Weekends Start With Blueberries
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On the weekends, we bring out the big bowl. Not the cereal bowl… but the mixing bowl. The first one up on Saturday morning pulls out the big green bowl, along with the bag of fresh blueberries we picked over the summer.
This is not a quick breakfast… this is a slow, savoring one that we share over lots of maple syrup, stories and kids standing in front of the stove begging, “Can I flip them?” The bubbling blueberries are their favorites…
This morning weekend gathering, which lingers almost to lunchtime, is a great way for us to reconnect from a crazy week of rushed cold cereal mornings.
Here’s the recipe for cornmeal blueberry pancakes.
Ingredients
· 1 cup milk
· 1/2 cup buttermilk (Or use yogurt, or add a teaspoon of vinegar to a 1/2 cup of milk. Let it sit until it curdles — a few minutes.)
· 1 cup whole wheat flour
· 1/2 cup yellow stone-ground cornmeal
· 1 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/4 – 1/2-cup ground flax-seed (always keep this in the freezer.)
· 1 cup blueberries
In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, flaxseed and salt. Stir in the milks until combined. Fold in the blueberries and let the batter sit for 5 minutes. Lightly oil a skillet heat over medium heat. When hot, pour the batter into little puddles. When bubbles start to form on top, it’s time to flip.
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On the weekends we love pancakes or cinnamon buns.
Our weekend favorite is waffles, eggs, and juice! During the weekdays it’s usually something quick!
Weekday mornings are usually busier. Weekend mornings start a bit later, and are usually more laid back. More time to cook…and enjoy
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Fortunately my girl loves a simple breakfast, cereal and milk. We eat together most every morning.
Usually on a weekend my 4 y.o. son and I make a simple breakfast bread with raisins, candied ginger, and pineapple. He measures the flour very carefully and reminds me to put in the baking powder and a pinch of salt. He always begs for a taste of sugar (which I always decline). He also gets to mix- his favorite part. He also loves to grease the bread pan and most of all he loves to lick the spoon afterwards. The only thing is he can never wait for it to bake or cool down- he is ready to eat as soon as it gets in the oven.
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Usually I try to make muffins… nothing fancy but something that does take a little more time than I have on weekdays.
What I would give to have that big bag of blueberries:) Our weekend morning routine is making a big breakfast. Our family favorite is pancakes, eggs and bacon.
We like pancakes on the weekends too–I think I am going to try your recepie Saturday morning!! We like to eat out for breakfast on Sunday’s and then have a lite supper.
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We’ve been on a waffle kick… hubby bought me a 6 waffle maker and it allows me to put in a couple of batches and a few for during the week.
During the week it’s pretty much the same, cereal or toast, muffin, something simple. On the weekend however we do like to make something bigger. Pancakes or homemade waffles are a favorite, so are what my kids like to call a farmhouse buffet. We make a big batch of scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, bacon and toast. Everything goes on the table at once and for some reason the kids really enjoy that!
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i don’t have children at home now so that’s not an issue for me! I normally
enjoy a breakfast of cereal or oatmeal myself!
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We make crepes, waffles or pancakes with fresh fruit! Yummo!
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My husband likes to make Saturday breakfast and I get to choose the menu…anything from blueberry pancakes to french toast or eggs!
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I usually make biscuits or pancakes on the weekends. Only because I time to clean up afterwards. And because my stove doesn’t fit in my car and I usually eat breakfast on the way to work. Classy, I know.
We usually sleep a little later on the weekends. I like to make something for breakfast and then eat it in bed – even if it is a bowl or cereal or peanut butter toast. I also love pancakes! If we leave early to run errands, we might stop at Einsten Bros. for a bagel or Chick-Fil-A for a chicken biscuit. Yum!
On the weekends I get up before anyone else, make some coffee and sit down reading the paper. On Sundays I will make biscuits & gravy or eggs,bacon and hashbrowns.
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After sleeping in…..I usually make something big and hearty!
Everyone staggers in the kitchen and we hang out at the table eating
and talking!
