Breakfast Cassy

Hey y'all!

Today's all about breakfast; its the most important meal of the day!

For breakfast, I like to eat more than just cereal or yogurt.  I got the basis of this recipe from a co-worker in Florida and adapted it into my own. 

I love this recipe because its so easy to make and it's delicious!

Here's what you'll need:
10 eggs
Milk
Seasonings
Sausage
Mushrooms
Onions
Garlic
Jalapeños 
Cheese

To start, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Next, brown your sausage, chop your veggies and  make your seasoned scrambled egg mix.

Pour your egg mix into your baking dish. Sprinkle the sausage, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and jalapeños throughout your dish. 

Pop your dish into the preheated oven for 30-40 mins or until eggs are cooked. Turn the oven off and pull your dish out of the oven, and smother in cheese. Then pop the dish back in the oven for the cheese to melt. 

Easy peasey and now you have a delicious breakfast :-)

       Eat, Drink 'n Be Crafty

Balls of meat..... MEATBALLS!

MMMMEEEEEAAAATTTBBBBAAAAAAAALLLLLLLSS!

Who doesn't love Meatballs!? Spaghetti and Meatballs, Swedish Meatballs, appetizer Meatballs... The list goes on. 

It's a bite size amount of meat mixed with various ingredients such as breadcrumbs, eggs, herbs, and cheese to make a mouth watering feast in your mouth.

I made turkey meatballs for dinner this week and will forever use this recipe when making these glorious bites of meat in the future. 

Here's what you need:
Ground Turkey
Breadcrumbs
Eggs
Parmesean Cheese
Chives
Basil
Garlic
Salt n Pepper
EVOO for cooking

(Some of these ingredients were used for my sauce and not just the meatballs)

I first chopped my fresh garlic (2 cloves because I'm a garlic freak), fresh basil and fresh chives. I used a big bunch because I love the bold flavors of chive and basil. 

In a large bowl, I added a little over a pound of ground turkey, about a cup and a half of bread crumbs,  two eggs, about a cup of Parmesean cheese, salt n pepper to taste, and my fresh garlic, basil and chives. 

Time to get down and dirty..... Use those hands and mix everything together. 

Once mixed, make the balls to your desired size and set on wax paper. 

Turn your stove to medium heat, add some EVOO and cook your turkey meatballs for about 10 mins, turning to brown on all sides.

Waaaaalaaaaaa! The most succulent meatballs you'll ever have!!

My husband and I enjoyed ours with fresh herb linguine I purchased at our local farmers market with a Greek yogurt cream sauce and mushrooms.

Once you try these meatballs, you'll be hooked for life. Enjoy!

      Eat, Drink 'n Be Crafty

Italian Time!

Hey y'all!! Welcome to Feburary, I hope everyone is staying warm :-)

This week I decided I wanted to have a meatless meal. I was in the mood for some Italian but not really sure what to make. My husband always orders Chicken Parmesan when we go out for Italian and we just so happen to have an eggplant sitting in the kitchen so I decided to take a crack at Eggplant Parmesean. 

Here's what I used (and remember I don't like to measure):

Eggplant

Eggs

Garlic Seasoning

Breadcrumbs

Cajun Seasoning

Italian Seasoning

Parmesean Cheese 

Ragu 

Whole Grain Angel Hair Pasta

(I ended up not using the fried onions)

I heated the oven to 350 degrees, and peeled and cut my eggplant. 

I prepared my egg wash and added garlic seasoning. 

I made my breadcrumb mixture in a Tupperware container so I could close it and shake it for easy mixing. I added breadcrumbs, Parmesean Cheese, Cajun seasoning, and Italian seasoning. 

Here is where your personal choice comes in when putting the eggplant, egg wash and breadcrumb mixture together. You can either bake them or fry them in a skillet. I chose the skillet with a little olive oil. Take the eggplant, dip it in egg wash, dip it in the breadcrumb mixture, brown on both sides. 

While my eggplant was browning, I covered the bottom of my baking dish with Ragu. After browning the eggplant, I layered it in my baking dish and covered it with the remaining Ragu. 

Naturally, being from Wisconsin, I topped off my dish with lots of shredded cheese and the left over breadcrumb mixture, and popped it in the oven to bake for about a half hour or so. 

While my eggplant baked, I prepared my angle hair pasta and added a little butter for flavor.

Here's the finished product!

This was super easy to make and a great way to have a meatless meal. My husband loved it and is already asking for more!

If you try this, let me know what you think!

         Eat, Drink 'n Be Crafty