Making breakfast for dinner once a week is a SUREFIRE way to bring your weekly meal costs and your overall grocery bill down a bit! This dish would also be great for a brunch/potluck or weekend breakfast. Just double the recipe and make in a 9x13-inch baking dish. If you've got milk, eggs, bread, the spices and some apples in the fridge, you should totally make this. … [Read more...]
Tomato and Olive Pizza
Tomato and Olive Pizza Fresh and delicious! 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp warm water1 tsp olive oil 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 cups white flour1 1 packet (or 1 Tbsp yeast )1 tsp sugar1 tsp Italian seasonings1/4 cup Italian salad dressing ( If I had to do this meal again, I'd have used a Greek vinaigrette instead!)3 Roma and 1 Heirloom tomato 1/2 cup diced green olives 2 cups … [Read more...]
Apple Cranberry French Toast Bake
I*heart* French Toast Casseroles! I love how you can take SUPER STALE french bread and turn it into a breakfast (or dinner) masterpiece! By soaking the bread overnight in a fruity, egg-milk mixture, stale french bread can be completely transformed and redeemed!!! When Andrea sent this recipe, I HAD to try it! Note: The marked down french loaf bread that I *knew* was in … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Waffles
Here's our "breakfast for dinner" this week. I ended up doubling this recipe and freezing a batch! Still working on my "Freezer Stock Up" list for post-baby...Hoping to get it posted next week :) Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Waffles These waffles are perfection! 1 1/2 cups wheat flour3 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda2 tsp pumpkin pie spice1 pinch … [Read more...]
Bean and Cheese Tacos
I don't know what it is about beans these days, but I'm just cravin' 'em y'all! I LOVED eating bean and cheese tacos from Taco Cabana back in my high school days. Because I love them so much, I decided to do a little experiment and make my own bean and cheese tacos...a healthier version! Bean and Cheese Tacos The easiest and fastest breakfast tacos (or dinner … [Read more...]
Potato and Egg Breakfast Tacos
This recipe is featured in our 20 Meals from Costco for $150 Meal Plan #1. I knew that today would be a BUSY day, so I planned accordingly. Easy "breakfast dinner." I try to incorporate breakfast for dinner at least 2 or 3 times a month. Helps keep the cost down and brings a little more variety to the table. (Pun intended.) Plus, I was in no … [Read more...]
Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
When eggs are on sale for $.88/dozen for the Easter holiday and you score a LARGE loaf of pre-sliced French bread for less than $1, you just can't pass up making a stuffed French toast dish! And with milk on sale for $1/half gallon and cream cheese recently marked down. Plus, there have been some great fruit sales lately...so we'll add some $.25 apples to this meal! A … [Read more...]
Breakfast Tacos
Breakfast Tacos are a quick and easy meal that can be made for any time of day! Breakfast for dinner is always a frugal option. And one that I tend to forget about! Breakfast Tacos These are a family favorite! 10-12 eggs4-5 small potatoes, peeled and diced 1-2 Tbsp olive oilSalt and pepper to taste1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (Omit … [Read more...]
Huevos Rancheros
It's been a while since we had "Breakfast for Dinner"! Here is a quick and easy old favorite! Huevos Rancheros A hearty breakfast with a tasty sauce! A MUST try! 10 eggs 1/2 cup black bean salsa1 cup shredded cheese 8 small tortillas 2 Apples (side dish)2 Oranges (side dish) Scramble eggs. When eggs are just about finished cooking, add black bean … [Read more...]
Fruit Bowl Centerpiece
Last week a bowl of fruit inadvertently ended up on my dinner table. It's been lurking around there ever since. I don't really have a "winter" centerpiece that I use. Christmas centerpiece has been put away and I just can't seem to get my spring stuff out yet! So the bowl of fruit it will be! The cool thing...the kiddos are asking to eat it! They love fruit, but don't … [Read more...]