Bacon-Cheddar Deviled Eggs

Here is one of our favorite snacks! And it's fun for the kids to help make. First we hard-boil 12 eggs. It takes about 12 minutes on the stove.

Then the kids get to peel the eggs in the sink. How fun...

Little hands at work...

Eggs are easy to cut with just a table knife. The kids love cutting them in half and digging out the yellow yolk...

Then we add 1/2 cup mayonnaise, about 1/4 to 1/2 cup bacon bits, 2 tablespoons finely shredded cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (optional). Have the kids mash and mix the ingredients together...

Then place mixture in a ziplock bag, seal the top, cut a corner off and squeeze out the air. Now they can squeeze the yellow yolk mixture into the center of the egg whites...

I didn't say anything about it not being a little messy... ;)

Then I sprinkle a little paprika on the top for extra color and garnish with greens. Isn't it a pretty snack?...

Just in time for aftenoon snack when Big Sister gets home from school. Then we put the rest in the fridge for a snack tomorrow and the next day...

Try is today. It's not only good and fun, but it'll give you and them the protein and energy you need to get through the rest of your day!

Karrie's Breakfast Bake

This recipe is from my sister-in-law Karrie. We like to make it on Saturday mornings for breakfast. You will need: 6 to 8 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, salt and pepper, one can of crecent dinner rolls, 1/2 pound sausage*, grated cheese...

Brown the sausage....

Roll out the dinner roll dough on the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch pan...

Layer sausage on top of dough and sprinkle with salt and pepper...

Break eggs and beat with the 1/2 cup milk...

Pour Egg mixture on top of sausage...

Sprinkle cheese on top of egg mixture...

Now cook in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

Serve hot and enjoy.

ANOTHER IDEA: Recently we went on a trip and we wanted to take our own breakfast to cut down on the eating out cost. I just made this dish up and cut it up and put it in a container in the cooler. We each ate a large piece for breakfast in our motel every morning. It sure beat eating hard boiled eggs or the motel continental breakfast.

*you can also use ham chunks or bacon pieces.