We love breakfast foods in our family. I think its pretty safe to say that a lot of people enjoy eating breakfast foods given the popularity of breakfast being served 24/7 at many restaurants and diners.
Here at our house we eat "breakfast" for dinner about once a week. Its usually a meal that we can put together quickly, and it can still be a very hearty and filling meal. Here are some breakfast for dinner ideas that won't heat up your house this summer.
Breakfast Burritos:
When we make these, we make bacon, sausage or ham (or a combination), scramble eggs and make some hash browns. We use large tortillas and fill them with the various ingredients, add some condiments (salsa for the grown ups, ketchup for the boys, and sour cream for those of us who like it) and grated cheese and enjoy. There is a little heat from the burner when making the filling ingredients up, but no oven heating up the house and it really is a filling meal. Add some juice and toast or an English muffin and you are good to go.
Syrup substitute:
We love eating pancakes, waffles and french toast here. In the summer when it gets hot though, I sometimes feel like eating a meal like that with sweet maple syrup can be too much. Did you know that pancakes, waffles and french toast can also be great with fresh fruit? Applesauce, peaches, strawberries, any other kind of berry and etc are all great toppings for something like this. If you are feeling particularly fun you can add a little whipped cream to liven it up and cool things down. The best waffle I ever had was at a youth activity for girls when I was younger. It was a Belgian waffle and we opened a container of vanilla ice cream, sliced it in slices about 1/2" to 1" thick and put it on our waffles with strawberries and whipped cream. Maybe not the healthiest meal, but it sure tasted great and on a hot summer day it would be heaven.
Breakfast Sandwich:
We rarely buy breakfast sandwiches at fast food places. They are so easy and inexpensive to make ourselves. We use English muffins, or better yet, mini bagels and have eggs (we beat the eggs and cook them like pancakes), cheese and bacon or ham (or you could do sausage patties) in the sandwich. Once all the sandwiches are put together, we microwave them for about a minute to get the cheese melty and everything warm. Add a side of hash browns and some OJ or fruit and you have a great dinner!
Cereal:
We don't really do cereal for dinner, but on a really hot day, I can see having a bowl of cereal along with some fresh fruit and toast as a good way to keep things cool.
I hope you find some good ideas to keep your house cool when cooking this summer!
Here at our house we eat "breakfast" for dinner about once a week. Its usually a meal that we can put together quickly, and it can still be a very hearty and filling meal. Here are some breakfast for dinner ideas that won't heat up your house this summer.
Breakfast Burritos:
When we make these, we make bacon, sausage or ham (or a combination), scramble eggs and make some hash browns. We use large tortillas and fill them with the various ingredients, add some condiments (salsa for the grown ups, ketchup for the boys, and sour cream for those of us who like it) and grated cheese and enjoy. There is a little heat from the burner when making the filling ingredients up, but no oven heating up the house and it really is a filling meal. Add some juice and toast or an English muffin and you are good to go.
Syrup substitute:
We love eating pancakes, waffles and french toast here. In the summer when it gets hot though, I sometimes feel like eating a meal like that with sweet maple syrup can be too much. Did you know that pancakes, waffles and french toast can also be great with fresh fruit? Applesauce, peaches, strawberries, any other kind of berry and etc are all great toppings for something like this. If you are feeling particularly fun you can add a little whipped cream to liven it up and cool things down. The best waffle I ever had was at a youth activity for girls when I was younger. It was a Belgian waffle and we opened a container of vanilla ice cream, sliced it in slices about 1/2" to 1" thick and put it on our waffles with strawberries and whipped cream. Maybe not the healthiest meal, but it sure tasted great and on a hot summer day it would be heaven.
Breakfast Sandwich:
We rarely buy breakfast sandwiches at fast food places. They are so easy and inexpensive to make ourselves. We use English muffins, or better yet, mini bagels and have eggs (we beat the eggs and cook them like pancakes), cheese and bacon or ham (or you could do sausage patties) in the sandwich. Once all the sandwiches are put together, we microwave them for about a minute to get the cheese melty and everything warm. Add a side of hash browns and some OJ or fruit and you have a great dinner!
Cereal:
We don't really do cereal for dinner, but on a really hot day, I can see having a bowl of cereal along with some fresh fruit and toast as a good way to keep things cool.
I hope you find some good ideas to keep your house cool when cooking this summer!
3 comments:
I really, really need to learn how to make waffles! Mmmm!
Breakfast for dinner is one of my favorite things to do. We are big pancake fans at our house and do homemade syrup on top. My husband has introduced the bad habit of putting peanut butter on pancakes and it grosses me out. Sadly, the girls love it. Blech.
Okay, I am comming to your house for breakfast. We are going to bring a tent, sleep on your front lawn, eat your food, and then all
twelve (?) of us will go to the beach. Sound good?
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