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Simple Breakfast Recipes!

Camila Vasquez Student Contributor, William Paterson University of New Jersey
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Currently, for the year 2022, I am nineteen years old, and I do not know how to cook or bake a lot of food. However, I am learning slowly but surely! It is never too late for someone to learn how to make dinner or even breakfast, so my article will introduce you to easy breakfast recipes anybody can do! Ā 

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Ā 

Ingredients:Ā 

  • Bread (white bread is one I usually use but whole grain is fine too!) Ā 
  • American cheese (2-4 slices)Ā 
  • Cooking spray, oil, or butterĀ 

Instructions: Ā 

  • With your two pieces of bread, butter one side each.Ā 
  • Depending on how big the slices of bread are, place 2-4 slices of cheese Ā 
  • My bread is small so I only put two slices of cheeseĀ 
  • With a pan, heat up your store to about halfway/mediumĀ 
  • Should be warm in about 3-5 minutesĀ 
  • Spray, oil, or butter your pot Ā 
  • After the store is heated, place the sandwich with the butter side down on the panĀ 
  • Then cook your sandwich until one side is golden brown, then flipĀ (or however you prefer a grilled cheese sandwich)Ā 
  • Cut the sandwich in half to be fancy☺ 
  • Done!Ā 
Grilled Cheese
Christin Urso / Spoon

Pancakes! (not from scratch :p)Ā 

Ingredients:Ā 

  • Pancake mixĀ 
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract Ā 
  • 1 egg Ā 
  • ¼ cup of milk Ā 
  • Cooking, spray, oil, or butterĀ 

Extras: chocolate chips, M&Ms, syrup Ā 

Instructions: Ā 

  • With a bowl, fill with a cup of pancake mixĀ 
  • You can add more depending on how many people are eating!Ā 
  • Add in the teaspoon of vanilla extract, the egg, milk, and then mixĀ 
  • Batter should be smoothĀ 
  • if it is too thick you may add more milkĀ 
  • if it is too liquidy, you can add more mix. Ā 
  • A bonus if you want some sweetness, you can add some chocolate chips or M&Ms to your batter. Ā 
  • With a pan, heat up your stove to about halfway/mediumĀ 
  • Should be warm and ready in 3-5 minutesĀ 
  • Spray on cooking spray, oil, or butter in the pan so it does not stick to the panĀ 
  • Pour decent sized pancake amount Ā 
  • When bubbles on pancake appear, with a spatula, flip it overĀ 
  • After a minute or so, both sides of the pancake should be cooked. You may flip it just to make sure.Ā 
  • Done!Ā 

PS. For more flavor, you can add bananas or strawberries! Ā 

French ToastĀ 

Ingredients:Ā 

  • BreadĀ 
  • 4 EggsĀ 
  • ½ teaspoon of saltĀ 
  • 1 ½ tablespoon of sugarĀ 
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamonĀ 
  • ¾ cup of milkĀ 
  • 1 tablespoon of butterĀ 

Extras: pad of butter (for the end), strawberries, blueberries, etc.Ā 

Instructions:Ā 

  • With a bowl, add the eggs, salt, sugar, cinnamon, and milk all into one bowl and then mix for about 30 seconds to a minuteĀ 
  • Grab your bread and let it sit in mixture for a couple of seconds, making sure both sides are evenly soakedĀ 
  • With a pan, heat up the stove to medium/halfway and place one tablespoon of butter after the pot is warm. Ā 
  • Make sure butter is evenly spread out in the pot and then place your bread. Ā 
  • Let the bread sit until it is cooked and goldenĀ 
  • After the bread is cooked, you may place it on a plate. Ā 
  • Done!Ā 

PS. To add more flavor you may eat your French toast with strawberries, blueberries, etc. Also, you can add maple syrup or powdered sugar!Ā 

French_Toast_
Christin Urso / Spoon

These are a few recipes that are not super hard and are lovely meals to start off the day! If you wish to learn more about breakfast recipes, YouTube or even asking your parents are great sources to learn off of. Enjoy! ☺ 

hii!
My name is Camila and I love to play sports, watch Disney and Marvel Movies, and listen to music! Dogs and dolphins are my favorite animals.