Halloween Hot Breakfast Friday

October 30, 2015

This is our fourth year hosting “Hot Breakfast Friday” for all the Junior High and High School kids in the neighborhood/ward. It’s a lot of work but we’ve got it down to a science so Jeff and I can prep, serve and clean up from 6:00-7:45am and serve nearly 40 kids each Friday. The High Schoolers come at 6:30am and have to leave by 7am. Then the Junior High kids come for Round 2 at 7 and stay until 7:30am. They love it! It’s a great opportunity for them to socialize and get to know each other and enjoy a free hot breakfast once a week. Our usual menu is pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, chocolate milk, homemade caramel syrup and whipped cream. Sometimes we mix it up and do French Toast or Waffles or even Crepes or Croissant Breakfast Sandwiches for special occasions. We figured it costs about $1 per person to pull it off. It doesn’t do much for our grocery budget but we feel like it’s worth it! This week was Halloween Hot Breakfast Friday so we made orange pancakes and Jeff and I dressed up as “Hot Breakfast Friday” (pancakes and bacon).  Hot Breakfast Friday is a tradition that our kids (and their friends) absolutely love!