October 29th Verdict - Egg Brunch Casserole

Hi There!

Tonight we partook (is that a word?), of the Pinterest-inspired recipe as seen in the previous post -- Egg Brunch Casserole.
I tweaked the recipe a bit - I omitted the onion and dill, and only put in a little bit of green pepper.
In looking at the comments on the original post, there were many suggestions about it being too bland and that the cooking time was too long.  Taking these into consideration, I kept the seasonings as listed, but did cut the cooking time to 7 hours (not 8-10), and even then the sides were quite crispy.  To take care of any potential blandness, I offered some ketchup, Cholula and salt and pepper to be added as needed.

Everyone said it tasted good, and I agree!  I will make this again, perhaps with more bacon in it! (I used pre-cooked this time around for convenience).  It would be great to make the night before Christmas or some other day when you have company over and want a big breakfast!

We paired it with cinnamon rolls, fruit salad, and turkey sausage!  Yay breakfast for dinner!

Verdict:  Recommend  :-)

Adding all the ingredients together.

After 7 hours in the crock pot.

Tomorrow Night

Hi There (Again),

Here's our recipe for tomorrow night -- it's breakfast for dinner!

Egg Brunch Casserole
(Pinned from: http://www.alattewithotta.com/2010/11/crock-pott-recipe-egg-brunch-casserole.html)

You Will Need:
6-8 Strips of Bacon
1 onion peeled and chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1 red or green pepper, seeded and chopped
1 (2lb) bag of frozen hash browns
1 ½ cups shredded cheese
12 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 tsp dried dill
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper

To Make:
1. Spray crock pot with non-stick spray.
2. Cook bacon until crisp, cool, set aside, and chop into ½ inch pieces.
3. Sautee onion, garlic, and pepper for five minutes.
4. Place 1/3 of hashbrowns in crock pot.
5. Add 1/3 of bacon and onion/garlic/pepper, then 1/3 cheese
6.  Repeat layers, ending with cheese.
7. In large bowl, mix eggs, dill, salt and pepper,  and milk.
8. Pour over ingredients in crock pot.
9. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

(Note: comments on recipe suggested cook time was too long.  Keep an eye on it for your crock pot)

Catching Up....

Hi There!

I am sorry, it's been busy, but here's an update!
We didn't meet on October 15th, but we did on October 22nd...and here is the recipe:

Corn ChowderPinned from: http://crockingirls.com/recipes/nicoles-corn-chowder/

You Will Need:

4 potatoes (peeled and diced)
1 Can of cream corn
1 Can of whole kernel corn
2 Cups of chicken broth
8 Ounces of diced ham
1 Cups of diced onions
1/4 Cups of butter
2 Cups of half and half 

To Make:

Step OnePlace potatoes, both cans of corn, chicken broth, ham, and onions into the slow cooker.

Step Two
Cook on low for 7-8 hours.

Step Three
Mash the mixture to your desired consistency and then add the butter and half and half. 

Step Four
Cook for an additional 30 minutes on high, and you are set!
 

(sorry, it's a phone picture, but it was yummy tasting and smelling)

Plans for Tomorrow

 Hi There!

Tomorrow we are meeting and using Pinterest for our craft idea. 
To come up with the craft, I typed in "easy fall craft", and while lots of ideas showed, this is the one that had the supplies available when I went to Wal-Mart - and they were cheap!

http://pinterest.com/pin/249457266831185506/

If you click the link, it's for a button flower.
Very simple and rustic-type chic, in my opinion...borderlining on Dr. Suess style, too! :)
You can do this for any holiday or "just because."  The options are endless - we all have buttons laying around, so just buy some floral wire and you're set!

Here's a picture:

Here's my "sample" I tried to make - it took all of 1 minute.  Now picture a bouquet of these, how cute (especially for those of us with allergies!)

The Verdict: October 1st

Hello there!
I wanted to post right after our first Pinner Dinner, but time ran away from me, and it is still away -but I will do a brief update.

First, the crock pot Italian chicken...
I doubled the recipe, and had a hard time fitting in all the potatoes!  However, after almost 8 hours, they were all mostly cooked through, and the chicken and carrots were good.  I asked everyone to give an honest critique, and all said they enjoyed it.  I personally did, too.  Whenever I make chicken in the crock pot it usually ends up dry, but this was just fine.



In the crock pot (image is cloudy from my daughter's finger prints on the camera).

The final product of vegetables...yum!

The final chicken product.










And for the cookies...
They were weird for me to make, and seemed weird coming out the oven...but they were yummy!  Everyone brought some home, too!  I found they were even better the next morning!