Christmas Breakfast Ideas and New Years Reflections

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Hash Brown Casserole

6 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled
7 eggs
1/2 cup eggs
3 cups hash browns (thawed if frozen)
1/4 cup green onion
1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease a 7x11 pan and set aside.  Whisk eggs in a large bowl and then add the other ingredients. ONLY add 1 cup of the cheese.  Pour ingredients into your dish and cook for 25 to 30 minutes until knife comes out of the center clean. Then add the remaining cheese and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until melted and serve.

 


Hot Chocolate Pancakes

1 large egg
1 cup flour
1t vanilla
3/4 cup milk
2 T oil
3 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
3 T hot chocolate powder mix (a packet usually has 2 tablespoons)

DIRECTIONS: Beat egg and then add all wet ingredients. Mix dry ingredients and then add to wet.
Heat griddle and pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto buttered pan. Flip when small bubbles appear and burst.
 
Athena's Heaping Advise

Casserole: When I'm making anything with eggs and meat, I use the oils from the meat to grease my pan. It has more flavor than other oils that will compliment what you are eating. Butter is okay, I prefer it for more of my baked items.....maybe the pancakes.

Pancakes: Doing it from scratch. Give it a try. You can do it. I will usually have to double this for my family because it is a smaller recipe. If your feeding more than four people double it.  Good luck!


WHY BLACK EYED PEAS ARE SO LUCKY
Everything I came up with pointed to the Civil War. The Union soldiers would go through the farms in the south and take food for their army. They left the black eyed peas because they believed them to be food for animals. This left food for the "lucky" Southern families and the Confederate Army to survive on, and a added story for the rich heritage of yummy southern food.

 
Black-Eyed Pea Salsa Dip

1-15oz can black-eyed peas drained and rinsed
1-15oz can corn drained and rinsed
1/2 onion chopped
2 Roma tomatoes chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1tbs garlic powder or 1 clove garlic minced
1/4 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients. Allow to set in fridge for at least two hours. Serve with tortilla chips.




French Toast Casserole 

-Week old french bread
-5 eggs
-2 1/2 cups milk
-3/4 cups brown sugar
-1 tsp vanilla
-1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

*Topping
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup melted butter

-Optional
1/4 cup blueberries
and/or
1/4 cup pecans

Arrange bread in 13X9 baking dish. Combine eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg.  Cover and refrigerate over night or 8 hours.  Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine topping and pour over top. Bake uncovered 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Optional- add blueberries or pecans after 20 minutes and then bake 10 more minutes.





Amy's Tidbits 

I really enjoy making any type of salsa and the black-eyed pea dip has that flavor to it. I think what makes it taste so good is allowing it to set in the fridge and the flavors all coming together. You will be tempted to eat it as soon as your done mixing , but resist and you will be rewarded! Feel free to add a chopped jalapeno if you want to spice it up.

The french toast is a really good Christmas morning breakfast. You can make it the night before and then pop it in the oven in the morning. The key to this recipe is the french bread. French bread is a bit more dry than other breads which makes it resistant to become soggy in this recipe.

As always if you have any questions, comments or recipes you want to share please let us know. We are always excited to hear from you!