Family-friendly breakfasts for four

Dutch Baby
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden

Getting kids into the kitchen to prepare a weekend breakfast is perfect for sharing quality time. (For teens, breakfast may mean brunch, or even lunch, but you can still encourage them to join in!) The family-friendly breakfast recipes listed below are easy, straightforward and include enough variations to appeal to the simplest and the most sophisticated of children's palates. Best of all, our step-by-step breakfast recipes are designed to make together as a family. So instead of settling for toast and cereal, make family breakfast a new tradition.

Age-appropriate tasks not only help divide the workload but also give kids a chance to take pride in their accomplishments. Working side by side lets adults keep a watchful eye without hovering.

Young hands
• Setting the table
• Flaking fish for Smoked Fish Hash
• Tossing together Fruit-and-Nut Granola
• Pressing blender buttons for Dutch Baby
• Whisking eggs for scrambled eggs

School-age
• Measuing ingredients
• Cracking eggs into small bowl before adding in case some shells slip in
• Whisking, stirring, mixing, folding
• Mashing butter for Baked Tomatoes and stuffing them

Teenagers
• Cooking all these recipes (prehaps with minor assistance)
• A nearby adult at hand for support and to answer any questions