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Rise and Shine! Breakfast Reigns Supreme!

If I ruled the world, breakfast food would be served at every meal!

I’m nearly obsessed with breakfast and it is definitely my favorite meal of the day.  I never skip breakfast and neither should you.  Breakfast tends to be a hurried affair most days but, I love to cook and eat a large breakfast, especially on Sunday morning.  There’s nothing better than a hearty breakfast!  Grabbing a piece of toast and heading out the door does not work for me. 

Remember the old adage, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day?”  It’s true!  It is exactly what it says:  break fast.  Breakfast replenishes your body from the night before and gives you fuel for a new day.  Your body can not run on empty until lunch time no more than a car can run without gasoline.  Eating breakfast prepares you both mentally and physically for the day before you.  It stabilizes your blood sugar, gives you nourishment and keeps you from being grouchy. 

My favorite breakfast is crisp bacon, eggs over-easy, hash browns and whole wheat toast ~ topped off with a cup of strong black coffee.  However, I love oatmeal with raisins or dates, cold cereals, sausage, French toast, grits, pancakes, waffles, ham, Danish pastries, fresh fruit, and bagels.  Oh, and casserole dishes like the one below!  In other words, there’s not much I don’t like for breakfast ~  breakfast rules!

If I’m not cooking breakfast, this is my favorite breakfast spot:  Benedict's La Strata; check out the menu at the Crystal Lake location.  Yum!

Pork Sausage Casserole

Ingredients:

6 slices white loaf bread

1 pounds fresh bulk pork sausage with sage

10 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
2 green onions, chopped

5 eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups half-and-half

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon dry mustard

Method:

Cut bread into 1” cubes and spread in a greased 9 x 12 casserole.

In medium skillet, brown sausage until fully cooked, draining off rendered fat.

Spread cooked sausage over the bread and top with the cheese and onions.

Stir together eggs, half-and-half, salt and dry mustard.

Pour over the cheese and onions.

Cover casserole with foil and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.

The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Bake covered casserole for 50 minutes or until set and slightly golden.

Remove from oven and let casserole set for 15 minutes.

Serve.

Tell me, do you love breakfast?  What is your favorite breakfast?

Enjoy your breakfast!   It jump-starts your day!

This entry was posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 5:28 AM and is filed under Bread, Breakfast/Brunch, Cheddar, Cheese, Eggs, Onions, Pork sausage, Sausages. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response.