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Quick Quiche and Casserole for a Busy AM

Andi

Meal prep, how are you going to handle it? You’ve got a busy morning and you don’t want to throw pop tarts at your kids on their way out the door. What do you do?

One of the things I do, is use preprepared casseroles and quiches. Both of which are pretty simple.

The casserole first, only has a handful of ingredients. Gather together a tube of croissants, eggs, cheese, and whatever veggies you like. Mix together the veggies, cheese and egg in a bowl. Place the croissants in a dish rolled up and poor the eggs mixture on top. Place in 350° oven for about 30 minutes. Pull out and allow to cool completely. Cover securely and put into the freezer. When you intend to eat it, put it back into the oven for 20 minutes or so until it’s good and warmed through.

For the quiche I use a store bought pie crust. This is even more straightforward. Its eggs, meat, veggies of your choosing, and cheese. Whisk all ingredients together and poor into the crust. This one goes in an 350° oven for about 20 minutes. Same thing, cover securely and place in the freezer. When you pull it out to eat, warm it in the oven about 20 minutes.

Both of these I would prep and eat within a week or two. This is not a save forever in the deep freeze kind of situation. But on the morning of, it makes breakfast easy. Pop it in the oven and get everyone dressed and everyone’s teeth brushed while its warming up.

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Pumcakes

Andi

Add some Autumn to your breakfast!

Really you can add any mashable fruit and it’d be yummy. In addition, this is the simplest thing to do to add some fruit to your kids diet. Today we are making Pumpkin Pancakes, or as my husband calls them, Pumcakes.

When I said the easiest thing, I mean, the easiest thing. Mix up your pancake batter just however you normally do. So, if you say, make a dairy free pancake, make that batter! We do not however, So I just whipped up some regular plain pancakes. (Pro tip for those of you using a baking mix, if you add a dash of oil, a dash of baking powder, and a splash of vanilla it really elevates your pancake experience. I do not remember where I heard it though) After you’ve mixed your batter, add a cup of pumpkin puree and whisk together. (Like I said, you could add a cup of banana, or even maybe a butternut squash here and it’d be fine. Really anything you can squash and make a puree of)

I like to use my cast iron skillet for pancakes, but of course, you don’t have to. Make pancakes as normal. With the pumpkin added, they took about 5 seconds longer than plain pancakes. Which isn’t long, but long enough I made a mess flipping one too early.

Now, let’s say you don’t have smashable fruit, like blueberries. These are not blueberries, as I’m sure you can tell. Those are chocolate chips. I have a weakness. But the principal is the same. Make plain batter and sprinkle the blueberries in after you pour it into the skillet. Also makes yummy pancakes.

Just have some fun, do a little experimenting, make a few messes and enjoy your cooking!