Van's Fini Flight Quiche (aka Super Easy Spinach and Cheese Quiche!)

Ingredients:
*1 ready-to-use refrigerated pie crust
*1 tsp flour
*1 3/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
*1/4 cup shredded swiss cheese
*1 package fresh spinach, sauteed
*1 cup milk or cream
*4 eggs, beaten
*1/2 tsp. salt
*1/4 tsp pepper

Variations: You can add other yummy veggies to compliment the spinach. Caramelized onions, leeks, and mushrooms would all work well.

Directions:
*Heat oven to 350°F.
*Line 9-inch pie plate with crust; flute edge.
*Toss cheese with flour in medium bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Mix. Pour into crust.
*Bake 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Source: This is a variation on Kraft Foods Website recipe for Spinach Quiche

Submitted by:  Tara Morrissey

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
*Preheat oven 400*
*Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
*Beat in eggs
*Beat in vanilla
*Mix dry ingredients and add to butter mixture (ALTERNATE with sour cream - begin and end with flour)
*Stir in chocolate chips
*Bake 20 minutes

Makes: 1 dozen.

Submitted by:  DeAnne Anderson

Cinnamon Walnut Coffee Cake

*Note: double the recipe if you want to use a Bundt cake/ring mold - you won't end up using all the batter, but if you don't double it, it won't fill up the mold enough.


Ingredients for topping:
2/3 cup flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/8 tsp salt
6 Tbsp cold butter in pieces
1 and 2/3 cups chopped walnuts

Ingredients for cake filling:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp salt
6 Tbsp butter room temp
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup buttermilk

Ingredients for icing:
1 cup confectioners sugar
1-2 Tbsp milk

Directions:
*Heat the oven to 350 F

**For the topping:
*Mix the first five dry ingredients together, then cut butter into the dry mixture, and stir in walnuts

**For the cake:
*Mix together the first five dry ingredients, set aside.
*Beat butter and both sugars until creamy and blended.
*Beat in eggs
*Add vanilla
*Beat until smooth.
*On low speed, beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk.
*Spoon half of batter into prepared pan
*Sprinkle half of topping over batter
*Put rest of batter in, then the rest of topping on last.
**Note: If using a Bundt cake/ring mold, only fill the mold 2/3 full to let it rise. Can also make in any cake pan or casserole dish)

*Bake for 50-60 min until cake tester inserted is clean

*Cool on wire rack


**For the Icing:
*In a small bowl, mix confectioners sugar with enough milk to make it drizzly.
*Pour in a light drizzle over the finished cake while barely warm

Source: "My Momma"


Submitted by: Michelle Meadows Turner

Pumpkin Roll

Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup pumpkin puree
3 eggs
1 tsp lemon juice
2 TBSP confectioners' sugar

Filling Ingredients: (Or just use pre-made cream cheese frosting)
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 375.
*Grease and flour a 9-13 inch jelly roll pan or cookie sheet.
*In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice.
*Stir in pumpkin puree, eggs, and lemon juice.
*Pour mixture into prepared pan.
*Spread the mixture evenly and bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
*Lay a damp kitchen towel on the counter, sprinkle it with confectioners' sugar and turn the cake onto the towel.
*Carefully roll the towel up with the cake in it.
*Place the towel on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.
*Mix the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar in a medium sized bowl with an electric mixer.
*Unroll the cake and spread the filling evenly on the cake.
*Immediately re-roll the cake (without the towel) and wrap it in plastic wrap.
*Keep the cake refrigerated.
*Before serving, cut the cake into slices

Submitted by: Missy Crabb

Sausage Balls

Ingredients:
1 lb hot bulk sausage
3 1/2 cups bisquick
10 oz package grated sharp cheese

Directions:
*Combine all ingredients and shape into bite size balls.
*Bake at 350 F for 15-20 minutes.

Makes ~100 balls
 
Personal note: To be enjoyed by all at Ellie's upcoming baby shower!!!
 
