breakfast at dinner?

I don't know about you, but there are some days in the week when I am just plain tired, too busy or simply lazy to make a big meal. So it seems that once a week in our household, we eat breakfast for dinner.

Now, I'm already a champion for breakfast. Have been for many years (I was actually not allowed to go to school if I didn't eat breakfast; at the time I resented my dad's efforts in forcing me to eat, but I am thankful now). Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day.

Yes, I love a good breakfast. In fact, I love a GREAT breakfast. I can tell you what I usually get at IHOP when I eat there on occasion - 2 eggs (scrambled), 2 pieces of bacon, hash browns and 2 pieces of wheat toast, with Tabasco sauce ready to cover the eggs. Burns my mouth, but it's oh-so-good. I tend to put Tabasco on a lot of things I eat. When I feel like splurging at IHOP, my mouth relishes the taste of Swedish pancakes (crepes with ligonberry jam and butter).

Thankfully, my husband is all for eating breakfast at dinner. He too loves a good breakfast, but he's more of a healthy eater than I am, so he tends to eat cereal or apple-cinnamon oatmeal.

I have no shame in this weekly ritual. It's super easy to make breakfast. I mean, come on! Breakfast! Breakfast. And you don't have to be unhealthy about it. Here's a typical breakfast that I make (when there is time and a lot of motivation!):

scrambled eggs (cooked in a little bit of olive oil & sometimes mixed with salsa for a "south of the border" taste)
hash browns
wheat toast
turkey bacon
whole wheat buttermilk pancakes

Not a bad meal at all. So ladies, don't feel down when you do not have time to whip up a fancy meal. Enjoy the greatness that is breakfast and finish out your day right!