monte cristo....

My sister's mother in law introduced our family to these wonderful little sammys! Of course there are many fancy versions out there, but this is one you can throw together to feed a hungry family!


MONTE CRISTOS
8 slices of bread
8 slices provolone cheese
ham or any deli meat (use as much as desired)
a wee bit of mayo, if you so choose
pancake batter


Place meat and cheese on bread. Dip both sides in pancake batter. Bake until golden brown on each side! Serve with homemade jam to top it off! Mmmmmm! Makes 4 sammys.

Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole

This is my favorite recipe for a Breakfast Casserole. I don't really like the ones made with bread and Cream of Mushroom soup because they can be soggy. This one is delicious!

3 1/2 cups frozen shredded hash browns (I have used tater-tots and it was good too)
1 pound (ground)sausage, browned and drained
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
6 eggs, beaten
3/4 cups milk
1 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Spread hash browns into bottom of a greased 9X13 pan. Sprinkle cooked sausage and cheese over top. In a bowl combine eggs, milk, dry mustard, salt, and pepper. Pour egg mixture evenly over sausage and hash browns. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. Remove from fridge 20 minutes before baking and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover and bake 30 minutes, then uncover and bake 5-8 minutes more, or until center is set.
Makes a great breakfast Christmas morning!!!

german pancake goodness...

May I preface, none of the recipes I post are my own. I gather them from wherever I can!

GERMAN PANCAKES

1/3 cup butter

1 cup milk

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp. salt

5 eggs

Place butter in 9x13 pan. Put in hot oven until butter melts. Mix milk, flour, salt, and eggs then pour over melted butter. (i use my blender or beaters to mix the ingredients) Bake at 450' for 15-20 minutes. Serve with syrup, fruit, powdered sugar, etc...

BUTTERMILK SYRUP

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup buttermilk

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vanilla

Bring butter, sugar, and buttermilk to a slow boil while stirring constantly. After it comes to a boil add baking soda. Be careful not to let it spill over your pan, as the soda makes it bubble and rise. When cooled a bit, add vanilla. DELICIOUS!!

Healthy Pancakes

1 C. Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Baking Powder
1 scoop vanilla weigh protein powder
1 cup milk (or more depending on how thin you like them)
3 eggs
1/3 C Olive Oil (so you don't have to put butter on top)
*1 tbsp. Ground Flax Seeds (or however much you want)

I think the rest is self explanatory, make them like normal pancakes. Top with sugar free syrup.

*Optional