The Organized Chef: Breakfast Sandwiches

I don't know when this crazy obsession for meal planning started, but one thing I do know is that it has worked for us the past ten years and it's about time I share my tips and tricks!

First things first, it’s all about the planning! I take my “menu ideas” list {the link is found on the sidebar to your right}, and plan out my entire month in advance on our calendar in the kitchen. What works best for us is the following:

Sundays = a nice meal

Mondays = chicken

Tuesdays = soup/pasta

Wednesdays = beef

Thursdays = fish

Fridays = Date Nights {i.e. no cooking}!

Saturdays = misc

This way we rotate meals so we aren’t stuck in a rut. I then take my “grocery list” {the link is found on the sidebar to your right} and make my shopping list for the next 2 weeks. Remember, initially this takes more time in the beginning, but then your entire month is planned and you won’t have to figure out what’s for dinner plus I promise it saves money on your grocery bill!

September 3, 2010

Breakfast Sandwiches

While I was browning my meat for dinner last night I made 9 breakfast sandwiches. Yes friends, it's true. It took me 15 minutes to make and freeze these beauties!

Here's what I used (personal preference).

That cool egg contraption can be found at Walmart for about $3.50.

I toasted my English Muffins while my eggs cooked (1 egg + 1/2 tbls water + 1 minute in microwave). Then I layered sausage patty, egg, and cheese. When it cooled after a minute or so I put it in an individual ziplock baggie. At the end I put all the sandwiches into a big bag and wrote the instructions on the top.