The Wife of a Dairyman ~ Churned in Cali: eggs

May 7, 2010

Ideas for Mother's Day

Mexican Fiesta Breakfast Bake

I think most of you now know that I LOVE mexican food. This recipe from Eggland's Best is perfect for Mother's Day Brunch. You can make it ahead of time, refrigerate and just pop it in the oven when you're ready. What can be easier? To go along with brunch, a brunch cocktail is needed. One of my favorites is a Champagne Strawberry Lemonade cocktail. This is so good and is a must try!

Ingredients

•12 slices whole wheat or grain bread
•1 can (11-15 ounces) corn
•1 can (4 ounces) Green Chiles, chopped and undrained
•2 cups (8 ounces) shredded lowfat Monterrey Jack Cheese or Mexican-Blend Cheeses
•4 large Eggland’s Best eggs, beaten
•2 cups Nonfat Milk
•1 teaspoon Salt
•1/2 cup Salsa

Ready in 10 min prep, 30 min standing, 45 min baking, recipe by Eggland's Best

Preparation
•Remove crust from bread. Place 6 slices in a lightly greased 12x8x2 inch baking dish.

•Spoon half of the corn and half of the chiles over the bread. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Layer the remaining bread, corn, chiles and cheese.

•Whisk together eggs, milk and salt. Pour over top layers.

•Cover and refrigerate casserole overnight to blend the flavors and soak the bread. In the morning, remove from refrigerator and let stand 30 minutes.

•Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until warm and bubbly.

•Top each serving with 1 tablespoon of salsa.

Notes and Suggestions
Refrigerating the casserole overnight blends the flavors well.

Makes 8 servings

Nutritional Facts
1 Serving: Calories 242; Fat 7g (24.0% calories from fat); Protein 17g; Carbohydrate 30g; Dietary Fiber 4g; Cholesterol 96mg; Sodium 862 mg.

Strawberry Lemonade Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients
1 bottle of your favorite Champagne
Strawberry Lemonade (how ever you want to fix it)

Directions
I use either, Strawberry/Lemonade concentrate and mix it according to the container directions or I mix a batch of lemonade and add frozen strawberries that I have blended in the food processor. Mix the strawberry lemonade mixture with the bottle of Champagne together in a pitcher. Enjoy!

Notes & Tips
Try substituting raspberry lemonade frozen concentrate or one of your favorite flavors instead of the strawberry.

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April 25, 2010

Fun at the Butter and Eggs Day Festival

Yesterday we attended Petaluma's annual Butter and Eggs Day Festival. This annual event draws over 30,000 attendees. As a portion of Petaluma's agriculture history, the city is known as the birthplace of the incubator which then began it's title as The Egg Basket of the World and it was also known as one of the premier dairy regions in the country. At one time up to 600 million eggs were shipped out of Petaluma to San Francisco and around the world on an annual basis. Poultry farming offered a cost effective business that could operate year round being conducive to Petaluma's climate where temperatures rarely dip below freezing.

Every year the city pays homage to this part of it's agriculture history by celebrating with Butter and Eggs Day.

The day kicks off at noon with a parade that lasts approximately two hours or so. The theme, of course is centered around chickens and dairy. After the parade concludes, you can amuse yourself with the block long food court offering festival foods and beverages, arts and crafts exhibitors and activities to entertain kids with inflatable bounce houses, rides, and hands-on activities. This is one of the North Bay’s largest events.

Here are some photos of the parade~

Remember the Dairy Princess Ball we attended a few weeks ago? Here they are in the parade; Dairy Princess Emilie Strand, 1st Alternate Regina Camozzi (left), and 2nd Alternate Stephanie Rowely (right)....

Antique dairy truck.........

Petaluma Riding and Driving Club Color Guard. I can't take enough horse photos, as you can probably tell. It always amazes me how horses in parades rarely 'spook' even in the midst of thousands of people, sirens blaring at different intervals, bands playing, kids running everywhere and just odd looking things everywhere you look. SO well trained!