Weekends are fantastic!
Oh my gosh, I haven’t had blueberry pancakes in so long! I’ll have to save this recipe for next year, when the blueberries are in season again. I love to take extra time to make yummy breakfasts on the weekends, too!
We break out the griddle and start making a mean batch of pancakes and french toast. We add to that jam, syrup, and powdered sugar! We enjoy it taking the time to make a big breakfast and so do the kids!
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weekends the grandkids can get up when they want…the younger ones usually want soft oven cinnamon toast and fresh fruit…I am having three grandsons overnight tonight so I am making a Blueberry french toast casserole
I would say our family’s favorite weekend breakfast is pancakes and bacon–maybe eggs, too! Thanks!
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Oh my goodness, I love the image you shared. FRESH BLUEBERRIES! lovelovelove!
Weekends are definitely different around here.. weekends means more time.. weekends usually mean FRENCH TOAST or pancakes.. with fresh seasonal fruits prepared by the entire family.
Weekends also means everyone eating in the jammies comfortably
No kids in the home.
My favorite weekend breakfast is bacon and eggs. On weekdays it’s a protein shake.
We usually make things on weekends that we don’t have time to make during the week like steel cut oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, french toast, poached eggs, etc.
My granddaughter visits on the weekends, and she insists that her Grandpa make his special oatmeal with peaches or bananas in it. I like French Toast and bacon.
My kids are grown but I still get up in the morning read scriptures say prayer and sit down to breakfast. We share the days plans and move out to our day.
saturdays we are on the go early so we usually stop for a bagel..but sundays i try to make bacon and whatever else i can convince my lil guy to eat
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I make sure my kids all get some sort of breakfast in the morning. We make sure we get up early enough to make time for at least a bowl of cereal or some toast.
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Our weekend we sleep in then have pancakes and bacon for breakfast.
I let my boys pour ladles of batter on the griddle to help make our pancakes on Sunday mornings.
Ooh thanks for the recipe! We make fun breakfast like chocolate chip pancakes or green tinted scrambled eggs
Weekdays are quicker breakfasts for us. Usually cereal and fresh fruits. The weekends allow more time and we have a Sunday morning tradition of eating together. Dad cooks us all breakfast… Usually pancakes and they are wonderful. This is truly special since my daughters are almost grown and they never miss a Sunday morning with us…
During the week I always make sure the kids get a healthy breakfast (my mom was a teacher so I know how important it is!) I even have some fiber and protein bars handy on the morning someone hits my snooze button too many times (who could that be!) so at least they’re getting the nutrients they need!
I do try to make sure my son has breakfast in the morning. We always have cereal, bagels or something to stick in the toaster on hand.
On Saturdays we still eat cereal. On Sundays we eat a bigger breakfast. We are not in a rush on Saturdays, but Sunday is a rush at the dinner table because we go to church!
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YUM, the blueberries look SO good!
I have more time on the weekend, so I like to make my famous banana-nut pancakes! YUM(and gives me a reason to use up the almost bad bananas lol)
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The only time we ever have bacon or sausage is on the weekend. Weekend breakfast is definately less healthy!
Weekend breakfasts are more relaxed. I get to linger over coffee and sometimes when all of the stars are alligned just right, the man of the house might even take care of making breakfast.
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We have Eggs, Bacon, and Toast and all eat at the table.
On weekends I make eggs, pancakes and bacon
We usually cook breakfast on Saturdays (today it was only steel-cut oatmeal) and if we have enough time before Church we also cook on Sundays. My favorite breakfast to make and eat is french toast with crispy bacon.
Your recipe above looks delicious! We’ll have to try it. I’ve made muffins with corn meal and blueberries before and they were very good.
we sleep in & eat pancakes and sausage!
Our weekend favorite is eggs, bacon, toast! And we lounge around in our jammies till we absolutely have to get dressed!
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I always make sure my family has breakfast by giving them some choices so they feel like they’re in control. For example, waffles or pancakes; what kind of cereal; what toppings on their bagel.
