Breakfast made ahead

Ok I am going to pile this into one big blog. I am guilty of not being good about breakfast. I hate hitting up that amazing Bavarian cream filled chocolate doughnut filled with regret an hour later. So with planing ahead I have eliminated that! You can make your own breakfast scrambles, sandwiches, burritos in about an hour or so and save tons. Grab whatever your family likes for fillings, I won't be hurt if you think I am crazy for putting black beans in a breakfast burrito. Think that McGriddles maybe hard to make at home, think again! So with that being said lets start.

Vehicle (what keeps the filling off your hands)

Make these ahead or use leftovers from the weekend
Pancakes (I prefer Krusteaz), use cinnamon chips for the McGriddle vibe
French Toast (3 eggs, 1.5 cups of milk, 1/2c sugar, vanilla, for a loaf of bread)
or
Bagel Thins
Flour tortilla
or any other bread you all like
For scrambles just omit the vehicle

Fillings
Rotel Tomatoes, cheese, diced peppers, hash browns, onions, jalapenos, spinach, and black beans.
I've found bacon, sausage (patty or ground), ham, and steak all are house favorites.

Get your bacon cooked off, I do this in an oven so you don't deal with cleanup! Just bake at 350 for about 20-30 minutes depending on how you like your bacon done. When you pull this outta the oven just lay out on paper towels so the bacon can drain. Then when the foil has cooled just ball up and toss in the trash, no mess!

Cook off your sausage, if using patties press them out even flatter so they will fit your sandwich better. For the ground sausage just make sure to drain when your finished.

Steak, I have used leftover grilled steak or some that I get outta the clearance area at our local grocery. If you'd like a southwest feel to a burrito then throw some taco seasoning at the end. If making a steak sandwich I cut a thicker piece in half to make a thinner piece or buy a thinner eye of round steak. I normally chop the leftover for a burrito honestly.

Now lets assemble!

 This week I did a mix of scrambles and burritos. I started with the beans, spread them out. Then I added some sauteed potatoes with onions, Rotel tomatoes, and topped with cheese. I had some steak that was cut for carne asada so I cut that into thin strips and sauteed that off with some southwest seasonings and put them on top of the of cheese. Finally I scramble about six eggs. I normally do one to two eggs over what I am making in number of burritos or scrambles.

For the burrito and sandwiches I wrap them in foil. In the morning when I heat them up I throw them in a cold oven and turn it on to 350. I let them heat up while I am getting ready, normally about 20ish minutes. The scrambles just toss on the lid and throw in the fridge. These last fine till Friday also.

For sandwiches I fry eggs on a griddle. Make sure you break the yolk so that when your eating and driving you don't end up with yolk on your clothes. Yes, I learned this one the hard way.

I will upload this with more pictures as when I make some sandwiches. 

Lunch made easy

 Mass production is something that scares the hell outta people when it comes to food! Don't be afraid!!! I promise I will help you through it and make your life so easy. Sandwiches are something that the kids and my husband love. So the major complaint is that if you make sandwiches ahead they get soggy. Well I have crushed that issue. So lets get started.

My family loves bagel thins so I make many sandwiches on them. Gather your ingredients and lay them out. I use foil for everything! It keeps your sandwiches in tact and will hold your condiments.

Lay out your bagels on your foil, you can do as many of these at a time that your counter allows. I place the cheese down first, this allows you to put on a condiment and no soggy bread. I change it up to what we like so we aren't having the same thing every day.

My kids love tomatoes but lets be honest it can sog out a sandwich before lunch. So take some plastic wrap and lay the lettuce, tomato, and onion on there and wrap it. Later I will show you how to secure them in your sandwich so they are not forgotten.

Construct your sandwiches to your families liking. I grab a variety of meats and cheese so they have variety. 

 Wrap your sandwich with one half of the foil. Then place you wrapped lettuce, tomato, and onion on top of the foil.

 Then just bring the other side over and label. Now sandwiches will be done for the week and all you have to do is toss them in their lunch boxes morning of.