Pinterest Pin Reviews - Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches & Apple Cinnamon Water

It definitely has been a while since I have blogged on here.  At the beginning of this month, my maternity leave came to an end and I reentered the workforce (for me, that is Retail Sales).  It has been a learning curve juggling taking Jaelyn to and from childcare, making meals, and getting our housework done...but my husband and I have survived the first couple weeks :)

During these weeks, I had some opportunities to try out some Pinterest Pins I had wanted to try.  The first one being those "Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches" (link found here: http://www.homebeccanomics.com/2011/09/14/make-ahead-and-freeze-breakfast-sandwiches/ )

We made a dozen at first - not totally following the directions.  We toasted English muffins, added cheese slices, a one-egg omelette, and a small round piece of ham.  we then immediately put them in some paper towel and ziplock bags.  throughout the week, we would unwrap them, and put them in the microwave for two minutes before we headed out the door. The result?  They were tasty, but a little soggy.  I reread the instructions, and added some things for the next time we made them.

The next time around we added cooked sausage rounds instead of ham, and we waited for them to cool before wrapping them in paper towel, and placing them in ziplock bags to freeze...much better!  (And when you reheat them, leave the paper towel completely wrapped around them, that way it will absorb any moisture)  This last time we made them, we drizzled some pancake syrup on the English muffins before putting them together...very tasty!  We want to try different varieties so we don't get bored, but on mornings when Darren leaves at 6:30 (which is every weekday morning) and days when I have to leave at 7:15, these are a great way for us both to have a breakfast on the go that will fill us up until our next work break.  Highly recommend it!


Now, for the second Pinterest Pin (and the link can be found here: http://tonetiki.com/2012/04/01/apple-cinnamon-day-spa-water-0-calories/ )....who ever thought of putting apple slices, ice and cinnamon in water and letting it sit overnight for a great weight loss and energizing drink has obviously never tried it.  I asked my husband to try some that I made, but when he came out of the kitchen he had a glass of orange juice instead.  I said, "I thought you were going to try that water!".  And he replied with, "I did."  The result of that experiment?  No...just no....unless you like the taste of slowly browning apples floating in water.

Our breakfast sandwich creations...

The epic apple water fail....