Sausage Bake

 This is a nice breakfast to have on hand for guest or just your family.  We like it.

8 slices bread cubed

1 1/2 lb. sausage

2 1/4 cups milk

1 can mushroom soup

1/2 can milk

2 cups grated cheese, cheddar (I have used pepper jack before)

4 eggs

1/4 tsp .dry mustard

can of mushrooms drained optional

Grease 9x13 pan. Put in cubed bread and top with cheese.  Beat eggs with milk and mustard and pour over the top.  Brown and drain sausage, spread over mixture.  Refrigerate overnight. In the morning, pour mushroom soup mixed with 1/2 can of milk on top and bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

If using mushrooms I chop them and cook with sausage.  At times I add diced onions and green peppers along with sausage.  I am also known to add a few dashes of cajun  seasoning when cooking sausage.

Save your seeds

 If you have any gardeners on your gift list, why not save your flower seeds and give to them with a picture of the plant.  Easy ones to save or cosmos (unless finches get them first), zinnias, the moon flower, Cardinal climber, cypress vine, the touch me nots (from impatient family do not know exact name), four o'clocks and etc....

They would love getting different flowers to plant.

Cute treat bags

 Another picture I have been saving.  Cute for school, Sunday school, or to have in a bowl by the door if you have visitors stopping by.  Could put cookies in them. 

Coconut Cream Cheese Balls

 These are great little dessert treats. Great after a big meal. Very easy to make. I flopped a little of the mixture in the coconut also and it made it much easier to roll into balls. I also added confectioners sugar. Thanks Amber, we really enjoy these, not too sweet, just the way I like a dessert. Also great to make ahead of time. Will be making again soon.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened.
• 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, well drained.
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 cups flaked coconut.

How to Make
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and pineapple until combined then fold in the pecans. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Take out of refrigerator and roll into 1-inch balls; then roll the balls in the coconut. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

I recently came across this recipe on facebook and I thought it sounded good and easy.  Alittle different from all chocolate.  Will have to try them out before Christmas.

Crocheted Snowman Globe

 This is the ornament I made last year for an ornament swap.  The pattern also had some with the manger set on them, Santa, Angels and other Christmas theme buttons.  There is 2 sizes for the globes you can make.

Nice way to give some cash

 Instead of just in an envelope dress of the cash!

Snow People

 I have had this picture saved for awhile and haven't made any.  I would change the hat decoration and probably put some snow tex and glitter on them alittle.  Hats could be made from construction paper, cardboard, foam.  Depending on size of pom poms used if you have any of the old film canisters, you could use them. The little coffee thingys---maybe.