Egg-in-a-Hole

This hardly needs a recipe to describe what you do or what it is, but I've always thought this was a fun breakfast, and kids tend to love it.

Egg-in-a-Hole
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Using a small-mouthed cup or small biscuit cutter, make a hole in a slice of bread (small enough to keep the crust intact).
Place bread in frying pan or on griddle and make sure edges are flat against surface (to prevent leakage).
Crack an egg into the hole! My kids seem to appreciate it when I whisk the egg first. They have an aversion to fried egg whites.
Fry a couple minutes on each side ora few minutes one side with a lid over the top.

We like to toast the leftover bread circles, too. It's fairly easy to mix up a little french toast egg stuff and do the bread circles that way--on the days that's worth your time/effort. 
You can eat these plain, buttered, with syrup or sprinkled with cheese. 

Roasted Grapefruit

If you're eating half a grapefruit for breakfast, it's probably because you like it. I think grapefruits are okay once in a while, and I don't mind their flavor for the most part, but I have a hard time with super-super-tangy stuff. They're very good for you, though! So this recipe (which cuts the tang just enough) helps me feel more excited about eating them.

Roasted Grapefruit
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Set oven to broil or 350* (either will do fine, I prefer broil).
Slice grapefruit in half between "poles." As in, not from button to button. Am I being weird?
Using a serrated knife or grapefruit knife/spoon, separate wedges inside (leaving in place but creating gaps).
Set grapefruit halves on baking sheet, open half facing up.
Place a thin slice of butter over each half, sprinkle somewhat generously with brown sugar.
Roast in oven anywhere from 1-3 minutes (just go by preference of doneness).
1 minute will yield a hot grapefruit with glazed juiciness, 3 minutes will give you a more toasted look and flavor.

Good with cottage cheese on the side.

Variation: For the more savory approach, you can even sprinkle the grapefruit with parmesan cheese instead of brown sugar. The main idea is that the butter and roasting (you can stop there and forget sprinkling anything!) tone down the tanginess of the grapefruit and make it a warm breakfast dish.