Weekend Breakfasts

I don't know about you but breakfasts in our house during the week are nothing special.  The boys get up SO hungry that I have very little time to whip up anything.  And usually I am trying to make something while my 1 year old attempts to pull down my pj bottoms so seconds count!  Usually it's microwave pancakes, waffles, French toast sticks, or toast with cinnamon and sugar and fruit.  I hate being the one that always has to cut up the fruit.  I never appreciated my mom for doing it.  But if it isn't cut up, they won't eat it.  So me and my favorite knife from Pampered Chef are always hard at work cutting up melons.  I got this knife so long ago but it has held up wonderfully and the wells in this cutting board collect all the juice from the watermelons so it doesn't get all over the counters.  It's from Pampered Chef too.

These boys never met a melon they didn't like!  What I did appreciate my mom for when I was growing up was her Belgian Waffles. They were my favorite. She must have gotten the waffle iron for a gift or something but she would make them and they were delicious.  She had some recipe that called for club soda which thinking about now is weird.  For our weekend breakfasts I like to make them a little more special from during the week. I keep a can of pie filling in the house at all times.  The boys love Strawberry or Blueberry and some whip cream on their pancakes.  I do like cool whip better but storing it in the freezer is a pain in the you know what because you can't eat it frozen.  Pie filling and whip cream is a great way to fancy up some homemade waffles or pancakes.  And I get to use my gridle.  Ya' know the gridle that you probably registered for when you got married and never use.  Well, I use mine now and I love it!  Having sausage and bacon cooking is a great way to wake up, lucky Hubs!