2011 August — A Southern Fairytale

Each recipe must fit these requirements: 10 ingredients or less, can be made in under 45 minutes and feed a family of 4. This is all to help give y’all new ideas for great back to school dinners. By the end of this challenge, y’all will have 32 new recipes to choose from! Every day during this challenge you have the opportunity to vote on the Meal Maker Back to School challenge Facebook page for your favorite blogger. The top 2 voted bloggers will get to go head to head in a live cook off challenge in San Antonio on August 28th at H-E-B!! The cook-off will be presided over by George Duran!

This week’s H-E-B in store Combo Loco Deal (Aug 17th to 30th) is Buy Egg Beaters (15-16 oz) and get H-E-B Muesli (13.5 oz) free with in store coupon.

Thus, this week’s Secret Ingredient Recipe Challenge was Egg Beaters. I’ve seen Egg Beaters in the store for a while, but never bought them. This gave me the perfect excuse.

I decided to make my favorite quick and easy egg dish (besides Migas), baked mini Egg *muffins*. Egg Beaters are perfect for these!

I cooked up 2 slices of bacon and 2 oz of hot sausage to add to my dish, pulled out my bag of mixed cheese and went to town.

I sprayed my mini muffin tin with PAM, filled 12 cups 3/4 full with regular Egg Beaters into which I crumbled up the bacon and topped with a sprinkle of cheese and a couple passes with my pepper grinder; the other 12 cups I filled 3/4 full with Southwestern Style Egg beaters and then put some crumbled hot sausage and cheese and again, a few passes with my pepper grinder.

Bake for about 13 minutes in a 375 F oven

While the Mini Egg *muffins* were baking, I sliced up oranges, cooked some more bacon and toasted some whole grain bread.

Once the Egg cups were ready I plated the meal and set it on the table, as I was plating a dish for photographing (my family is so patient)

I heard; “Mom, look at me”

As I turned back to my dish, giggling, I saw this:

They are working TOGETHER against me, y’all –

I’m so proud

This meal came together easily in under 30 minutes and was delicious, I love the mini egg *muffins* because they’re the perfect size for little hands and mouths.

I usually add onions, garlic, peppers and spices to mine and Nathan’s eggs so the Southwestern Style Egg Beaters were absolutely perfect and much faster than me doing it all myself.

The kids LOVED their bacon, egg, cheese muffins – my daughter is excited to try making her own scrambled eggs with no eggshells in them with the original Egg Beaters, and when I told them they could even use them to make their favorite bacon and egg tacos — oooh buddy, you’d have thought I told them they won the lottery

Individual Baked Egg *Muffins*

Prep Time: 7 minutes

Cook Time: 13 minutes

Approximate Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 24 individual egg cups

Individual Baked Egg *Muffins*

Delicious baked egg muffins; perfect with fresh fruit and whole grain toast for Brinner, Brunch or Breakfast. Also a wonderful treat for a Teacher Appreciation breakfast,a s these can be easily grabbed and taken to eat on the go.

Ingredients

Original Egg Beaters (or your preferred flavor - we also used Southwestern Style)
2 oz cooked hot sausage
2 slices cooked bacon
Mixed Cheese Blend
Pepper (if desired)

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 375 F
Spray Mini Muffin Tin with Pam Baking Spray
Fill Cups 3/4 full with Egg Beaters
Top with crumbled bacon and/or hot sausage
Sprinkle each cup with cheese
Top with freshly ground pepper (if desired)
Bake about 13 minutes or until the tops are puffed up and a toothpick, or dry spaghetti noodle comes out clean

http://asouthernfairytale.com/2011/08/15/individual-baked-egg-muffins/

These also make wonderful and quick treats to take for a Teacher Appreciation or Back To School Breakfast; these are easy to grab and eat on the go for those busy teachers!

So don’t forget:

In Store Combo-Loco Deals Good until August 30th:

Buy Hebrew National Franks (11-12 oz) and get PAM for the Grill (5-6 oz) and Hunt’s Ketchup (24 oz) Free with in-store coupon
Buy Egg Beaters (15-16 oz) and get H-E-B Muesli (13.5 oz) free with in-store coupon (starts Aug 17th)

ONLINE Combo Loco Deals

Buy two (2) Marie Callender’s (8.5 – 21 oz), get Kid Cuisine (7 – 10 oz) free with online coupon (good until August 30th)
Buy Ro*Tel (28 oz), get Wolf Brand Chili (19 oz) free with online coupon (good until August 23rd)
Buy Minute Maid Juice Box, get Chef Micro Bowl (7.25 oz – 7.5 oz) free with online coupon (August 17th to August 30th)

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You’ll never know what happens in the hours after I’ve fussed at you, after you’ve cried and I’ve come and explained myself and we’ve come to terms.

You’ll never know that after we’ve kissed and hugged and said our ‘I love you’s’ and I’ve reassured you, yet again, that while I will always love you, there will be times that I will not like you.

You’ll never know a lot of the things that happen after you’ve fallen asleep.

When I hear the deep, heavy, rhythmic breathing and the small popping sound your breath makes as it escapes your lips, signaling that you’ve tumbled into the deepest childhood slumber; it’s then that I slide next to you on your bed. It is there in those quiet precious stolen moments that I stroke your hair, and ever-so-lightly trace the constantly changing contours of your face, I marvel over the softness that was, that is, that will all too soon cease to be.

It is then that I apologize again.

It is then that I whisper my apologies for failing you in whatever way that I’ve failed you. In that moment, the reality of the enormity of this things called motherhood swoops down on me, and I shudder.

It is then that I pray, in the dark, cool, quiet depths of your room, the sanctuary of childhood and innocence – it is then and there, as I gaze upon you hovering in the in-between, that I pray my hardest, deepest most sacred prayer:

“Dear Lord,

Let me be enough”