I’ve shared here about Apples of Gold, a mentoring ministry that revolves around the Scriptures and cooking instruction. The Lord has opened the opportunity to begin our second group of young women. (Happy Cheer!!!) We have had two lessons so far, and it’s been such a blessing. My heart is always so full when they’re here! It’s the joy of seeing this longtime dream and vision come true. Proverbs 13:19 says, Desire accomplished is sweet to the soul. How true that is!
At our first session we had a brunch menu. I taught them to:
- make their own frozen hash browns
- make a quiche
- Make an egg casserole
- Bake English muffins
- Bake Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-ups
So much to cover, but we got it all in! Then the last hour we got to indulge and eat it! Here was the menu:
Breakfast Sausage Casserole
Bacon and Cheddar Grits Quiche
Hash Browns
English Muffins
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-ups
Orange Julius
Breakfast Sausage Casserole (from Cooking Light)
Ingredients
Preparation
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sausage to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring well to crumble.
Arrange bread in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top evenly with cooked turkey sausage and cheddar cheese. Combine 2 1/2 cups milk, egg substitute, and Dijon mustard, stirring with a whisk. Pour over bread mixture in dish. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Uncover casserole. Combine remaining 1/2 cup milk and cream of mushroom soup, stirring with a whisk. Pour over bread mixture. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Bacon and Cheddar Grits Quiche –
From Southern Living
Ingredients
Preparation –
My Notes: I did steps 1-3 a day in advance. This simplified the process greatly!
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon; drain and crumble. Transfer 2 tsp. bacon drippings to a saucepan.
2. Bring drippings, milk, and butter to a boil over medium heat. Gradually whisk in grits, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper; cook, whisking constantly, 15 minutes or until very thick. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in 1 cup cheese; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in 1 egg; spread in a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
3. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until set and browned. Sprinkle remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese over warm grits, spreading to edges. Let stand 15 minutes.
4. Reduce oven temperature to 325°. Combine half-and-half, cream, onions, and remaining 5 eggs, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Pour over grits; sprinkle with crumbled bacon. Place pan on a foil-lined baking sheet.
5. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until lightly browned and just set. Let stand 20 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edges of quiche; remove sides of pan.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-ups
- 1 loaf of thin, white bread
- ⅔ bar of cream cheese (8 oz. bar), softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¾ cups sugar
- 1 TB cinnamon
- ½ cup butter, melted
- Cut off the crust of the bread.
- With a rolling pin, flatten bread.
- In a small bowl combine cream cheese and powdered sugar until well blended.
- In a separate bowl combine sugar and cinnamon – set aside.
- Spread 1 – 1½ tablespoons of cream cheese mixture onto each flattened bread piece and roll up.
- Dip each rolled bread into melted butter and then into the cinnamon and sugar mix.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Repeat for remaining pieces of bread.
- Bake at 350 for 16-20 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm.
This was not a low-calorie meal, but it was a mixture of things to introduce the ladies to different kinds of recipes, different cooking techniques, and prepping ahead. Brunch can be a fun meal to prepare, and then you won’t need lunch, so that makes the splurge a little less guilt ridden!
I hope you’ll try some of these recipes. It’ll start your day of with a happy tummy!
With love from my country kitchen,
RefreshHer 
Looks yummy!! And cooking is an art that needs to be returned to our culture. So many young moms I know rely so much on Fast Food or prepackaged food. And for this they need gourmet kitchens that are mainly for looks.lol…I will get off my soapbox now Denise. Blessings on your young ladies as they learn to cook!!
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Thanks, Arlene. Your comments are some of the very reasons I’m passionate about this mentoring ministry. The young women are so teachable; I love it!
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