By Amy Allen Johnson

It's official! I'm celebrating 20 years of making this easy banana bread recipe. Here's where my recipe has popped up in the last twenty years of my life..
Midnight study snack during college...Out of a toaster oven in humid Hong Kong...In a wok baked with steam...Delivered to new moms...Shared wi...
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By Shannon Breuner Nelson

Get your green on breakfast style!
If you're not into green scrambled eggs and you feel like rainbow pancakes might be above your skill level, we've got the perfect St. Patricks Day recipe for you. Check out these Naturally Green St. Patricks Day Muffins from The Knead for Speed. With sweet peas ...
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By Amy Allen Johnson

Celebrating Valentine's Day? Forget the romantic dinner for two. Start your love fest off right with these Valentines breakfast ideas.
Since I'm the Chief Breakfast Maker at my house, here are a few ideas I'm going to try -
Homemade Pop Tart Hearts - Yes, my kids have eaten the original po...
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By Amy Allen Johnson

When it's super cold outside and dark when I wake up, I know it's time to bring out the Cracked Wheat Recipe. A bowl of this hot cereal for breakfast leaves me cozy and satisfied until lunchtime. Feeding my kids cracked wheat is a nice change of pace from our oatmeal routine.
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By Amy Allen Johnson

Gearing up for 2013? Make this overnight French Toast Casserole recipe and enjoy a glorious breakfast after a late night of celebrating the end of 2012.
After reading about 25 different versions of this recipe on the internet, I came up with this recipe. Add enough butter, cream and eggs ...
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By Carina

I hate the pancake mix that rhymes with Miss Quick. It tastes way too much like baking powder and metal. Gross. But I can't deny that having a quick mix on hand to make pancakes in the awful morning hours, is very tempting. I came up with this healthy homemade pancake mix to keep on hand. Mixing wh...
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By Carina

My pathetic morning performance is well documented: I can barely function before 9am. Too bad that having kids not only means you're awake far, far before 9am, but that you have to make sure people are dressed, fed, and placed in a school-type environment. I'm always on the lookout for recipes t...
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By Carina

I'm always looking for hot breakfasts that I can mostly prepare the night before (I'm not the most awake person in the morning.) I always feel guilty that I'm not more vigilant about feeding my kids hot breakfast since my dad always cooked us hot breakfasts--that usually means I feel g...
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By Erin Oltmanns

I’m a lucky lady. Every night when I arrive home from work, I am greeted by two kids that are pretty darn happy to see me (a husband that is equally happy) and some sort of delicious dinner...piping hot and ready to eat.
I know.
I don’t know how he does it either.
When I was at home w...
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By Shannon Breuner Nelson

I'm a big fan of having people over for brunch, and I'm always on the lookout for the next perfect brunch recipe.
I also am horrifically terrible at making pancakes. Seriously. They evade me. My kids would tell you they love pancakes, but what they mean is they love frozen Eggo pancakes fro...
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