For this week’s menu, I’m working hard to plan breakfast out of the box… the cereal box that is. I had been doing better with making breakfast, but the busy holiday times (and us getting up later during that time) meant I relied on boxed cereal WAY more than I liked. So this week’s focus for me is breakfast. My friend Amy is awesome with breakfasts fit for a king, so this week I’m going to follow her lead and use some of her recipes (which I’ll link to below).
Breakfasts
Ham, Egg, and Cheese English Muffins (Making a few extras for the freezer too)
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade Granola
Eggs, Toast & Fruit
Peanut Butter Banana Toast Sandwiches (Yes, we made that up one time and it stuck!)
Lunches
Chili (leftover from last week)
Pizza
Leftovers
Sandwiches & Veggies
Chicken Noodle Soup (made with homemade broth… yum!)
Dinners
Lasagna with Homemade Bread (2 nights’ worth)
Southwest Chicken Wraps with Homemade Black Bean & Corn Dip
Mexican Rice & Beans with Corn
Chicken & Sausage Stew
Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
Loaded Baked Potatoes (Making the potatoes in the Crock Pot)
You can find lots of menu plan ideas at Menu Plan Monday hosted by I’m an Organizing Junkie.
In October, I decided to break my family out of the cereal rut (I love your use of “outside the box!!) The first few weeks ago it was a challenge to try to come up with something every day. However, I can now say that months later, we’ve never looked back! You can check out of my weeklong series (plus a list of cereal alternatives) here:http://teachinggoodeaters.blogspot.com/p/breaking-out-of-breakfast-rut.html
Oooh! Thanks, Julie! I have a post started to expand on my out of the box project. I’ll have to check that out for more ideas! 🙂 Thanks!