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Country Style Breakfast Casserole

Perfect for Christmas morning! And even better… it doesn’t include soggy bread. lol
8oz. smoked link sausage2T maple syrup2 lb. frozen hash browns2c milk6 eggs2oz grated Cheddar cheese¼ c grated Parmesan½ t dry mustard¼ t pepper2T green onion, snipped with scissors
Preheat oven to 350 and grease casserole with oil. Sauté sausages until brown, add syrup, cook [...]

Cooking with Mary #2

As it appeared in the Novermber 1974 Madonna House Restoration newspaperBy Catherine Doherty
The other day those of us working in the kitchen were confronted with a tragedy – a nice pudding made of coffee cake and sweet bread crumbs which just did not get baked thoroughly.
There it was. Nicely [...]

Pancakes from scratch

Recipe from Ptelea
1 egg1 cup milk2 tablespoon cooking oil1 cup flour1 tablespoon sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt
Whisk all wet ingredients together, then add the dry just until mixed. The batter should be a little bit lumpy. Cook in a well buttered cast iron fry pan. Turn when large bubbles [...]

Experiments in Yogurt

This week I successfully made yogurt at home. I’m really blown away that it worked!
Packing school lunches several times a week got me thinking about how much the kids love yogurt, but bemoaning how expensive it is. One solution was to use my strawberry jam mixed with plain yogurt scooped from the large containers into [...]

Morning Glory Muffins

From another friend:
Stir together:
2c flour1c sugar – ½ brown ½ white2 tsp baking soda2 tsp cinnamon½ tsp salt
Stir into the above mixture:
½ c raisins/dates½ c nuts½ c coconut2c grated carrot1 apple, peeled and grated
Beat together separately:
3 egg1c oil2t vanilla
Add wet mixture to the dry and stir everything together only until moist.Bake 350F for 20 min. [...]


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