Blueberry Breakfast Grilled Cheese

This sandwich is a new twist on a old favorite. It's sweet and fruity, surrounded by crunchy toast! There are great things about the breakfast food: its so easy to make and you can make it with any kind of fruit! Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches.. such great possibilities!

Ingredients: (Makes 4 sandwiches)
8 slices sandwich bread
4 ounces of cream cheese, softened 
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoon butter
0.75 cup fresh blueberries (or any fruit)


Directions:
Heat a skillet to medium-high heat. 

Mix together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. 

Make like a grilled cheese: Butter one side of each piece of bread. On one piece of bread (with butter on one side), spread the cream cheese mixture onto the other side. Place the bread, butter side down and cream cheese side up, on to the skillet. Place a handful of blueberries onto the sandwich, and top with another piece of bread, butter side up. Cook for about 5 minutes on one sides, then flip and cook for 3 minutes on the other side. 

Comment below: which fruit do you use in your Breakfast Grilled Cheese?

Source: Once a Month Meals

First Day of School: Back to School Breakfast Idea

I love the idea of a back to school breakfast! It's a great way to get the kids up in the morning, and to have them excited for the first day of school. There are a lot of ideas out there. You could do a back to school party and invite all your kids friends. You can do a special dinner the night before and talk about their favorite summer memories and their hopes for the school year! Or you could do a breakfast (keep in mind that the first day of school is normally hectic, so try to give your kids plenty of time and have a relaxing morning). The Diary of Dave's Wife has some great ideas, click here to see her post.

I think the best way to do a back to school breakfast or dinner is to either have the kids favorite foods, or go all out with something special. If you normally do cereal for breakfast, then try some pancakes or french toast! Make sure to start the kids out right with a balanced breakfast. Include some milk or orange juice and some fruit. 

For a dinner, make sure the kids get some veggies! Eat classics like spaghetti and meatballs or order pizza! Make sure to give the kids some dessert, especially if they don't get to eat sweets that often! Talk about their favorite summer memories and their concerns or hopes for the upcoming year! Help your kids get really excited for the upcoming year! 

The decorations: this seems easier than it really is. Fun colorful things work really well, get a colorful table cloth, plates, napkins, cups, silverware, muffin tins or cupcake wrappers, and maybe some balloons at any party supplies store. Create fun centerpieces and decorations by finding some classroom decorations (like bus or apple cutouts). Make a chalkboard sign or use a dry erase board to write a fun back to school message. Use school supplies as decorations, a glass canister with crayons or markers in it, a new notebook or pack of markers on their plate, an eraser as a name card, new books layed out on the table as a center piece, or a cup full of pencils (and be sure to decorate each item with ribbons). 

That's really all there is to it! Happy Back to School Everyone! :)

Comment below: 

What are your favorite ways to celebrate back to school?

Source: The Diary of Dave's Wife

Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Glaze

As the tradition in my family is, we make breakfast for birthdays and special holidays. So for Christmas I made these homemade cinnamon rolls. Oh My Goodness.. these are AMAZING. Literally, the best breakfast I have ever had. They smell amazing from the moment that you start the batter. I made them Christmas Eve night and baked them in the morning. These are so sweet and delicious that you can only make them every once and a while. But they are SO worth every calorie! And the best part.. the MAPLE GLAZE that you top it off with! Yummmm! 

These may get messy when making them, but thats ok! 

You will not be sorry you made these! Trust me! This recipe was adapted from The Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Roll recipe :)

Ingredients:

For the DOUGH:

2 cups whole milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup sugar

1 package of active dry yeast

4 1/2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 tablespoon salt

For the FILLING:

1 cup butter

1/2 cup of sugar

1/8 cup ground cinnamon

For the GLAZE:

1 lb. powdered sugar

1 tsp. maple flavoring

1/4 cup whole milk

1/8 cup butter [melted]

1/8 cup brewed coffee 

pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Mix the milk, vegetable oil and 1/2 cup of sugar into a sauce pan

2. Heat the pan to med-high and SCALD the mixture (Heat until right before the boiling point)

3. Remove from heat and let cool at room temperature for 45 mins to 1 hour

4. When the mixture is LUKEWARM or WARM, but NOT hot, stir in the active dry yeast

5. Let the mixture sit for 1 minute

6. Add 4 cups of flour and stir the mixture.

7. Cover the mixture with foil and let rise for 1 hour

8. Add 1/2 cup of flour, the baking powder, baking soda and salt to the mixture and stir

9. Sprinkle the counter surface generously with flour to prevent the dough from sticking. Roll the dough out into and a thin rectangular shape about 1/4 inch thick

10. Melt your butter, then brush the butter onto the top of the rolled out dough

11. Sprinkle the sugar on top of the butter

12. Sprinkle a generous portion of cinnamon on the top

13. Starting with the wide end roll the dough tightly away from you in a line to make a log shape

14. Pinch the seam to seal it

15. Spread 1 tbsp of melted butter into a 9 x 13 baking pan

16. Using a knife, cut the dough into 1 inch slices and lay them in the pan, continue until all the dough is used

[If you are making them in advance for the next morning, you can cover your dish and let them rise overnight. In the morning, let the rolls sit at room temperature for 20-30 minutes and them bake them in the oven.]

17. Let rest at room temperature for 20-30 minutes

18. Bake at 375° for 13-17 minutes, or until golden borwn

To Make The Glaze:

. Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and whisk until smooth. The mixture will be thick, but pourable. Generously drizzle the glaze over the warm  cinnamon rolls. 

Enjoy :)

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