Gigi's Overnight Brunch Casserole

This is always a favorite and I make it for Sunday mornings a lot because I do all the work on Saturday and let it chill til the morning.  I think sausage is the best meat to use but any of them work nicely.

Ingredients:
1 pound sausage or bacon or ham
1/2 pound grated sharp cheddar cheese
8 slices of bread
3-4 eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
dash of pepper

Directions: Use a greased 9x13 casserole casserole dish.  Place bread as liner in bottom of dish.  Layer cheese, then meat. Sprinkle these evenly over the bread.  Mix together eggs, milk, salt, mustard, and pepper.  Pour over casserole.  Chill over night.  Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

Mark's favorite Sausage Gravy

My husband orders sausage gravy almost every time he eats breakfast at a restaurant.  I used to think that something like that would be too difficult to make correctly but I finally got up the nerve to try it.  And guess what?  This recipe is super easy!!  It has never failed me.  I usually double the recipe and then freeze part of it for later and it always heats up nicely.  If I have time, I will make biscuits, but I most often serve it over sourdough toast and my husband loves it just the same.

Ingredients:
1 pound bulk sausage
3 cups milk
1/3 cup flour
pepper to taste

Directions: Brown sausage in skillet.  Stir in flour til dissolved.  Add milk.  Cook until it begins to bubble, stirring regularly.  Reduce heat and allow to simmer, stirring until thickened, about 2 minutes.  Season with pepper as  desired.

Mom's snickerdoodles

We all love these cookies!   And my girls really enjoy rolling the dough in the cinnamon/ sugar mixture!
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3 Tbs. sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:  Preheat oven to 350.  Mix softened butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs well in a large bowl.  Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.  Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture.  Chill dough and chill an uncreased cookie sheet for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge.  Meanwhile, mix 3 Tbs. sugar and 3Tbs cinnamon in a small bowl.  Scoop 1 inch globs of dough into the sugar/ cinnamon mixture.  Coat by gently rolling balls of dough in the sugar mixture.  Place on unglazed cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes.  Remove from pan immediately.