FOOD!!

When I think about what about my life might be at all interesting or applicable to...anyone:)...I think food and cooking might be about it!  Increasingly, I find myself needing to fix food to bring somewhere or a snack to share, etc. so here are just a couple of my new favorites:

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

1 lb. sausage (or turkey sausage)

6 eggs

2 C. milk

1 tsp. mustard powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 bag of Marie Calendar's cheesy garlic (or whatever kind) croutons*

8 oz. grated cheddar cheese

Brown sausage and drain.  Beat eggs, milk, mustard powder and salt in a bowl.  Add cooked sausage, croutons and cheese.  Pour into 13x9 buttered baking dish and cover and chill 8 hrs-overnight.  Cover with foil and bake at 350°F (176 ° C...does anyone even need that?  If not, pretend I didn't do it!) for 45 minutes, reduce oven to 325°F (162°C) , remove foil, and bake an additional 30  minutes or until set.  Eat it.  

HOT CHEESY CORN DIP

2 Tbsp. butter

2 C. fresh corn (or canned, frozen)

1/2 C. diced onion

1/4 C. diced red bell pepper

2 green onions, sliced

1 jalapeno, diced

1 garlic clove, minced

1/4 C. mayonaise

1/2 C. shredded monterey jack cheese

1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese

salt, pepper, cayenne for taste

In a cast iron skillet (or not...I just like that), melt 1 Tbsp (I use more ) of butter in pan and saute corn until it turns golden brown, about 5 minutes.  Take the corn out, and melt the rest of your butter, and add in onion and red bell peppers, cooking until fairly soft, about 5-10 minutes.  Add in green onion, jalapeno, and garlic and cook for a couple minutes, until fragrant.  Mix corn, pepper onion mixture, and the rest of the ingredients together in a bowl (reserve a little cheese for the top) and then pour into a small baking dish.  Top with additional cheese and bake in 350° oven for 10-20 minutes.  Serve with blue corn chips or tortilla chips or pita chips...or whatever you want!