Getting Back on Track

No more procrastinating. I have to get back on track and get out of this funky mood I've been in for four months. I've been really busy and yet I feel like I haven't done anything constructive. You ever get in one of those moods where you are just mad or dislike everything? Food doesn't taste good, clothes don't feel good, bad hair days, bad face days, ya just want to crawl under and rock and sleep all day days. My two forms of entertainment lately have either been eating or sleeping. I'm one of those "emotional eaters". I get my feelings hurt....I eat. I get upset.....I eat. Depressed......eat. A celebration or a happy occassion......We EAT!!! Ugh!!! I spent the first five months of this year sweating and working my butt off and watching what I eat to loose 15 pounds. It only took two and a half to gain it all back!!! It's September 1st and I am making a vow that starting tomorrow I am going to get back on track and stay on track through the end of the year. Back to exercising, back to working out, back to eating healthy!!!! No more procrastinating! No more excuses! (although I did have some pretty good ones) Cracked my elbow, chipped my thumb, had my heart broken, and broke my toe. All of which were excuses to pig out or not work out.

Fortunately, most of those have healed and life will go on. I just need to stay focused and make healthy choices for myself, physically and emotionally. Now, check out this new cake recipe!!! Ha Ha!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Overnight Tex-Mex Egg Bake

12 oz bulk spicy pork sausage
5 cups frozen southern style hash brown (32 oz bag)
1 can (4.5 oz) chopped green chiles, undrained
3 cups shredded Colby-Monterrey jack cheese
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 tsp salt
salsa

Spray a 13x9 glass baking dish with cooking spray.  In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 8-10 minutes stirring occasionally until no longer pink.  Drain on paper towel.

Spread frozen potatoes in baking dish.  Sprinkle with sausage, green chiles and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese.  In a medium bowl, beat eggs, milk and salt with fork or whisk until blended.  Pour over potato mixture.  Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese.  Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 12 hours.

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake uncovered 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.  Let stand 10 minutes.  Cut into square and serve with salsa.

This was a great brunch/breakfast dish!  I love stuff like this.  The salsa made it very tex-mexy!  The only thing I would change is that it needed a lot of salt and pepper so I think the next time I make this I will salt and pepper the hash brown really well before I pour the rest of the ingredients on top of them.  Make this for a crowd or a special family breakfast get together.  They will love you for it!

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