Submitted by: Susan Bellamy

Frank's Favorite Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 and 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:
*Soften butter until spreads easily.
*Beat butter, sugar and honey for a couple minutes
*Add eggs and thoroughly mix in bananas
*Sift together flour, soda, salt and then blend into the mixture
*Butter a 12x4.5x2.5 pan and pour in batter
*Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.

Makes one loaf of banana bread

Source: Monica Miscovich (Frank's sister)

Submitted By: Cherrill Beaudoin

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup oil
2 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 16-oz can pumpkin
2/3 cup water
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:
*Beat oil and sugar
*Add eggs one at a time
*Mix in pumpkin and water
*Mix together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg -- add to pumpkin mixture
*Mix only until moist
*Stir in nuts (if desired)
*Pour into greased loaf pans and bake 350*F 1 hr or until cake tester comes out clean when inserted into center.

Makes 2 loaves

Submitted by: DeAnne Anderson

Lemon Ginger Scones

Ingredients: 2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup crystallized ginger cut into small pieces
Zest of 1 lemon
2/3 cup of buttermilk
1 egg white
1 Tbsp milk
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
*In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
*Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with two knives. (The mixture should look like coarse crumbs)
*Stir in the chopped crystallized ginger and lemon zest.
*Add the buttermilk to the flour mixture and stir just until the dough comes together (Do not over mix the dough)
*Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently four or five times and then pat the dough into a circle around an inch and a half thick.
*Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into 3 or 4 triangles.
*Place the scones on a greased baking sheet.
*In a small bowl, mix the egg white with the milk and glaze the tops of the scones with this mixture.
*Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
*Remove from oven and then turn your broiler on high.
*Sift powdered sugar heavily over the tops of the scones and place them under the broiler.
*Broil for just a couple of seconds, until the sugar has melted and turns golden brown.
(Make sure to watch the scones carefully as the sugar will burn very quickly!)
*Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Makes 6 - 8 scones.

Source: www.joyofbaking.com

Submitted by:  Tara Morrissey
*Personal Notes: Scones are my husband's FAVORITE breakfast item. I tend to buy the pre-made mixes for convenience, but when I have time, these are a yummy treat! I sometimes add a tablespoon or so of poppy seeds to the mix and you can swap out the ginger and/or lemon zest for other yummy things like dried apricots, raisins, apples etc.

Good Morning Muffins

Ingredients:
1/2 cup wheat germ plus a little for dusting the muffin cups
1 cup unbleached flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup lightly packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 vegetable oil
1 large apple peeled, cored and grated
2 carrots grated (1 if adding the zucchini)
1 zucchini grated
1/2 cup walnuts chopped (optional, I didn't add this)
1 1/2 cups oat and Brown sugar crumb topping

Directions:
*Butter 12 muffin cups and sprinkle a little wheat germ into each one or use paper muffin cups and put a little wheat germ in the bottom.
*Preheat the oven to 400*F
*In a large bowl, combine the flour, wheat germ, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
*Whisk the egg and brown sugar in a separate bowl.
*Whisk in the milk.
*Make a well in the dry ingredients, add the liquid---including the melted butter(oil)---and stir to blend. *When a few streaks of dry are still visible, fold in the grated apple, zucchini, carrots and walnuts.
*Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
*Scatter a good amount of the crumb topping over each muffin and bake for 22 minutes.
*Cool the muffins in the pan on a rack for 3 minutes, then pop them out and serve hot.

Makes 12 muffins


Source: This recipe is from Rachael Wynn at Aviano who is an amazing cook and makes lots of yummy stuff from scratch for her lucky kiddos


Submitted by: Annie Distelzweig

Patrick's Atomic Toast

Ingredients:
Bread
Butter
Nutella

Directions:
*Spread bread (as many slices as you want) with butter (as much or as little as you want)
*Broil in toaster oven until butter is melted
*Immediately spread nutella on top while bread is still warm so that the nutella melts......

Submitted by: DeAnne Anderson

*This is usually one of Patrick's weekend breakfast requests -- for some reason, he decided to name it "Atomic Toast" --- don't know why....he's just crazy like that!