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Last Christmas the gift that I really wanted was a double burner griddle so I can make blueberry pancakes on the weekends. I love that griddle..it’s making memories! I always try to make sure my daughter eats something for breakfast..during the week it usually has to be something fast like cereal but weekends I try to take a bit more time and make something different to give her some variety.
Sunday is our lazy day. We stay in bed till late and then everyone gets up and we make a big breakfast of fried potato and fried eggs. Yum.
On weekend mornings my parents would make us pancakes with bacon or sometimes omelets. Now I make those for myself and my nieces whenever they visit. Weekdays feature more cereal and oatmeal. Also, we enjoyed two hours of extra sleep!
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No kids. I start all my days with a smoothie. Fruits change, but basically the same drink because I like it. (blueberries are very good)
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My daughter always eats with one of us…it is my way to make sure she eats something!! On weekends, we eat as a family…with CHEF daddy taking our breakfast orders!
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Weekends we stay up later so also we get up later, have a breakfast of champions, eggs, pancakes, bacon etc. Love the weekends!
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We all wake up at different times, so breakfast and mornings are the same around her, you eat when you get up. Every once in a while I may cook a big breakfast and they will heat it up whenever they wake up.
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When the children were young we always had a big breakfast on Saturday morning. Either pancakes or waffles, bacon or sausage, eggs, milk and juice. On Sunday it was either a repeat of Saturday or on rare occasions we would run to the local Winchell’s for an assortment of doughnuts.
My daughter is not very picky, but on weekends we go out for breakfast.
Now that I’m retired, weekdays and weekends are pretty much the same
Saturday is o the go, but Sunday is a lazy day with a relaxed breakfast of bacon and eggs or waffles!
On the weekends, I will make dinosaur pancakes for the family. We also get up a little later than usual. If I could, I wouldn’t wake up till noon!
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THat bag of blueberries looks amazing!
Often my husband makes breakfast on the weekends–usually from scratch but even if it’s cereal, at least it’s not my responsibility!
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We don’t have a routine on weekends. Everybody gets up when they want, and the late sleeper know that there’s pancake batter in the fridge that they can cook if they want.
I don’t make my kids have breakfast in the morning any longer. They are big kids now and decide on their own whether to have breakfast at home or not. On the weekends we like to have a big breakfast. The rest of the week it’s pretty much a cereal extravaganza.
Our Saturday breakfast isn’t exciting. Just cereal and juice. We spend the next two hours talking to each of our adult daughters, who live out of state. That’ keeps us up to date with THEir lives as well as our Grandkids.
Sunday we are kind of in a hurry, but still I make the breakfast, and it’s either eggs (no bacon, bad for cholesterol) and toast, with strawberry jam on it. Juice, too, of course. And sometimes we even read the newspaper while we eat. It’s only the two of us, so we aren’t offending anyone.
This has worked out well for the two of us. I guess others wouldn’t approve, but as long as they aren’t living with us, it’s all right.
My daughter loves waffles with chocolate chips so I make her those on the weekend.
My morning routine is much more relaxed on weekends and our breakfasts are a lot more substantial. I enjoy weekend mornings much more than weekday mornings!
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We eat a quick breakfast during the week but the weekends are all about taking it slow – pancakes, waffles, bacon, etc.
Breakfast in the morning is just a non negotiable. Always has been…so my son doesn’t even try
With my late daughter, her blood sugar issues made it paramount for her to eat asap. Her thyroid meds made it impossible for her to eat when she first woke up. It was a tightrope we walked.
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i love to make strawberry pancake and we get to spend more time together
We like to sleep in and eat a nice luxurious breakfast involving French toast or cinnamon rolls!
during the week we have something simple and on weekends we have things like pancakes or waffles
We usually eat omelets with french toast and then we talk during breakfast
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That photo of the blueberries is awesome! I would eat them uncooked though – I may be the only person I know who loves blueberries — until you cook them. I like them mixed with cottage cheese and granola — best breakfast ever! My child prefers them mixed with yogurt. My husband sprinkles them on cereal. Blueberries are the best!
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