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Most of you know that I came from a big family ~ 7 kids! No, we are not Catholic. Yes, we had the same parents. (Those are usually the two questions people ask when they hear "7 kids?".) Most of you also know that my mom was sick for years. I am the second oldest, so I did a lot of the care-taking of the younger kids. I learned to cook when I was 10. I remember the first thing I cooked with my dad was Tacos. I loved cooking. Then, there was the baking. I made all the desserts and the b-day cakes for everyone's b-day, including mine. And I loved it! Another thing I remember is my grandmother making the biggest dessert spreads ever at the holidays. She made sure that every person there (we are talking, like, 30+ people) had their favorite dessert. I remember visiting her when I was 20. We cooked & baked all week. I never felt as close to her until then. We had this bond now - baking! I learned so much from her. I think it fueled my love of baking ~ and cooking! Now, at the Holidays, I make sure to prepare everyone's favorite dessert, no matter how many attend. It just wouldn't be the Holiday's if you didn't have your favorite pie, cake, cookie or candies!!

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Tator Tot Breakfast Bake



Ingredients:
- 6 slices of bacon, chopped

- 3/4 lb of frozen Tator Tots
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- salt & pepper



Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp, drain half the fat.
3. Chop bacon.
4. Add the frozen tator Tots, bacon, cheddar and garlic and then toss until combined.
5. Transfer to baking dish.
6. Whisk eggs with milk and pour over the tator tot mixture.
7. Season with salt & pepper.
8. Bake until eggs are set and tator tots are golden brown, about 45 minutes.
9. Allow to sit for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.