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Monday, May 12, 2014

SANDRA’S ON THE RUN BREAKFAST EGG N’ CHEDDAR BLT

A splendid and hearty morning sandwich
to take with you on those busy mornings working, fishing,
hunting, or just any time when you and
your children are on-the-run - Its great warm,
although wonderful at room temperature too...

Serving: (1)
Prep: 5 Mins. |
Cook: 5 to 7 Mins.

Posted by Sandra

INGREDIENTS

2 strips of quality bacon, cut in half crosswise, and browned
1 organic whole egg, fried (with yolk broken)
2 lettuce leaves
2 slices of tomato
1 slice of cheddar cheese
Mayonnaise, for spreading on toast
2 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
Fine-grained Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

METHOD

In a small non-stick skillet over medium heat, brown the bacon, and drain on a paper towel lined plate, reserving a bit of drippings. Reduce the heat to low, and gently fry the egg with the broken yolk.

Meanwhile, place the bread in the toaster. When toast is done, spread one side of each with mayonnaise, and layer the bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and egg on top of one slice of toast. Sprinkle fried egg with sea salt and ground pepper, to taste. Add the other slice of toast. – Enjoy!

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

CHEDDAR BACON HASH BROWN SIDE DISH

I needed an easy side dish to go along with some fried chicken yesterday and decided to throw together some "cheater" Au gratin potatoes. I had a bag of fresh hash browns (called Simply Potatoes) so I decided to use those (they are sold, in our market, next to the eggs). I made a quick white sauce, stirred in the hash browns, some cheddar, a little sour cream and some bacon. What more can you ask for?? They were very cream & cheesy-delicious.

1 package Simply Potatoes
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2¼ cups milk
¼ cup chopped onions sauteed
2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
¼ cup sour cream
4 slices bacon fried crisp and crumbled

This is what the potatoes look like:

In a small, heavy bottomed sauce pan, melt 3 tablespoons butter and add 3 tablespoons flour and simmer for about a minute; stir in the sauteed onions and crumbled bacon. Whisk in the milk (whisk quickly, at first, so you dont get lumps) and cook until the mixture thickens. When it comes to a boil, remove from heat and stir in the cheese, potatoes and sour cream. Pour into a greased 2 quart baking dish and bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes or until bubbly and potatoes are tender.

I dont see why you couldnt use frozen hash browns (as long as you thaw them first).