Meals for the Week: Breakfast Love

Saturday we had Belgian waffles for dinner (sprinkling chocolate chips directly on the batter on the iron makes for a great treat, incidentally), and tonight we had biscuits and gravy. I have dozens of eggs in the fridge, too, so there's bound to be many breakfast-style meals on our menu.

Scott and I had "breakfast" for all three meals today, actually: cereal for our real breakfast, leftover waffles for lunch, and biscuits and gravy for dinner.

Lest you think we're packing on pounds just before swimsuit season, I made the sausage gravy with a mere half pound of sausage (for the three of us) and skim milk. I'm not nuts, after all.

It's a bit difficult to plan side dishes for breakfast meals. There's potatoes and fruit, of course, but beyond that it gets tricky. I'm open to suggestions.

I'd like to take a moment to direct you to my latest project, if you have an interest in old-fashioned, homestyle cooking: Grancook.com, the web site for the cookbook I'm producing with my in-laws that collects my husband's grandmother's favorite recipes. You can read more about the project there, plus you can sign up to be notified when the cookbook is published if you are interested in purchasing it. We have a blog over on the site, too, with one recipe published so far and more to come.

Monday
Biscuits and gravy
Fruit
Salad

Tuesday
Pork chops and applesauce
Mac and cheese
Slaw

Wednesday
Flat-iron steaks
Edamame and sugar snap peas with garlic pickle
Garlic mashed potatoes
Soup

Thursday
Cheese pizza
Salad

Friday
Macaroni and meat sauce
Rolls
Salad

Saturday
Cornish hens with bacon and onions
Ginger ale carrots
Bread
Salad

Sunday
Kielbasa in a blanket
Corn
Baked beans
Salad