It’s never too early in the day to tell your child you love him. Here are 5 ideas on how to show your affection as soon as the day begins.
strong>1. Smiley-face food. Two eggs as eyes, bacon as the smile… you know how that plate looks. It’s always cheery, and it never gets old with kids.
2. A wake-up kiss. An alarm can help them get out from under the sheets, but a morning kiss from Mom will be an even more effective alarm clock. What’s a more soothing way to start the day?
3. Write notes on the bathroom mirror. …read more

A basic French Toast recipe calls for eggs, milk, bread, butter. You beat the eggs in a bowl, stir in some milk, dip the bread slices into the mixture, transfer the soaked bread to a heated, buttered pan and toast till golden brown. It’s delicious served this way. How else can you spice it up? How else do you make it your own? Here are some ideas to make French Toast more interesting:
1. Bake it. Cook in an oven instead of the stove top.
2. Add other ingredients to the egg-milk mixture like vanilla, cinnamon, nuts (almonds are good!), honey, brown …read more

I’m so excited that it’s finally September! It doesn’t necessarily mean cooler weather where I’m at (that’s October), but I do like that it’s finally pulling out of the “dog days” of summer and that cooler nights and shorter days are on the way.

September is also the bearer of several food holidays! I couldn’t figure out where most of these originate, and chances are good that even though they say “national” holidays they’re usually not. That doesn’t make them any less worthy of being recognized and celebrated, though! September is:
National Biscuit Month:
~ Biscuit Recipes.net
~ Alton’s Southern Biscuits
~ Simple Baking Powder …read more

We just devoured our usual weekend brunch which consisted of red potatoes with dried herbs and scrambled eggs with cheese and tomatoes. A combination of simple breakfast dishes for a nice Sunday breakfast with the family. And we didn’t have to get all dressed up and leave the house.

Anyone could make this delicious breakfast spread just by looking at the picture above but just in case I’ll share the directions. Check them out after the fold.

I love these Great Depression Cooking videos featuring Clara, a 93-year-old grandmother and great-grandmother who shares her recipes and experiences from living through the Great Depression!
Two years ago, Clara’s grandson decided to videotape Clara preparing meals that she and her family ate when Clara was a young woman during the Great Depression, and so far we’ve seen Dandelion Salad, Pasta with Peas, Egg Drop Soup, and Peppers and Eggs.
In this video she prepares a typical Sunday breakfast that she and her family would have enjoyed. She starts out making a sugar cookie, made using 3/4 cup of sugar, 3 beaten …read more

I mentioned the other day how much I love an Egg McMuffin. Here’s a recipe for my easy homemade redo. It’s lower in fat because I use a reduced fat American Cheese slice, thinner, smaller pieces of Canadian Bacon (package serving size is 5 slices, I use 2 slices), and cooking spray. I use a whole grain wheat muffin for more fiber and believe it or not, the kids don’t miss the other muffin at all.
I served the breakfast sandwiches with another easy redo recipe – Caramel Coffee. I used regular coffee, didn’t even pull my espresso machine out, and …read more

I absolutely love croissants. Personally, I’m happy eating it alone but my husband sometimes add some stuff into it just to make it more exciting. Like this Croissant Egg Sandwich he loves to make for breakfast. It could rival any fast food restaurant sandwich breakfast even though it’s only using 3 ingredients plus salt and pepper for seasoning.
INGREDIENTS:
croissants, cut in halves
eggs, 1 egg per croissant sandwich
cheese slices, 1 slice per sandwich
salt and pepper
butter for cooking the eggs
Buy the croissants from your local bakeries or grovery stores with bakery. I buy mine at Wal-Mart.
Cut the croissants in half, right in the …read more

Have you ever tried Lemon Curd?  It has a custard or pudding-y texture to it. Thicker than a sauce, but you use it similarly.
Spoon, a catering company in New York City, has their Lemon Curd available online here. I had the opportunity to try it on my own scone recipe.
Tasty. It has a good sweet-tart balance, lots of lemony flavor and went perfectly with the scones. This was my first “curd” experience. It’s not a very appetizing name – curd. I think that’s why I avoided it up until this point. Silly word-fearing me.
Here’s my scone recipe. Scones are …read more

Something fruity and crunchy are added into pancakes to make it interesting for breakfast. Besides making the basic recipe for pancakes, I had to make the apple-cinnamon filling separately.
INGREDIENTS : (pancakes)
* 2 cups flour
* 2 tbsp sugar
* 4 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsp salt
* 2 eggs
* 1 1/2 cups milk
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
* butter for cooking
* syrup
Apple Cinnamon :
* 2 medium apples (Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and cubed
* 1 tbsp brown sugar
* a pinch of nutmeg
* 1 tbsp of cinnamon powder
* 3 tsp butter

First of all, I am not a breakfast person. The only times I eat breakfast is during the weekends with the family. During the week there is a rule everyone lives by in my household. “Mommy only makes breakfast during on weekends”. The truth is, I probably wouldn’t be even eating breakfast on Saturdays or Sundays if not for the fact that I’m just compromising with my family.
Since they’ve learned to serve themselves with cereal or whatever breakfast items we have during the week, I figured I would reward them with delicious breakfast meal on the weekends that I …read more