Word of the Week: Smile
• to assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.
• to give a gift only you can give
• to bring joy to others
Put on your best smile and see what happens today. Smile at everyone you meet, whether friend or stranger, and see the snowball effect of what a smile can do!
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When Most Wonderful Hubby and I travel (which isn’t nearly often enough to suit either of us), I love to collect recipe ideas. Years ago, we had breakfast at a great little European-style cafe in Spokane, WA. They had the best Dutch Babies I’ve ever eaten. They also served an extremely tasty breakfast casserole.
After much experimenting and many taste tests, I think I finally came close to reproducing the dish. It is easy to make and while it bakes you can either put your feet up and eat bonbons or finish getting the rest of your breakfast ready.
Ingredients for the casserole
Slice up the ham into cubes or bite-sized pieces.
Pour on the egg and cream mixture.
Sprinkle on cheese once the eggs are set.
Serve and enjoy!
Ham and Hash Browns Breakfast Casserole
1 bag of southern hash browns
6 eggs
2/3 cup of cream
2 cups of ham, cut into cubes or bite-sized pieces
dash of salt
1 tsp. all-purpose no-salt seasoning
1 1/2 cups shredded colby jack cheese
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a 9×13 baking pan and place hash browns into pan. Pop into the oven. While the hash browns are heating up, beat the eggs, add cream, seasoning and salt. Cut the ham into bite-sized pieces or cubes. If you don’t have left-over ham to use, a ham-steak provides just the right amount of ham for the casserole. Take the hash browns out of the oven, sprinkled the ham over the top then pour in egg and cream mixture. Turn oven temperature down to 350 degrees, put the pan into oven and bake for about 45-50 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. When the eggs are set, sprinkle the top of the casserole with cheese and continue baking a few minutes until cheese is melted. Serve hot and enjoy!
Happy Entertaining!
Shanna
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The other night I had the pleasure to be in a lovely home, set out on the edge of civilization, with the woods literally running right up to the backyard. The living room had wrap-around windows that flanked both the front and one entire side of the room, providing a grand view of the beautiful lawn below and to the side of the house.
I was just getting rolling with a product demonstration for EAH and was knee-deep in my spiel of entertaining ideas and tips when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. Looking out one of the side windows, I watched a partially-grown fawn wander into the yard, nibbling at grass and greenery as it went, acting like it did that everyday, which it probably does.
Since all the nice ladies in the room were facing me with their backs to the window, none of them were aware that Bambi had traipsed into our midst and was creating a complete distraction for my already weary brain.
I forgot my spiel (which I’ve given no less than 1,286 times in the last four years) and was having trouble even remembering my name.
Bambi was so cute. So adorable. So attention-grabbing.
Instead of pointing out the sweet little deer munching away at the outdoor herbiferous smorgasbord provided by the hostess, I gave myself a quick mental scolding of “Just Focus! Focus! Focus!” grabbed my unraveling thoughts and attempted to tie them back together. I’m fairly certain those nice ladies may think I’m a bit of a scatter-brained nut-job. But what was a girl to do? Could you ignore this cute little face?
Does anyone else ever have this problem? Do you ever need a reminder to “Just Focus!” I’d love to hear your stories!
Shanna
(a.k.a. the scatter-brained nut-job)
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The shout-out this week goes to Capps Broadcast Group. This is a group of radio stations that does an excellent job of providing local news coverage, entertainment, great music and top notch programming.
All the staff I’ve worked with over the years are professional, fun and a pleasure to work with. They offer everything from talk radio and ESPN to easy listening and country stations.
If you are in my local area, tune in to one of their many stations. You’ll be glad you did!
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