Shull - Mix-and-Match Mama Kids in the Kitchen

Well, this book wouldnt have been created if not for my four precious children and my wonderful husband. Kensington, Smith, Ashby, and Madeleywords cannot express how grateful I am to be your mom. The Lord has blessed me so much with you four, and I know that when I look back on my life, times spent in the kitchen with you will be among my most cherished memories. And to my sweet husband, Andrew, who is the best dad and husband we could ask for. We love you so much.

Thank you to the wonderful people at Harvest House who make my dreams come true book after book. Your hard work, love, encouragement, and support are so appreciated. I am blessed to know so many amazing and talented people. Thank you all so much.

Thank you to my amazing agent, Ruth Samsel, who told me from the beginning that I needed to do a book about kids in the kitchen. You have such a big heart for familyand for me. Thank you.

And, of course, thank you so much to everyone who visits my blog every day. Your love, support, encouragement, and enthusiasm over the last ten years of blogging have impacted my life more than youll ever know. I am humbled, grateful, and so appreciative of this little community of online friends. God bless each and every one of you.

My life is nothing without Christ Jesus. Im thankful each and every day for the love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness He gives me.

SHAY SHULL is the author of the Mix and Match Mama blog, Mix-and-Match Mama Eats, Mix-and-Match Meal Planner, and Mix-and-Match Cakes . She writes about motherhood, adoption, world travel, holidays, organization, and, of course, yummy food. Passionate about coffee, traveling the world with her family, and Red Sox baseball, her greatest love is Christ. Shay lives in McKinney, Texas, with her husband, Andrew, and their four kids: Kensington, Smith, Ashby, and Madeley.

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The pressure of planning and preparing meals from one day to the next can become stressful. Shay Shull, the Mix and Match Mama, has found simple solutions for making quick and tasty dishes that will satisfy your whole family and make your life so much easier.

Discover more than 200 crazy good go-to breakfast, dinner, and dessert recipes for every holiday, season, and month of the year, as well as a helpful Tips and Tricks section featuring Baking Essentials and Grocery Staples.

Let Shay show you how to spend less time in the kitchen and more time making memories as you enjoy home-cooked meals your entire family will love.

Turn Shays tastiest recipes into easy weekly meal plans with the Mix-and-Match Meal Planner , with bonus content such as helpful shopping and pantry essentials lists, tips and tricks for streamlining your cooking, and dozens of great ideas to help you make dinner fun for the whole family.

Get all of Shays 101 tasty cake recipes in one helpful collection. Mix-and-Match Cakes will help you discover the simple secret to delicious, wow-worthy cakes that will have your family and friends begging for your recipe. Youll be inspired to make every day a little sweeter.

Eggs are the perfect thing to make with and for kids. Theyre great for breakfast, easy for lunch, and delicious for dinner too. Egg recipes are typically really simple and can be made in advance. Plus, when you cook with eggs, you give your kiddos the opportunity to practice cracking. Youll be amazed at how well your kids can learn to crack an egg with just a few tries. I just dont think a busy mom can have enough egg recipes in her repertoire.

Sometimes my kids just need a little pizza with their breakfast. We use canned biscuits for our crust and then build our little pizzas right on top. Since were talking breakfast, well add some chopped bacon along with pepperoni and pizza sauce. After these guys bake in the oven, my kids love topping them with a fried egg and some chives. Sometimes we even make this little breakfast gem at suppertime too.

This recipe makes eight little pizzas.

INGREDIENTS

1 (16-ounce) can biscuits

1 (14-ounce) bottle pizza sauce

8 slices uncooked bacon, chopped

About 1 cup sliced pepperoni

About 1 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

8 eggs

Chopped chives to garnish

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Grease a baking sheet or cover it with parchment paper. Open the can of biscuits, spread out each one with your fingers just a little bit, and place it on the baking sheet. Spoon a little pizza sauce on top of each biscuit.

Next, sprinkle the chopped bacon, a few pepperoni slices, and some cheese on each pizza.

Pop the pizzas into the oven and bake 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

While the pizzas are baking, fry (or even scramble!) the eggs in a large skillet over medium heat.

Once the pizzas are ready, remove them from the oven, top with an egg and a sprinkle of chives, and breakfast (or dinner) is served!

These little egg cups are simple to whip up. We like to pop them in the freezer and then in the morning, pull out as many as we like, microwave for 30 seconds, and bam our family is fed! We love chopped turkey bacon and green onions, but you can mix and match whatever you lovebrowned sausage, turkey, pepperoni, and any combination of veggies you like. Bonus: You can omit the meat and veggies altogether and just keep this a simple egg and cheese cup. Kids will love these!

This recipe makes 12 breakfast cups.

INGREDIENTS

12 eggs, lightly beaten

About 6 to 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

About 4 green onions, chopped

cup cheese, shredded

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Line a 12-cup muffin tin with muffin liners. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, bacon, green onions, and cheese. Fill each muffin cup full with the mixture. Bake 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool about 5 minutes before removing the cups from the muffin tin. Serve immediately or freeze.

Theres a little taco joint not too far from where we live that serves the best bacon and avocado tacos, sowe turned that into an egg breakfast and put it on top of a waffle. A meal that can be eaten any time of day, and so perfect for cooking with kids! My kiddos and I made these for brunch one day and they were a HUGE hit! Kids love putting everything on the waffle. Yep, its a wafflewith scrambled eggs, bacon, and avocado on top. Amen.