1 pack ( 8 ounces) softened neufchâtel cheese
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons light sour cream
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 cups chopped strawberries
8 slices country white bread (such as Arnold)
4 eggs
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 tablespoon butter
; Beat together softened cream cheese, sugar,
sour cream and vanilla. Fold in strawberries.
; ;Dip bread into beaten eggs and pumpkin pie
spice; fry on a hot buttered griddle for about 2
minutes per side. Top with strawberry mixture.
Breakfast
Club
The right morning meal can boost a kid’s brainpower.
Stock up on these ideas for busy weekdays—and
whip up this amazing recipe on leisurely weekends.
; Evol breakfast burritos,
grocery stores, $3
; Kellogg’s All-Bran Original
cereal, grocery stores, $4
; Quaker Granola Bites,
grocery stores, $3
; Archer Farms Simply
Balanced Granola Bars,
Target, $2.50
; Market Pantry Low-Sugar
Maple & Brown Sugar Instant
Oatmeal, Target, $2
Irresistible when you have a little more time
STRAWBERRY FRENCH TOAST
On-the-go for Monday to Friday
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SWEET CHARITY
Next time you want to send someone a
delicious edible, consider these—part of the
proceeds goes to great causes. Our current
favorite gifts that give back:
; BAKING FOR GOOD
This online bakery donates 15% of
every order to a nonprofit or
community organization of your
choosing. ( There are more than 100 to select from
or you can suggest one.) The Chocolate Chunk
Brownies are out-of-this-world rich.
Bakingforgood.com, $22 to $24/dozen
; GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE
This well-known Washington, D.C., shop
ships its special Susan G. Komen Dozen
cupcakes nationwide and donates the
entire price to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which
helps fight breast cancer.
Georgetowncupcake.com,
$29/dozen (plus overnight shipping)
; An easy starter: Place 20 dried apricot halves on a plate, cut-side up. Spread each with ½ tsp softened cream cheese or goat cheese. Press a walnut half into cheese; sandwich apricot halves together. ; Prepare a spicy snack by tossing 1 cup walnuts with 1 tsp each olive oil and ground cumin. Add salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Bake at 350º for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. ; Top salad for six with this dressing: Whisk together 5 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp light mayo and 2 tbsp red wine vinegar. Fold in ⅓ cup each crumbled Gorgonzola nd chopped toasted walnuts.
; MARATHON OF MIRACLES BARS Our editors love these bars, with their nuts, seeds and big pieces of blueberries and cranberries. One hundred
percent of the net profits goes to a nonprofit that
provides cancer wellness and prevention programs.
Marathonofmiracles.org, $30/dozen
