Eggplant Casserole

Eggplant Casserole:

2 medium/large eggplant
1 1/2 pds ground beef or turkey
1 cup of chedder cheese
1 can mild rotel tomatoes w/chilies
1 small can of tomato sauce
1 onion
2 tsp. minced garlic
plain breadcrumbs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp.basil
paprika
italian seasonings
garlic powder
cinnamon
salt
pepper



Peel and cut eggplant into chunks and soak in water with salt. Brown ground meat, saute finely sliced onions and add to meat. Add rotel, tomato sauce, 1/2 tsp of chopped basil leaves, minced garlic, a dash of italian seasoning, a dash of paprika, a dash of cinnamon, salt & pepper and garlic powder to taste and simmer. Boil egglant for 1-2 minutes and drain, then in a bowl mix together with the meat mixture. Mix in 1 cup of shredded chedder cheese and 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese. Put in a casserole dish and sprinkle shredded chedder cheese and breadcrumbs on top. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

 

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Ball

 Chocolate Chip
Cream Cheese Ball
 (Recipe courtesy of Cheryl Lin)

1 (8 oz) block cream cheese
1 stick butter (NOT margarine)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 bag mini chocolate chips (divided)
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Soften cream cheese and butter at room temp. (Do not microwave!) Cream together cream cheese & butter. Add vanilla & both sugars. Mix until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of mini chocolate chips. Refrigerate overnight or minimum 2 hours. Scoop chilled mixture onto Saran wrap. Wrap & form into ball. Return to refrigerator. Place remaining chips and/or chopped nuts onto paper plate. Remove ball from refrigerator, shape, and then roll in chips/nuts. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with chocolate graham cracker sticks, chocolate Teddy Grams or chocolate graham crackers broken into individual rectangles.

Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Toast Cups

Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Toast Cups

These are so easy and a clever way to make breakfast when you don't have time to serve everything separately. These are not my idea but is a variation of a Martha Stewart Recipe I found on Pinterest.

Ingredients:
Bread
Eggs
Bacon or Sausage (partially cooked or pre-cooked)
Shredded Cheese
Butter
Salt & Pepper

Melt butter in large muffin pan in each cup.
Cut edges off of bread to make a circle and push down into each cup.
Place partially cooked or pre-cooked  bacon or sausage into bread cups.
Add some shredded cheese.
Crack and egg into each cup.
Sprinkle salt and pepper into each cup.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

Eggs will be cooked through, even the yolks.


Enjoy!