Baked French Toast with Cinnamon Syrup

2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups corn flake crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
8 slices bread

Combine eggs, milk, salt, and vanilla, mix well. Dip bread slices into egg mixture, coat both sides with crumbs. Place on well-grease cookie sheet. Drizzle melted butter over crumb-coated bread. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. To make syrup:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1- 5oz. can evaporated milk (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 tsp almond flavoring
1 T butter
Combine sugar, water, corn syrup, and cinnamon in saucepan. Bring to boil, cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add milk, flavoring, and butter. Serve syrup warm over toast.

Sticky Buns

1 cube butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 small pkg. cook and serve butterscotch pudding
18-20 frozen Rhodes Rolls

Make the night before you plan on eating them. Spray bundt pan. Slice butter into several slices and arrange all around bottom of bundt pan. Mix together brown sugar and pudding mix. Sprinkle into pan. Arrange 18-20 rolls in pan. Let rise over night. In morning bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Invert on platter and let sugar mixture run down sides.

Christmas Quiche

This is what we have for breakfast every Christmas. Sooooo Yummy!

1 10 inch pie crust ~~ unbaked

8-10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

1/2 pound steamed broccoli flowerettes

1 1/2 cups grated gruyere cheese

1 pound emmentauer cheese

(may substitue swiss cheese for the above cheeses)

1 cup heavy cream

2 eggs

1/4 pound ham, cooked and diced

Sprinkle bacon to form bottom layer in pie crust. Layer broccoli and cheese in crust. Reserve one cup cheese for topping. Whip cream and eggs for 2 minutes. Pour evenly over veggies/cheeses. Top with remaining cheese. Garnish with ham. Bake at 350 for 45 min. or until toothpick done. Let stand for 15 min. to set up before serving.

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We had St. Patty's Day food too!

The kids did NOT like the green eggs we had for breakfast. I guess the eyes fool the brain. I'm pretty much the only one that ate them.

So I was worried they wouldn't eat dinner either, but they did, although Landon kept asking, "have I had this before?"

"Do I like it?"

Ritzy Poppyseed Chicken ~~ looks a little odd sportin a green color, but still YUMMY! My 9 year old that doesn't like ANYTHING loves it! I will have to post the recipe sometime.

And the ever delicious LoftHouse cookie . . .

Here's to GREEN POOP!

St. Patricks Day Dinner

Just added food coloring to my mash potatoes and gravy, butter, and Kool Aid. The kids loved it! So I thought I would post it.

CAMPERS DELIGHT

We made up this recipe and make it everytime we go camping ~~ hence the name campers delight.

1 package hash browns

1 package polish kielbasa sausage (or bacon), cut up

8 eggs, beaten

Grated cheese

In dutch oven or large skillet, brown sausage. When browned, remove sausage, but do not drain drippings. Cook hash browns (may need additional oil). When cooked, add eggs, sausage. Add cheese just before serving. Serve with salsa, ketchup or hot sauce.

Breakfasts

I love all of the crock pot recipes!!! So I have heard breakfasts, so that's what it is. Please post a comment here for ideas for next month, cuz that's it, I have none!!

Crock-Pot Chicken Enchiladas

D1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz sour cream
1 can diced green chilis
1 can black beans
1 box rice-a-roni Spanish rice, prepared as directed
7-8 chicken tenders, cut up in bite sized pieces
4-6 flour tortilla, broken up
Grated colby jack cheese

Mix soups, sour cream, chilis, beans. Spread small amount in bottom of crock pot. Layer 2-3 tortillas, broken up. Add rice and chicken to remainer of soup mixture. Layer on top of tortilla followed by grated cheese. Repeat layer one more time. Cook on low 4-6 hours.

Cafe Rio Pork Salad

This is good over lettuce as a salad or wrapped in tortilla. I make the dressing on its own and eat it on everything.

Dressing:
1 buttermilk ranch packet (make recipe as directed)
2 tomatillos
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 clove garlic
juice 1 lime
1 jalapeno, no seeds
Use food processor to blend all ingredients

Rice:
3 cups water
4 tsp. chicken bouillon
4 tsp.garlic minced
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 can green chilies
3/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 onion
3 cups rice
Blend cilantro, green chilies, garlic, and onion in food processor. Bring water to boil and add all ingredients, simmer covered for 30 minutes. (Or use minute rice instead of long grain rice and boil water, bouillon, salt, butter and then adds rest of the ingredients and cook according to minute rice directions.)

Pork:
Cook 2-3 pound pork loin roast in crock pot (8-9 Hours) Shred meat. Add 1 cup brown sugar, 1 can coke, 1-15 oz bottle taco sauce. Mix together and heat through.

Toppings:
Romaine lettuce
Tortillas
Cheese
Tomatoes
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Pinto Beans
Black Beans