Best Breakfast Ever!

So after starting summer school this week and feeling like crap the last couple of weeks, I decided to post a blog that made people feel good (and hope it works on me). Luckily my swollen joints stopped a long time ago but now I just itch every now and then and feel like I have the flu. Apparently the doctor shipped my blood to India because it is still not back. I guess that's where everything goes nowadays: customer service, computer repair, and now blood testing.

Moving on to a better topic.....breakfast (my favorite meal of the day!). So when my brother was in town this last weekend I made 2 entrees for breakfast and got overwhelming reviews from both Nate and Vincent (okay, okay I know they kinda have to say nice things). But then I made breakfast for my team at work and I got a standing ovation. They were making random people from other departments try it and they loved it too! So I have been asked to share these 2 recipes for all to partake. Believe me, cook them together and you will have one happy man (or family). It makes a lot but it tastes just as good re-heated!

Here they are:


French Toast Casserole

Loaf of French bread
1 dozen eggs
1 block of cream cheese (8 oz.)
3/4 – 1 bottle of syrup
Powered sugar and/or cinnamon

In a 13x9 pan tear pieces of the French bread. Cover and fill the entire pan. Cut the cream cheese into cubes and spread throughout the pan (note: cream cheese will not melt in oven). Whip eggs and 3/4 -1 bottle of syrup (depending on how much you like syrup; I use the whole bottle). Pour egg and syrup mixture over the bread and cream cheese.

Let sit in fridge for at least an hour but it is better if it sits overnight.

Bake at 350 for an hour. Be careful because the bottom will brown more quickly than the top. Sprinkle powered sugar and/or cinnamon all over and serve.


Hash Brown Casserole

2 lbs frozen hash browns

1/2 cup margarine,melted
1 (10 1/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 pint sour cream
1/2 cup onion, peeled and chopped
2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper


Preheat oven to 350F and spray an 11 x 14 baking dish with cooking spray.
Mix the above ingredients together, place in prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until brown on top.


Enjoy!!!

Bingo!

My brother, Nate, is in town from his Air Force pilot training stint in Oklahoma. All weekend long we've had a blast. Plus he brought his motorcycle and Vincent loves it! In fact, we're going today to look at motorcycles (apparently they're addictive....or so I've been told).

But last night we were trying to think of something fun to do and I thought of a Bingo hall. I mean, we've always wanted to go and check it out and see what it was all about. My brother and I were making jokes about giving the old people crap while they played Bingo and interrupting their concentration somehow. But when we got there it was a completely different story. We came in on the middle of a game and it was stone cold quiet except for the caller. We bought a few cards for the next game and sat down. We had to buy bingo markers because we didn't have any and my brother and I started making jokes about that too. We were talking about the professional Bingo players that probably had personalized bags for the Bingo markers just like bowlers had personalized bags for their balls. Then, all of a sudden a woman sits down in front of us and has it! A Bingo marker bag!! My brother and I cracked up and he insisted I get a picture of it. Vincent was all embarrassed but I got a picture anyway.

Then the game started and it was fast and all these old people we had been making fun of earlier were on top of like 12-18 cards at once and we could barely handle 6 cards each! In fact an older woman next to us would check all 18 of her cards for the number, then look over ours and let us know if we missed any! It was intense. Unfortunately we never won but we sure learned a lot trying to win. Vincent called Bingo and one of his numbers he marked hadn't been called and when they told him that his face went bright red--poor guy! But all throughout all the games we played we were all stressed out trying to figure out which type of Bingo we had to get that particular game and then look for numbers at the same time. Who would've know that Bingo could be so intense???

Our very own Bingo markers...

The Bingo marker bag!!!

What happens when you leave a dog all by herself....

Today I was watching the marathon showing of Law & Order: SVU and I had just left the dog's toy basket out and let them play because I was really into the show and did not want to be interrupted by anyone. There's this toy that they both really love (not originally a dog toy). It's a basket/bag thingy that we got at a Ranger game a long time ago. It's made of wire and covered in nylon so that the bag can be expanded or not. (I don't know if that makes sense or not, but the pictures show it....)

So I hear Bailey making noises and turn around and this is what I see after Bailey had the toy for a little bit.....COMPLETELY DESTROYED (but hilarious nonetheless).

Farmers Market

This morning we went to the Farmers Market in downtown Dallas. I love going there. It’s certainly not because of the prices because they are definitely not better than the grocery store prices. I love going there because you get all sorts of free samples of the most amazing fresh fruits and vegetables. I also like going and taking pictures. Pictures of fruit and vegetables sound gay but they are actually the best things to take pictures of because of the vibrant colors. We didn't buy as much as I had wanted because Vincent got agitated with all the high prices and started grumbling about the grocery store prices and the quantity he could be getting there. But we did get some amazing pineapple and oranges. I don't know if they were really that good or if it was because it was so hot and they both tasted so good. I must of had about 5 samples from the same guy. (In my defense, he kept offering it to me)

So here are some gay pictures of fruit and vegetables.....but don’t they look delicious???

Sometimes drunk people can be entertaining...

A couple days ago on The Russ Martin Show (the best radio show!) they were talking about a video that they found. They played it and it was hilarious. I searched on YouTube and found it and decided to share it. There is a lot of cursing so keep that in mind when you play the video. I love this guy for a lot of reasons. 1, he floats in and out of rebellion. He'll be yelling at the cop and then she says his name and he'll respond "Yeah" like a kid that knows he's in trouble. And 2, he is convinced that he wasn't driving, yet he was pulled out of the driver’s side. And how is it that cops allow someone to talk to them like that?? Hope it makes you smile....

REMEMBER: LOTS OF CURSING ON THIS VIDEO!!!