Baked French Toast Casserole

Ingredients:
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 TBSP light corn syrup
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 stick margarine
1 pkg French bread, Texas Toast, or cinnamon bread
1 1/2 cup milk
Syrup
Powdered sugar

Directions:
*Melt margarine
*Add brown sugar and corn syrup, mixing well
*Spray a 9 x 13 pan with  non-stick spray.
*Slice brerad into 3/4"-1" thick slices.
*Pour butter mixture into baking dish, arranging bread slices flat in butter mixture, squeezing to fit in.
*Mix eggs, milk, and vanilla with a mixer and pour over bread.
*Cover and refrigerate overnight.
*Uncover and bake in 350* oven for 30 minutes.
*Dust with powdered sugar.
*Serve right from the baking dish.
*Serve with your favorite syrup, if desired.

Source:  "Breaking Bread" Cookbook, published by Parkway Baptist Church, Clinton, MS

Submitted by: DeAnne Anderson

Crème Brulee French Toast

Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1 Cup packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp corn syrup
8-9 inch round loaf country style bread (or just thick bread)
5 large eggs
1 1/2 Cups half & half
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Grand Marnier (or orange juice)
½ tsp Salt

Directions:
*In small sauce pan melt butter with brown sugar and corn syrup.
*Stir until smooth and pour into 13x9x2 in baking dish.
*Cut six 1 inch thick slices from the center of the bread loaf.
*Arrange tightly on top of mixture.
*In sep bowl whisk eggs, half and half, vanilla, Grand Marnier (OJ) and salt.
*Pour over bread.
*Chill 8 hours
*Preheat oven 350 degrees
*Bake bread mixture uncovered until bread starts to puff and edges are golden brown.
*Cook for 35-40 minutes.
*Serve with warm delicious maple syrup if desired.

Submitted by: Ashley Butler
*Personal notes….delish for a holiday brunch! I also like to add blueberries and I just plop them on top of the bread and then pour the egg mixture on top. I tend to do half blueberry and half plain for those that don’t like berries.

Ham & Broccoli Strata

Ingredients:
6 cups frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained
3/4 pound thinly sliced deli ham, cut into 1/2 inch strips
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
1 loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch slices
6 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups milk
3 tbs dried minced onion
3 tbs Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp hot sauce (optional)
1/2 tsp paprika

Directions:
*In a large bowl, combine broccoli, ham, and cheese; spread half into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. *Arrange bread slices on top.
*Cover with remaining broccoli mixture.
*In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, onion, mustard and hot pepper sauce.
*Pour over broccoli mixture.
*Sprinkle with paprika.
*Cover and refrigerate overnight.
*Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
*Bake, uncovered at 350F for 35-40 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
*Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Source: Taste of Home

Submitted by: Shannon Wiggins

Nook & Cranny Souffle

Ingredients:
1 - 3oz package cream cheese, softened
6 English muffins, split in half
2 cups shredded cheddar or Colby cheese
6 eggs
2 cups milk
2 tbs chopped green onions
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Directions:
*Spread cream cheese on each muffin half.
*Cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
*Place half the cubes in a greased 11 3/4 x 7 1/2 inch baking dish.
*Top with 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese.
*Repeat with remaining muffin cubes and 1/2 cup cheese.
*In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy.
*Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour over muffins.
*Let stand for 15 minutes (or overnight).
*Preheat oven to 300F and bake for 45 minutes or until puffed and browned.
*Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Serves: 6
Source: Home Cooking the Costco Way

Submitted by: Shannon Wiggins

Breakfast Sweet Biscuit

Ingredients:
Hillsbury Biscuit 1
Ground Cinnamon 1/2 Tsp
Brown Sugar 1/3 cup
Butter/Magarine 1/4 Stick
Cherry 1 can
Shredded coconuts enough to spread on the biscuit

Directions:
*Heat oven to 425 F
*Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
*Melt butter in a bowl.
*Cut cherries in half and spread them and coconuts on a pie sheet where the biscuits will be.
*Separate the biscuits.
*Use a fork to dip each biscuit in butter and put some brown sugar and cinnamon on them.
*Put the sugar and cinnamon covered biscuits in a circle on the pie sheet.
*Bake for 11 minutes.
*Take it out from oven and flip it upside down on a plate. Cut it and ready to serve!
(Note: You can use pineapples or bananas instead of cherries or shredded coconuts.)

