Back to School Breakfast Recipe

Hello all!
Today was the first day back to school for the public schools in our area as well as a few others.  Not ours though.  My son started back last Monday, so we've already been at it for a week!

So, in honor of Back to School, I thought I'd share a yummy easy breakfast bake recipe.

This is from my Bisquick recipe book.  This recipe is called Do Ahead Breakfast Bake.

1 cup diced fully cooked ham (6 oz)

2 boxes Betty Crocker® Seasoned Skillets® hash brown potatoes
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
1 tablespoon dried chopped onion
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
1 cup Original Bisquick® mix
3 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 eggs

Layer ham, potatoes, bell pepper, onion and 1 cup of the cheese in baking dish. In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk, pepper and eggs until blended. Pour into baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.


Heat oven to 375ºF. Bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown around edges and cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes.
 
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I used sausage instead of ham and I used frozen hash brown potatoes.  I also used real onion and egg substitute.
 

I made this on the Sunday before my son's first day of school.  I was really hoping that he'd like it even though he doesn't seem to like egg dishes (loves hard boiled eggs on his salad though - go figure).
He liked it ok and tolerated it for about 3 days before he started asking if he could just have a pop tart for breakfast.  I loved it though.  If I could, I'd eat this kind of stuff every day.  It would be great with a bit of sour cream on top.  Or maybe some picante'.  Or both.
 
Anyhoo, I hope everyone had a great first day back to school.

End of Summer

Hello Everybody!!!

I've been neglecting my blog lately.  I've also been neglecting my sewing and some other things.  But things are about to change.  I went to my Pain Management doc yesterday and got my meds adjusted - :) - YAY!  So now I'm hoping I'll be able to sit and sew as well as sit and blog!
**Explaination:  I have some problems with my back that makes it very painful to sit or lay down or stand in one place.

Anyhoo, I'm filled with hope and purpose today.  My son starts back to school on Monday, so we are busy this weekend getting uniforms washed and ironed, getting school supplies ready, cleaning out last years school clothes from his closet, etc.  I'm also planning to work on some of the many half finished projects laying around my sewing room.

And one other thing to share.  I had my shop on vacation mode for a few days earlier this week.  We took a mini "end of summer, last hurrah before school starts" vacation.  We went to Grand Prarie, Texas to the Great Wolf Lodge.  It's a really cool hotel that is totally geared to families and children.  It has a huge indoor waterpark as well as an outdoor pool with water slides - but it was 110 degrees outside while we were there, so forget about that.
This is a really cool pic of the outside of the hotel - it's also the view from our room. 
This hotel is a great concept and they did a really good job of following through with the concept.  A lot of hotels or restaurants that seem to come up with these grand concepts seem to have trouble following through.  But this hotel reminded me of Disney because they did a great job of following through.

Here is an outside view of one of the slides - the Howlin Tornado.  I didn't ride that one.  The funny red and yellow hat looking thing has a spiral slide inside that's part of the ride. 

Here is my son doing his favorite thing no matter where he is:

I wish I had taken more pics of the waterpark area because it was really cool, but I didn't.  My son really loved the wave pool.  I really liked the hot tub.  I don't know what my husband liked but he seemed to be having a good time.

Well, that's enough blogging for today.  I have to install my new even feed foot onto my sewing machine.
Have a great day!!

Whew!

One custom order, completed.  YAY!  It took me several days but I'm finally done. :)

School started back on Monday.  So far, so good.  My Ben is never real excited about school.
And, it was only 87 degrees today, here in East Texas.  Wow!  I hope the cool weather hangs around for a few days.

I'm BAAAaaack!

Hello all! We are back from vacation and what a wonderful time we had! Now it's time to get back to work, preparing for the upcoming fall art shows and listing some of my new pieces in my etsy boutique.

Not to mention the fact that school starts back next week for our house. Fall is always full of fun and time consuming activities. Happy Fall ya'll!!

Don't we all look happy in front of Cinderella's castle? And who's that other fellow waving? Why, it's the mouse himself, Mickey!!

It's time to get ready for BACK TO SCHOOL!

It's that time of year again for everyone! Rushing around buying school supplies, trying to find new clothes that fit. My how they have all grown since last year! I think my son grew 2 inches this summer!

I, of course, have been busy making beautiful new jewelry pieces that would compliment any new fall outfit. This bracelet would be great for your Senior! These fun, funky, bumpy beads have every color in the rainbow so they are sure to go with every outfit and match your school colors!

I call this bracelet "Unbreak my Heart". The colors are spectacular - green, orange, and yellow. It's sparkly, fun and looks great on your wrist.

These Fall colors are hot. Topaz and red. The small red and light colored beads are light siam and gold shadow colored Swarovski crystals and boy do they help this bracelet sparkle.

Thanks for looking and I hope your check out my shop! I would love to hear from you! Please leave your comments!