Breakfast for Dinner

April 24, 2008 RSS Feed Print

Rosalie from Allentown, Pa., sent in some additional ideas for how to cut down on food prices. In addition to planning menus in advance and checking out the week's specials, she writes:

Don't overlook making "breakfast" entrees for suppers. With our lifestyles so hectic, when do you get the chance to make a wonderful omelet or strata for breakfast? Also, [try] homemade pancakes. Making the mix is so simple, easy, and inexpensive, and you can add fruits for flavor and nutrition.

I agree—there's nothing like french toast when you feel like you're not supposed to be eating it. And breakfast foods, because they usually involve basics like eggs and bread, are cheap—and you probably already have the ingredients at home.

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Thanks, Guenther!

anyone out there have a good pancake recipe to share?

Patsy Long of GA left this one, which uses leftover mashed potatoes, as a comment on another post, it sounds delicious:

You can take 1 cup, or less of mashed potatoes and make a platter of potato pancakes.

Mashed potatoes

egg

onion ( if desired, to taste)

2 or 3 tablespoons of flour (enough to hold mixture together)

shredded cheese (optional)

Mix all together and spoon heaping tablespoons of mixture into lightly greased frying pan until brown on each side.

I raised 3 boys on this and they loved it.

Kimberly Palmer of 10:57AM April 25, 2008

Anyone has a great pancake recipe to share? I love this blog!

Guenther 9:59AM April 25, 2008

Love the name...what's for brinner?

Kimberly Palmer of 5:34PM April 24, 2008

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Kimberly Palmer, senior editor for U.S. News & World Report, is the author of Generation Earn: The Young Professional's Guide to Spending, Investing, and Giving Back. Send her your personal finance questions.


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