Sausage and Egg Casserole

1 lb Sausage
2 cups shredded cheese (mixed yellow & white)
1 can Crescent Rolls
4 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup milk
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
any other seasonings: Italian, oregano etc

Preheat oven to 425. Crumble and cook sausage in medium skillet until browned. Drain. Line bottom of 9x13 baking dish with crescent roll dough, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Sprinkle with sausage and cheese. Combine remaining ingredients in medium bowl until blended; pour over sausage. Bake for 15 minutes or until set. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into squares; serve hot.

Adapted from Bob Evans. Nan always serves for brunch on Christmas Eve for us. Easy and delicious. 

Monkey Muffins

Ingredients

• Leftover Bread Dough (or Refrigerated Biscuit Dough, Cut Into Thirds)
• Butter
• Sugar
• Ground Cinnamon
• Sweetened, Condensed Milk

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Add 1/2 teaspoon butter to muffin tins. Sprinkle in sugar and cinnamon.
Roll dough into walnut sized balls (or cut refrigerated biscuit dough into thirds). Place three into each muffin tin.
Top with 1/2 teaspoon butter. Sprinkle on more sugar and cinnamon.
Allow dough to rise, if applicable, or just go ahead and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.
Remove from oven and immediately drizzle plenty of sweetened condensed milk over the top of each one. Be generous! Allow rolls to sit for a little while to absorb sweet, sticky milk.
Scoop out with a spoon and serve to hungry humans.

Tips: I typically mix the sugar and cinnamon together and then spread in the tins. I also use icing instead of the milk if I have it on hand. Although neither are necessary. Great breakfast for under 30mins from start to finish.

Recipe from Pioneer Woman

Pizza Muffins

3/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
3/4 cup whole milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
2 oz  pepperoni, (about 1/2 cup) cut up a little bit..
4 oz low-fat sausage, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup pizza sauce

Pre-heat the oven to 375°. Grease a 24-cup mini-muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, garlic powder and baking powder; whisk in the milk and egg. Stir in the mozzarella, sausage and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.
Stir the batter and divide among the mini-muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, microwave the pizza sauce until warmed through. Serve the muffins with the pizza sauce for dipping.

Tips: Use any of your favorite pizza toppings. My oldest devoured these!

Recipe from Make Ahead Meals

Guacamole

3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed

1 lime, juiced

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup diced onion

3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions

In a medium bowl, mash together the avocados, lime juice, and salt. Mix in onion, cilantro, tomatoes, and garlic. Stir in cayenne pepper. Refrigerate 1 hour for best flavor, or serve immediately.

From Allrecipes.com
Nate eats this like Ian eats salsa!
Notes: I typically just scale down/adjust to taste the recipe for us each week using 1-2 avocadoes.

Cake Mix Blackberry Cobbler

EASY BLACKBERRY COBBLER6-8 cups blackberries
1/2 cup sugar (I typically use less)
1 box yellow cake mix
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons sugar

Combine blackberries and 1/2 cup sugar; spoon into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions, but with half the water called for. Pour over fruit.

Combine cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar; sprinkle over batter. Bake in 350-degree oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the center of the batter is no longer shiny.

Cake Batter Ice Cream

• 1 cup whole milk, well chilled
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar (I typically use less)
• 2 cups heavy cream, well chilled
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup cake mix (my faves: strawberry or yellow cake)

Directions:

1. Place freezer bowl of ice cream maker into the freezer. It is better to keep it in there 24/7 that way it is always ready.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the milk and granulated sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
3. Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla to taste.
4. Stir in cake mix, making sure there are no lumps.
5. Pour mixture into the freezer bowl and let mix until it has thickened (about 25-30 minutes).
6. Remove ice cream from freezer bowl and place into a separate container.
7. Place freezer bowl and the ice cream into the freezer to further harden.

Optional: Layer some icing or other mix-ins in while transferring to another bowl.

Stromboli

1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed

4T oil

4T Parmesan cheese

2 eggs

1/4 t grated garlic

1 t oregano

1/8 t garlic salt

1   8 oz pkg shaved meat (I've also used leftover meat in the fridge)

1/2 pkg pepperoni

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

Press dough into a greased 12x15 inch cookie sheet(I covered the cookie sheet with parchment paper). Combine oil, parmesan, eggs, garlic, oregano, and garlic salt. Pour over dough.  Layer meat, pepperoni and cheese down middle. Fold bread over and pinch edges to seal, putting sealed edge down.  Bake @350 degrees for 20+ minutes - until golden brown and cooked through.  Serves 6 to 8.

Notes: The oil/cheese/egg mix is plenty and it usually runs out some since I don't have have a good seal on the bread, but still yummy! Good recipe to use when you don't want to waste some leftover meats in the fridge.