French Toast Made With Vanilla, Cinnamon, And Milk.

Good Wednesday everyone! I hope you all have been having a good week so far. We have been having lots of rain this week and cloudy skies. Makes you want to take naps and watch movies all day. This Friday I am excited about seeing Race To Witch Mountain. I love Disney Films. What I am really excited about seeing is the Hannah Montana movie and 17 Again in April. 17 Again reminds me of Back To The Future, but maybe more comical. I haven't seen a good movie in the theater for a while. Heres to hoping I like these films.

French Toast. My favorite breakfast food ever. The addition of cinnamon, vanilla, and milk to the egg mixture adds flavor that you wouldn't believe. I can't imagine making French Toast without these extra flavorings. I like making extra French Toast egg mixture because whatever I have left I use to make eggs. Yum, they are tasty. I love this meal on Saturday mornings.


French Toast Dressed Up

Ingredients:

6 slices bread

8 eggs

1/2 cup milk

3 tbsp. vanilla

1 tbsp. cinnamon

Maple syrup

DIRECTIONS:

Mix eggs. Add milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. Coat bread very well with egg mixture. Place in buttered pan. Cook on stove flipping once. Top the side of the bread you won't flip again with butter and cinnamon. Keep warm. Pour syrup over.

Whatever egg mixture I have left I like to use to make eggs with the French Toast.

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Enjoy your Wednesday and see you next with a giveaway!

Blueberry Snack Cake.

Good Friday everyone! Yay for Friday being here. I'm sure most you guys noticed my Pottery giveaway post is gone. I decided to take it down and post the giveaway at a later time. So those of you who commented don't worry, the Pottery giveaway will be back up for you to enter again. Sorry about that confusion!

I love blueberries. Love them. They are my favorite fruit in baked goods. I also love them in blueberry muffins. This snack cake is delicoius but yet not too sweet. It is also low in calories, which makes you less guilty about eating this cake. Low calorie desserts that taste good and have you keep coming back for more are some of my favorite foods.

Blueberry Snack Cake

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk
2 eggs, separated
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly; set aside 3/4 cup for topping. Beat in the baking powder, milk and egg yolks to remaining mixture until well combined. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with blueberries and reserved crumb mixture. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Yield: 15-18 servings.

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I really do have 3 brothers. I seriously do. Even though you mostly see my 2 younger brothers on here. The guy missing is my oldest brother Andrew. He stands way taller than anyone in the family and everyone always thinks he is the oldest. While he isn't really too fond of having his picture taken (which is why he hasn't appeared much on here), most pictures we get of him are ones that make him look not even like Andrew. But, I do have some good pictures of him. So readers, this is my brother Andrew.

Have a super weekend and I'll see you next with a giveaway that will get you giddy!

Country Egg Scramble And Winners.

Happy Monday evening everyone! Hope your week has been good so far. I am excited that the weather has been warm these past few days. Warm in the 40's or 50's. After having 20 degree weather and below...40 or 50 degree weather is warm. Anyway, I decided to end my giveaway a bit early because I wanted to get some recipes posted. Here are the winners picked by random.org:

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#1: Deb who said: I LOVE summer! Swimming and laying out..What could be better??!!

#2: Andrea & Casey: That's an easy one for me- FALL! I love it! All the beautiful fall leaves on the mountains (I live in Utah). And I got married in September so that makes it extra special. Thanks for all the giveaways!!

#3: Cara: No debate here--it's definitely summer! Even the super hot humid Kansas summers. Love it!

Please e-mail me ladies at: priscilla91@iowatelecom.net so I can get your prizes out to you!

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Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions for food recipes, I am going to be using your suggestions for some upcoming meals.

Eggs. Who doesn't like them. I usually cook my eggs with butter and some cheese. But, here is a whole new way to cook eggs now. With the green onions, milk, and potatoes this is a hearty breakfast. Pair it with some bacon, toast, or English Muffin and breakfast is ready. So easy. And yummy.

Country Egg Scramble
1 pound (6 to 7) new red potatoes, cubed
6 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled

DIRECTIONS:
Heat 1 inch water to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Add potatoes. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 6 to 8 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain.
Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper with fork or wire whisk until a uniform yellow color; set aside.
Melt butter in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook potatoes in butter 3 to 5 minutes, turning potatoes occasionally, until light brown. Stir in onions. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Pour egg mixture into skillet. As mixture begins to set at bottom and side, gently lift cooked portions with spatula so that thin, uncooked portion can flow to bottom. Avoid constant stirring. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until eggs are thickened throughout but still moist. Sprinkle with bacon and salt.

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The beach. I love the beach. One of the many things I miss about not living in California. I also miss their *ah-mazing food*. I have never tasted such good food as in CA, I could eat at In-N-Out and Green Burito 3 times a day for a week straight. It is that good. California is truely a wonderful place. And see how excited my sister gets at the beach? It does that to you...why I'm not smiling, I don't know.


See you with some great dinner food next!