I have two things to tell you:
1. Soccer is officially over for the season.
2. My kids are sick of oatmeal for breakfast on Sundays.
The boys had one last game today, and York College (where Matt coaches) finished yesterday. It’s been an awesome season, and now we can hang up our stinky shin guards.
Actually, I’ll wash them and then we’ll probably play a pick-up game in the yard tomorrow. Soccer never really ends around here.
And about the oatmeal – Typically oatmeal is our standard Sunday breakfast. But every once in a while the kids decide they just can’t eat another bowl. I decided to give those spoiled kids my darling offspring a break, and serve them Breakfast Cookies on Sundays for a while instead. It will actually be an easier breakfast than making oatmeal (not that making oatmeal is the least bit difficult) – simply because I can make the cookies the night before. Then, everyone can just help themselves to cookies and a glass of milk once they are dressed and ready for church. :)
Here’s our menu plan for this week:
Sunday, October 28
Breakfast cookies, fruit
Leg of lamb, potatoes, carrots, gravy
Huddle at our friend’s house
Monday, October 29
Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, applesauce
Chicken and noodles, carrots
Shepherd’s Pie, tossed salad
Tuesday, October 30
Whole wheat waffles, blueberries
Teriyaki chicken and rice with veggies
Hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas
Wednesday, October 31
Easy breakfast casserole, oranges
Pizza boats, fruit salad
Tuna casserole, peas
Thursday, November 1
Homemade poptarts, bananas
Taco potatoes, yogurt smoothies
Alfredo sauce with pasta, tossed salad
Friday, November 2
Mini apple pies, cheese slices
Tuna salad on crackers, pineapple with cottage cheese
Homemade pizza, fruit
Saturday, November 3
Oven baked pancake, fruit
Leftovers
Tacos
So, how many breakfast cookies do you go through on an average morning with a house full of men?! I can picture my 9yo packin’ 3-4 of them away in a sitting! I imagine you need a batch to feed everyone? The concept of ‘leftovers’ is foreign very around here!
We typically just go through one batch, or sometimes just a partial batch then I freeze the rest. That’s because we eat them with fruit and have a glass of milk with them – and because most of the time we’re eating them, we are in a rush to get out the door, so they don’t always hurry enough to get their fill!
What about trying baked oatmeal when you’re ready to have oatmeal again? It’s another dish you can mix up at night and bake in the morning. It has egg, milk, and butter in it too, so it’s a bit more well-rounded than stovetop oatmeal.
Great idea – I think they would really like that!
Oh how funny! I just pulled out your breakfast cookie recipe last night to add back into our breakfast selection. See? Separated at birth, no doubt. ;-)
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Hi Laura, thanks so much for your wonderful recipes. I was curious about your muffins, breakfast cookies, etc that are made with natural sugars. An an adult, do you eat those breakfast too or are they mainly for kids? Should that sugar consumption be something to limit or just refined sugars in boxed or packaged items? I was asking because of keeping a healthy weight as an adult, if those things should be omitted or if they are ok as long as the serving size remains small and you eat it with fruit, protein, etc. also, do you also bake every morning or are you pulling from th freezer of cooking the night before?
Thanks so much for your web site. I use it each week to make our menus.
Bonnie
My husband and I both eat these too, although I usually only eat one muffin during a meal.
I think as long as the portion size remains small and you pair it with protein and fruit, that’s a great way to have a balance. I don’t bake every morning, but often have these baked items in the freezer which makes mornings much easier!
Hi! We do oatmeal on Sunday mornings before church too! And usually at least one other time in the week. I just saw this recipe and tried it this morning! We liked them! I am trying to rely a bit less on flour and sugar and I have lots of eggs. The sweetness comes from whatever you top them with. I used maple syrup on some and raspberry sauce on some. They are a bit like crepes.
Yooper Egg Pancakes
5 eggs, separated
½ cup milk
1 cup flour, sifted
Put the yolks of 5 eggs in a bowl and beat until very light. Add the milk and flour gradually and mix into a smooth batter which is not too thick. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Drop large spoonfuls on a hot greased griddle. Serve hot sprinkled with sugar or spread with currant or other tart jelly or jam.
Sounds great, I’ll have to give these a try some time!
those “darling offspring” of yours are so lucky to have such delicious foods–yummy!
I’m fairly new to your site, and new to the idea of eating real foods vs. convenience foods. I’m actually still unsure to what extent I’m going to implement these principles into my cooking, but I’m so far really enjoying having really yummy homemade bread around the house. Last night I made the Taco Fritters, which were amazing! I was looking for a treat to make for Halloween and came across some really fun-looking pumpkin cakes that were definitely not made from scratch and are covered in orange frosting and sprinkles. Some of my favorite childhood memories involve sugar cookies decorated with sprinkles! :) Do you ever miss food coloring and sprinkles? What do you do instead?
Yes, I do miss those sometimes – or rather – my kids miss them! If they are offered a treat somewhere that has food coloring and sprinkles, I let them go for it. At home, typically we decorage cupcakes or cookies with only frosting. I’d say that if you want them as a very special treat sometime, go for it and don’t feel guilty. If you are eating a “real food diet” the majority of the time, the occasional splurge is okay. :)