Lost Cookbook Saga

Over a year ago my family moved. During the move I lost one of my favorite cookbooks. Things wouldn't be so bad if I could just buy another one, but it was a small booklet from the Southern Living Cooking School. They don't have these recipes on their website. I tried several dishes from the booklet, but my all time favorite is the pumpkin cheesecake w/apple cinnamon syrup. I've Googled several times with no luck. I've had pretty good pumpkin cheesecake, but this is the BEST recipe I've ever tasted. My next step is contacting Southern Living to find out if the recipes are still available. I'll keep you updated on my progress.

The news is not completely bad on the culinary front. I did locate one of my most stained recipes. My daughter asked just the other day why a recipe had grease spots. I told her that meant it was a really good one. The following recipe is for a breakfast casserole unlike the one most of us make. Check it out. It would be a great addition to the breakfast menu for Thanksgiving or Christmas or you could just serve breakfast for dinner. Enjoy!

Savory Breakfast Bake

1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons butter
20-30 cocktail sauages, cooked and chopped (Little Smokies)
1 can crescent rolls
3/4 lb. monterey jack cheese grated and seperated
6 eggs, beaten
1 can cream of mush soup

Saute the onion in the butter. Add sausage to brown. Flatten and press the crescent rolls in a 13x9 pan-pressing dough up sides. Spread sausage and onion mixture over crust. Top w/half of the cheese. Combine eggs and soup. Pour this mixture over ingredients in pan. Top with remaining cheese. Chill overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Any breakfast bake can be frozen and reheated by the slice. Serves 8.