Sausage Casserole

Christmas Eve brunch at my mom's is quite possibly my favorite part of the holidays. I love being with my family and I love brunch. :) What more could a person ask for but to have them both together...add presents and it's just almost too much to handle!

This year, I made my Italian Sausage casserole, which was a huge success. It is my go-to, fail-safe dish and it is super easy and inexpensive, both of which are necessities for me. The recipe follows:

Ingredients:
1 roll sausage (I like the hot sausage but you can use whatever)
1 pkg. cream cheese
2 pkgs crescent rolls
2 tbs. Italian Seasoning

In a skillet, brown sausage, then drain. Place sausage back in skillet and add cream cheese and italian seasoning. Stir continuously until ingredients are incorporated. 

Lay out one pkg of crescent rolls on a cookie sheet and push seams together. Pour sausage mixture over crescent rolls then top with second can of crescent rolls. Again, push seams together. Bake at 375 until bread is golden brown.

That's it. Simple and super delicious.

Muffin Tops Are Best Eaten, Not Worn

Muffins are one of my favorite snacks and I try to keep a packaged mix in my pantry at all times. However, recently I have decided to venture into baking "made-from-scratch" instead of using ready made mixes....whenever time permits that is. Not only is it healthier, but it's cheaper too. Today's treat was the result of having too many over-ripe bananas laying around that needed to be eaten asap. You can use blueberries or strawberries or whatever fruit you like.

Banana Muffins
1/2 c. butter, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 egs
5 over-ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
2 c. self-rising flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
dash salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all of these ingredients together using a mixer on the lowest speed. You do not want to over-mix this, so just mix until everything is mixed together. And, for those of us who are not pros, the good news is....you want lumpy batter! Woo Hoo!!!

When you finish mixing, pour batter into your muffin pan and bake at 375 degrees for approximately 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

This recipe actually made 6 regular sized muffins as well as 2 petite loaves of bread (perfect for giving as gifts).

REVIEWS--
I took little pieces of butter and stuck inside the warm muffins. Carter said they were "absolutely delicious"....and 3 muffins later, I have to agree. ;) Enjoy!