Serves: 4


Submitted by: Mai Nauroth

Matt’s Hole in Ones

Ingredients:
Loaf of white bread, unsliced (bread machine bread works the best)
Eggs
Butter

Directions:
*Heat a skillet on medium heat.
*Slice the bread into thick slices — butter both sides.
*Cut a hole in the center of the bread (about the size of sand dollar) -- save the center, that’s the best part!
*Place the bread (and the cut out part) on the skillet
*Break an egg and cook to your desired consistency — flipping every 1-2 minutes

A fun twist...
Matt’s Hole in “Juans” (Mexican-style)
Same recipe as above...served with homemade salsa (or any salsa will do) and shredded cheddar cheese

Homemade Salsa Ingredients:
Diced tomatoes – 1 can
Rotel – 1 can
Cilantro – one fist full
Green onion – one fist full
Salt/pepper to taste

Directions:
*Place in a blender and mix for 45 seconds. Adjust the above portions to taste — chill in the fridge for 30 min. prior to using.

Submitted by:  Megan Glynn

Monkey Bread

Ingredients:
3 cans refrigerated biscuits
1 cup sugar
3 TBSP cinnamon
1 1/2 sticks oleo
1 cup brown sugar

Directions:
*Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces
*Mix sugar and cinnamon
*Roll biscuit pieces in cinnamon/sugar mixture
*Arrange in Bundt pan
*Melt butter and stir in brown sugar
*Pour over biscuits
*Bake at 350* F for 30 minutes

Source:  Bell's Best Cookbook

Submitted by:  DeAnne Anderson

Personal Notes:  If you've NEVER had Monkey Bread before, I totally encourage you to try it!  As long as you like sweets, you will LOVE this! It is so simple, and more delicious than you could ever imagine!!!  My mom usually uses a little more butter and brown sugar to make the glaze as GOOEY as possible!!!! Yummy :)

Eggs Benedict

Ingredients:
3 egg yolks
2-3 tbsp lemon juice

Directions:
*Blend in blender
*When ready to serve add 1/2 cup HOT butter while running blender - - Run about 1 min.
*Pour over poached eggs on ham and a toasted bagel...

Submitted by:  Missy Crabb

Personal Notes:  "Mmmmmm"

Cinni-Minis

Ingredients:
1 can of refrigerated “crescent” rolls.
Butter/margarine
Cinnamon sugar mixture
~~Icing:
Lots of powdered sugar
Little bit of milk
Dribble of vanilla
Stir

Directions:
*Unroll and pinch together the seams between the triangles {you’ll be left with 2 rectangles}
*Spread butter over your two rectangles.
*Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
*Roll up
*Cut into ciniminis. (I cut them about every inch)
*Bake on parchment paper according to directions on package… (I think it’s 375 for 8-10 mins)
*Drizzle with icing.

Submitted by:  Missy Crabb

Personal Notes: These are easy and great fun for the kids...

Freezer French Toast

Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 cup milk
2 TBSP sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
8 slices day old French bread, cut 3/4" thick
Butter, melted

Directions:
*In a medium sized bowl, beat together eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.
*Place bread slices on a rimmed baking sheet.
*Pour egg mixture over bread and let stand a few minutes.
*Turn slices over and let stand until all egg mixture is absorbed.
*Freeze, uncovered, until firm, and then package airtight and return to freezer.
*When you are ready to serve, place the desired number of frozen slices on a lightly greased baking sheet. *Brush each slice with melted better.
*Bake in a 500 degree (F) oven for 8 minutes.
*Turn slices over, brush with melted butter, and bake an additional 10 minutes or until nicely browned.

Serves: 8 French Toast slices

Source: "My Momma!"

Submitted by:  Michelle Meadows Turner