Merry Christmas!

We woke this morning to a lovely snowfall and as I write this at about 5:00 pm, it's still snowing.  We're supposed to get 6-12 inches by Monday evening, which I'm afraid will delay the delivery of our Murphy bed.  Oh, well.

I haven't posted very much about cooking this week.  Mostly we've been cycling through some stand-bys like spaghetti and beef stew.  This morning we had my family's traditional Christmas morning breakfast:

Fried oysters
Bacon
Scrambled eggs
Biscuits

Walter's plate at the point I thought about a picture

 After breakfast we took a walk through the town and around our house.



Walter beside our lamppost

Me in front of The Last Straw in downtown BR



The lake at Broyhill Park - frozen over!

My bottle tree - Save your blue bottles!





My new red-winged blackbird sculpture out in the snow!



Martha's simple and beautiful gate decoration

Our friend Martha had to spend last night in the hospital because she was having trouble breathing as a result of a tumor pressing against her wind pipe. She's home now and resting and will start chemo on Monday.  Walter's sister was admitted to the hospital this morning due to severe cramps in her legs and nausea.  We're waiting to hear from them.  Our friend Dan is in Houston for the next four to six weeks undergoing another round of chemo.  Please keep these friends and family in your prayers.

On a cheerier note, my son Cort proposed to his girlfriend Emily last night, the anniversay of their first date, seven - yes, seven - years ago!  She said YES, so we're very excited and so happy.

For our Christmas Dinner, we fixed:

Best Ever Beef Tenderloin (Walter pulled the grill into the garage and managed to keep it hot enough)

Green Bean and Artichoke Casserole (from the Commercial Appeal)

Sweet Potato Souffle

Yeast Rolls

Cheesecake (rolls and cheesecake from Stick Boy Bread)

We took a meal over to Albert and Martha and Martha's sister, Becky, who is here from Wilmington to help Martha.  Feel better soon, Martha!

I hope that your Christmas Day 2010 has been festive and full of family and love. 

Emeril's Breakfast Casserole

Breakfast Casserole

Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Ingredients

6 eggs

1 cup half and half

2 tablespoons green onions, chopped

Salt and pepper

Butter to grease pan

6 slices of Texas Toast (thick cut, crusty white bread)

1 pound spicy pork sausage, cooked and drained of fat

1 cup grated Cheddar cheese

Directions

In a small bowl, beat the eggs until they loosen up. Add the half and half, and the green onions. Mix well, highly season with salt and pepper and set aside.

Butter a 12 by 10-inch baking pan. Line the pan with the bread, cutting and rearranging, if needed. Sprinkle the bread with the cooked sausage and cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the entire pan. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook covered for 25 to 30 minutes or until the egg mixture is set.

I doubled this recipe and used a 11x18” casserole dish.  It still took 6 slices of bread and it took about 50 minutes to cook.

Printed from FoodNetwork.com on Tue Nov 30 2010

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