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Breakfast Recipes

Maple Sausage Gravy

Maple Sausage Gravy

Biscuits and sausage gravy is a breakfast I’ve loved since I was a kid. In the past few years, I’ve gotten pretty good at making it myself, and my kids both love it as much as I did. For a fall variation, I started making 

Banana Breakfast Protein Shake

Banana Breakfast Protein Shake

Breakfast has been a struggle the past few weeks. The past few months, if I’m honest. I’m having a hard time coming up with something for my girls, who are in two very different food stages right now, and myself. I wanted to try something 

Cranberry Orange Muffins with Rosemary

Cranberry Orange Muffins with Rosemary

I love to bake muffins on the weekend and then eat them throughout the week for breakfast. These cranberry orange muffins have a hint of rosemary and are a perfect winter breakfast with just the right flavors and spicy to remind you of the holidays.

Cherry Vanilla Muffins

Cherry Vanilla Muffins

I’ve mentioned before that I try to meal plan our breakfasts for the week and usually end up making this casserole or some muffins on Sunday to eat throughout the week. I am not normally a fruit person, but my husband is, so I like 

Sausage, Kale, and Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

Sausage, Kale, and Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

Every week I have big plans to do a lot of meal prep on the weekends so we have breakfasts to eat throughout the week. I’m not sure why, but breakfasts are the hardest meal for me to make. I am a morning person, so 

Easter Brunch: Roasted Asparagus + Cheddar Grits

Easter Brunch: Roasted Asparagus + Cheddar Grits

So I moved to Morgantown, WV and when I look at a map I’m like, “This isn’t really THAT far South, is it?” Well, even if you don’t consider it super south, I like to say it is. And now I like to eat grits! 

Easter Leftovers: Baked Eggs + Ham

Easter Leftovers: Baked Eggs + Ham

I hope you had a wonderful Easter! More than that, I hope you have tons of delicious leftovers. There is something magical about holiday leftovers. As in, I will actually eat them. I almost never eat the leftovers in my fridge. My boyfriend usually polishes 

Simple Sausage Gravy

Simple Sausage Gravy

I pretty much always order biscuits and gravy for breakfast where it is available. A few years ago, I started making my own at home and I went through a phase where I would eat it once a week, even for dinner sometimes! I’ve since