Everyday Menus: Breakfast for Dinner

I think it's a shame that most breakfasts in this day and age are eaten on the run. Even when we take the time to make a more complicated breakfast, your family is busy to start the day and just don't want to sit around the table talking. Serve breakfast foods for dinner, and you get the best of both worlds; talking and relaxing at the end of the day, and delicious, comforting, very simple foods.

Swiss Eggs is one of my favorite recipes. It's simple and comforting, and lets you prepare eggs for a bunch without having to stand over the stove while everybody else eats. The side dishes are great complements to this simple main dish. And best of all, everything except the eggs and the sausage and bacon can be made ahead of time.

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake is a great dessert (plus, you get to eat leftovers on the run tomorrow morning!) that has a brown sugar streusel running through a meltingly tender cake. Make it ahead of time so it can mellow. And enjoy this cozy meal as leisurely as possible with your family.

Breakfast for Dinner

• Swiss Eggs
  You can easily double this recipe; just bake it in two baking dishes.
• Apple Glazed Sausage and Bacon
  Apple jelly, apple juice, and maple syrup glaze tender and juicy sausages and thinly sliced Canadian bacon for a delicious side dish.
• Creamy Hash Brown Potatoes
  This incredibly delicious dish is my idea of comfort food. You can assemble it ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator until baking time.
• Honeydew Salad Wedges
  This old-fashioned recipe is both delicious and beautiful. Your kids will be fascinated by these wedges, which hold bright red strawberries suspended in gelatin.
• Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
  This is my favorite quick bread recipe. It's a great complement to the eggs and sausage, and doubles as dessert in this menu.