Cheesy Egg Bake

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This lovely thing is mostly a crustless quiche…kinda. But, oooooh…it’s good. So if you’re in the mood to toss something together, plop it in the oven and forget about it—then here’s your dish. Perfect for when the mornings are just a teeny-tiny bit cooler.

Ingredients

3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
2 Tbsps butter
2 cups diced cooked ham or sausage
8 eggs
1-3/4 cups milk
½ cup flour
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper

Combine cheeses; place 3 cups of mixed cheese in an ungreased 13×9 baking dish and set aside. Saute ham in butter until done. Sprinkle cooked meat in baking dish over cheese. Top with remaining cheese. In a bowl, beat eggs—then add milk, flour, salt and pepper. Mix well. Slowly pour over the cheese. Bake at 350* for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

If you doubled this then call in the farm hands.

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If you didn’t…

…get the kids and eat very quietly.


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Cheesy Egg Bake
 
Ingredients
  • 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 3 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • 2 Tbsps butter
  • 2 cups diced cooked ham or sausage
  • 8 eggs
  • 1-3/4 cups milk
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
Instructions
  1. Combine cheeses; place 3 cups of mixed cheese in an ungreased 13x9 baking dish and set aside. Saute ham in butter until done.
  2. Sprinkle cooked meat in baking dish over cheese.
  3. Top with remaining cheese. In a bowl, beat eggs---then add milk, flour, salt and pepper.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Slowly pour over the cheese.
  6. Bake at 350* for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
  7. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

 

A Country Quilt Fair

…at the Springville Art Museum.

For a limited time…only.

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No rides. No farm animals. No cotton candy—or food of any kind on the premises, thank you. But somehow still a fair none-the-less.

By now…you should know how we feel about fairs…any sort.

We lovvve them.

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I couldn’t stop looking at this one. It’s my favorite in the whole building. It was sewn with gold thread and sparkled like there was dew on all the leaves. So beautiful.

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This one, “A Very Hungry Caterpillar”  was the babies’ personal favorite. They tried to eat it.

I’m not kidding.

So we had no choice but to go down the street and find…

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Fresh. Peach. Shakes.

Also for a limited time only.

It couldn’t be helped.

After all…it was a fair.

Fresh Cucumbers

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If you have ten billion cucumbers at your place—like some folks do this time of year—maybe you’d love an easy way to enjoy them–and to get your kids to do the same.

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Start by peeling them like a potato. Now, I’m all for getting all the nutrients out of everything by leaving the peel on, but this is a fun bit of diversion from the norm. Compost the peels if you need to feel better about not leaving them on. That should help.

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Next, pour about a teaspoon of salt onto the cucumber and rub it into the outside–gets rid of the bitter taste.

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Cut the cute little veggie in quarters–long ways.

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Slice or scoop out the seeds.

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Rinse off the salt and any remaining seeds.

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Slice them into cubes before some ridiculous bald kid comes along and makes you start all over.

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Chomp, Baby Chompy.

Heh.

Children

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“My dear brothers and sisters, may the laughter of children gladden our hearts. May the faith of children soothe our souls. May the love of children prompt our deeds. ‘Children are an heritage of the Lord.”

President Thomas S. Monson

Einstein’s Grandkids’ Riddle

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Mr. Einstein is laughing because, as far as we can tell he didn’t have any children…so grandchildren would be “optimism to the point of foolishness.”

One lazy day a few summers ago, my daughter sent me a Brain Teaser called “Einstein’s Riddle” to mess around with. If I remember correctly—she hated it. Now, in her defense, I’ll tell you–she is one smart cookie, so it isn’t that she couldn’t do it. I think for some people this is an uncomfortable exercise–because it asks your brain to solve a problem in a way that many aren’t use to.

The story behind Einstein’s riddle is that Albert Einstein created it about a hundred years ago and claimed that 98% of the world population couldn’t solve it. I, personally have no idea if Albert Einstein had anything to do with this puzzle in real life, but I know this…more and more people are able to solve it these days.

Maybe our brains are evolving.

Maybe we play with numbers more than the average Joe did in 1909.

Maybe it’s the Wii.

Who knows?

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The bald kid read an article in Popular Science (I know, I know) that said, “There is a relatively untapped area of the brain that is activated by two known exercises— Sodoku and the Rubix Cube.” Sodoku actually keeps your brain young! Who’d of thought? I—in my infinite wisdom—believe that this riddle is along the same lines—though, luckily, not as complicated at a the cube.

Now the fun part.

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At the risk of being blasphemous to Mr. Einstein, we’ve taken the liberty of  “modernizing” his puzzle just a bit to keep it interesting. Fear not–the integrity of the original riddle is still intact. Take a minute and play with us—it’s the weekend…come on…

When you think you have the answer–post a comment saying, something like, “I’ve got it!”  Now listen carefully to this part…I mean it…

DO NOT POST THE ANSWER IN THE COMMENT SECTION.

That would spoil it for everyone–wouldn’t it?

Are you ready? Here goes—

Einstein Grandkids’ Riddle

– In a street there are five houses, painted five different colors.

– In each house lives a man with a different name. (William, Steven, Daniel, Tyler and  Greg)

– These five homeowners each have a favorite beverage, eat a different treat and keep a different pet.

Einstein’s riddle is: Who owns the Clown Fish?

Necessary clues:

1.  William lives in a red house.
2.  Steven has a poodle.
3.  Daniel drinks Powerade.
4.  The Green house is on the left of the White house.
5.  The owner of the Green house drinks orange juice.
6.  The person who eats M&M’s has a parakeet.
7.  The owner of the Yellow house eats Skittles.
8.  The man living in the center house drinks chocolate milk.
9.  Tyler lives in the first house.
10. The man who eats Twix lives next to the one who has a tabby cat.
11. The man who keeps a Buckskin Horse lives next to the man who eats Skittles.
12. The man who eats Lemonheads drinks Kool-Aid.
13. Greg eats Gummi Bears.
14. Tyler lives next to the blue house.
15. The Twix eater lives next to the one who drinks Vitamin Water.

Good luck!