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Breakfast for Dinner

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Posted: April 24, 2008

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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potato panckaes

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 @ Apr 25, 2008 10:57:19 AM