Simply Home by Beth

Simply Home by Beth

Make-ahead Crowd Pleaser, Egg Sausage Casserole

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Egg Sausage Casserole

Beth Wood
Make ahead breakfast casserole, serves 12
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • frying pan, stove top burner, oven,
  • mixing bowl, measuring spoon, measuring cup
  • 9x13 casserole dish

Ingredients
  

  • 6 eggs slowly beaten
  • 6 slices bread cubed
  • 1 pkg. cheddar cheese shredded, or 2 cups
  • 1 tsp. dry mustard
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 C. milk
  • 1 lb. sausage fried, cooled and cubed , or 12 oz. pkg.

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients, set aside.
  • Spray a 9x13 pan with Pam, coating sides and bottom of pan
  • Add ingredients to 9x13 pan, cover with foil or saran wrap
  • Refrigerate for 12 hours, which is the night before you serve the dish
  • Next morning, preheat oven to 350*. Bake for 45 min. to 1 hour, until eggs are slightly golden brown and cheese is bubbly.
  • Cool to set before serving. Slices easier when cool. Store in refrigerator, covered, for 1-2 days.
  • Microwave to warm slightly before eating leftovers, makes a great breakfast or lunch!

Notes

When I serve this casserole, I like to spice it up a bit !
I add garnishes for my guests to choose from: these include salsa, sour cream, avacado slices, and chopped scallions or chives.
Add a side of fresh fruit or juice, a bakery item, either sweet or savory, and you have the perfect breakfast!!
Enjoy!
Keyword eggs, bread, milk, cheddar cheese, sausage

Lemon Delight Dessert

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Lemon Delight

Beth Wood
Lemon pudding dessert, light and refreshing
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • oven, refrigerator, hand mixer, mixing bowls, measuring spoons, 9x13 glass baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks margarine melted
  • 2 C. flour
  • 1 C. pecan pieces Press ingredients into a 9x13 pan
  • 2 8oz. Cream Cheese blocks softened
  • 2 C. Powdered sugar Mix till fluffy, spread on baked crust. This is your second layer.
  • 2 small packages of Instant Lemon Pudding
  • 3 C. milk Mix well, till pudding is set, spread on cream cheese. Cool in refrigerator. When completely cool, or before serving, add Cool Whip to top.

Instructions
 

This is a 3 level dessert.

  • The first layer- is the melted margarine, flour and pecan pieces, baked in a 9x13 pan.
  • The second layer- is the cream cheese, powdered sugar, mixed and spread on the crust.
  • The third layer- is the lemon pudding, milk, mixed well and spread on the cream cheese.
  • Cool in refrigerator. Add another layer of Cool Whip (flavor of your choice), before serving.
Keyword lemon pudding, cream cheese, pecans, baked crust, Cool Whip

Hash Brown Potato Casserole

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Add the Sun to your Sunny Side Up Eggs with a side of Hash Brown Casserole!

Hash Brown Potatoes Casserole

Beth Wood
breakfast casserole, serves 12, made with potato hash browns, cheese, scallions, great with eggs and bacon, or sausage
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • skillet
  • knife
  • measuring spoons and measuring cups
  • can opener
  • casserole dish
  • oven

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs. ORIDA frozen hash browns
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 C. butter melted
  • 2 Tbsp. onion diced
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup or use 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 2 C. sour cream
  • 2 C. bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1/2 tsp. parsley
  • 2-3 C. Cheddar Cheese shredded, set aside for topping

Instructions
 

  • Thaw frozen OR'IDA hash brown potatoes, drain and set aside.
  • Mix all ingredients, except cheese, add to thawed hash browns.
  • Pour into buttered 9×13 pan.
  • Sprinkle shredded Cheddar Cheese on top, to cover
  • Bake 40-60 minutes at 350*.
  • Can be made 1 day ahead, covered, and uncooked, in refrigerator.
Keyword frozen hash browns, cheese, bacon, cream of chicken soup, scallions

Friends: a Story about My Granddaughter and her Dog

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“I can help you…” offered one small friend to the other.

My tiny, golden-haired granddaughter, not much bigger than our little dog, could see “Hoosier” waiting by the door.  It was a hot, July day at the lake. Hoosier, no doubt, wanted to go inside for a cool drink of water. The problem?

Neither one of them could reach the door handle!

Frustrated, she put her little hand on his back, to say, “don’t worry, I’m here.”

Amid all of the busyness of hosting, and playing with my grandchildren, I stopped in my tracks when I saw this twosome, at the door.

I am touched by the “tenderness” of this photo, this moment shared.

Isn’t life so much sweeter shared with a friend? A loved one? Or even a furry four-legged fellow?

After I snapped the photo, I opened the door for these two. Wondering if Hazel Ann would go off to play,

I was pleasantly surprised when she insisted on helping Hoosier with his drink! She was not negligent in

her duties,

Her offer came from her heart, and she intended to see if through.

Summer, ideally, is often described as “lazy days”…

This obviously, does not refer to family vacations, swim lessons, softball and T-ball,

Bible School, and Camps of all sorts.

Let’s remember to look for our moment, to cherish our time spent with friends and loved ones,

To offer assistance, tenderness and support, when needed.

Like a little hand resting on your back,

I wish you the sweetest of warm, “lazy” Summer days!

Blessings,

Beth

Farmhouse Envy

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I just have to confess this right now..

I may live in the suburbs, but my heart is in the country, especially during the Summer.

Is it just me?

Do you find peeling paint, missing shutters, rusty tin roofs, and collapsed porches appealing?

I do! I do!!  Raise your hand!

When I see a white farmhouse at the end of a long lane in the country….

I swear I just want to run up, give them $10.00 and beg for a tour!

I want to be up close. I want to take in every architectural detail. I want to find the squeaky floor boards on the porch, and slam the screen door shut!

I want to slowly stroll through the garden, and pop cherry tomatoes in my mouth like candy!

( You KNOW nothing is better than that!!)

I want to feed little animals, climb over fences, and chase chickens through the yard!

I suppose my extreme exuberance has kept me from having any tours, or even being invited to

“sit a spell”.

I can only dream of my farmhouse,  the one alone at the end of the lane, aging in silence….

Waiting….for me…… I WILL FIND YOU….

And, when I do, I’m making you HOME!

The above photo is my father, and Penny, our dog: standing in front of the summer kitchen behind my Grandparents’ farmhouse, my first home.