Saturday, September 10, 2022

Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

 


























Seriously. You just can’t get any easier than this.  I enjoy making breakfast for friends and family. But who likes to be stuck in the kitchen cracking eggs and frying bacon when everyone else is enjoying each other's company?  So I figured out a way to put breakfast together in 5 minutes and go visit while it bakes in the oven. Sometimes I make this the night before and just pop it in the oven in the morning. So good. So easy.  Really, gather up your store ingredients and you’ll be sitting down to breakfast in no time.

 

Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole


1 pkg refrigerated hashbrowns (I use Simply Potatoes)
8 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled 

1 package pre-diced ham 

2 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese or Colby blend 
1/2 teaspoon salt 

½ teaspoon pepper 
8 eggs
2 cups whole milk

























Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Pour hash browns into baking dish and spread to all corners. Top with diced ham.  Then sprinkle bacon on top of the ham. 



























Cover  the entire top with cheese.



























Whisk eggs with milk until well blended.  Add salt and pepper. Pour over casserole.  



























Bake at 350 degrees for about 45-50 minutes until eggs are set or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. 



























 
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Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Korean Corn Cheese (AKA Bacon Cheese)

 

 







 

 

 

While you’ve probably never heard of Korean Corn Cheese, I bet you’ll never forget it.  Your guests will go nuts for it…it’s that good.  The combination of sweet and savory is out of this world good.  I make it as a side dish with dinner and often I make it for a wonderful dip with tortilla chips.  Try it for your next New Years party or any gathering.  You’ll make it over and over again and friends will ask for the recipe!  So good!

 Korean Corn Cheese (AKA Bacon Cheese)

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 strips bacon, chopped

2 cups canned sweet corn  

1 clove garlic, minced  

2 scallions, thinly sliced 

2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk 

2 tablespoons mayonnaise 

1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

 

Put a cast iron skillet or a oven proof sauté pan in the oven and heat at 450 degrees.  You want your pan piping hot. You can also use a baking dish if you prefer.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heat a sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the butter and bacon and cook until the bacon is crisp. Chop up the bacon and set aside.  Add the corn and the bacon to the saute pan and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook  until the corn kernels start to char a little bit, 20 to 30 seconds. Then add the garlic and half of the scallions. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, add the sweetened condensed milk, mayonnaise and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella and cook until the cheese is melted and the ingredients are well mixed, another 20 seconds. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a towel, grab your hot skillet from the oven and carefully pour in the corn-cheese mixture. 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella over the top and set under the broiler until golden brown, 30 to 45 seconds. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garnish with the remaining scallions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet and savory and creamy and smooth.... oh and cheesy too!














Makes a wonderful dip too!  Load up the chips!







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Tuesday, September 06, 2022

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 



My Mom always made her cakes with Mayonnaise.  And it had to be Hellman’s because she said they make the best mayo.  I learned later when I started using mayo in my cake recipes that it really does make a difference.  Mayo is made up of eggs and oil and what it does to a cake is incredible.  Rich, moist and so much more flavorful…..just so decadent!   Here is my Mom’s Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake…. Enjoy!

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

CAKE:

  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups Hellman’s or Duke’s mayonnaise
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups cold water

FROSTING:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/3 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.

Sift the cocoa, flour and baking soda into a medium bowl. Stir in the sugar and salt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the mayonnaise, vanilla and water and mix until smooth. Add in the dry ingredients a little at a time, just until all is combined.
Don’t over-mix.

Divide the batter between the two cake pans; bake for 30 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool on wire racks.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


FROST THE CAKE:

Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Stir in the cocoa. Use an electric mixer to alternately add the powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Mix in the vanilla. Frost as you would traditionally frost a 2-layer cake.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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