I love Sunday breakfast with the family.  It's a day of the week when we usually have no plans, we take our time, we relax, and we enjoy just doing our thing and hanging out.  It's also usually the one day of the week when I get to take the time to fix a real full breakfast for the whole family, and I enjoy it.

I usually make some kind of pancakes or waffles, along with either bacon or sausage, and maybe some scrambled eggs.  This Sunday I decided to freshen things up just a bit and experiment with a new egg dish.  And I'm so glad I did - this was easy to make, mostly hands off, and very satisfying.

One of the things that I hope people can learn from me is how a little bit of planning ahead can make your life so much easier!  One of the biggest benefits of doing yourself the favor of a weekly meal plan is that you can think through how you can use leftovers from one meal as the basis for another meal later in the week.  You can plan ahead for how you can cook once for multiple meals.

So what I'm sharing with you in this post isn't so much of a recipe, but it's an example of how I've used my plan and cooked ahead to make a super easy weeknight meal that tastes like it cooked for hours.  

A full week family meal plan from the archive.

A meal plan for a busy week after a holiday break.

A quick and easy meal plan for a busy holiday season.

A bit of an abbreviated meal plan for a vacation week.

Meal planning around a busy family calendar isn’t always easy, but I’m always thankful to have figured out the dinners ahead of time.

My tips for how to create a meal plan that actually fits YOUR lifestyle.

One week menu for the archives - with plans for breakfast and school lunch packing included.