salad! This hits the spot perfectly on those calm summer evenings, when no one wants to heat up the kitchen. Simple Fruit Salad Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 0 Ingredients: 3 cups of different types of fruit (Any work) 1/2 lemon, juiced 1…

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Hootenanny Pancakes

When I was 15, my family spent some time in Oklahoma and our relatives there. I was so impressed with the cooking of my Great-Aunt Maggie and I asked her to share her recipes with me. She wrote down a few and then explained that she didn’t own any measuring cups, so she estimated that…

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