Monte Cristo Sandwich

Fabulous sandwich for a brunch! I had never heard of this sandwich until I saw a friend a work eating one and she told me how she made it. I made ours savory with mustard and mayo, but it you prefer sweet you can skip that and drizzle with syrup, jelly or jam. Items use:

• 12 slices bread (best if it is starting to go stale)
• 1 12 oz. pkg of ham
• 6 slices swiss cheese
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Spray oil
• Mustard (optional)
• Mayo or Miracle Whip (optional)
• Large frying pan
• Baking or cookie sheet
• Spatula

Put pan on stove and turn on to medium high heat and spray bottom and sides with spray oil. Mix eggs, milk and cinnamon in a bowl. Beat until well mixed Dip bread in egg mixture on both side and then place in pan to toast for a few minutes. Check to see if toasted and when toasted flip and toast on the other side. Continue until all slices are toasted. Once both sides are toasted, place on baking or cookie sheet and spread and alternate spreading one piece with mustard and the other with mayo.

Alternate putting a slice of Swiss Cheese on one side and 5-6 slices of ham on the other side of the toast. Preheat an oven to 300 degrees.

Put sandwiches together and place in the oven for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Put on plate then serve.

EGG IN A HOLE

A different twist on a breakfast staple.

I got 5 dozen eggs on sale this week for 99 cents and was pondering with a co-worker on what to make that would be different that just omelets, fried eggs and hard boiled eggs and she said when she was young, her mother made her and her brother "eggs in a hole" - I had never heard of this so knew I wanted to try it as it sounded like something different and fun.

Items needed: (This makes 2)

• 2 eggs
• 2 slices of bread
• Spreadable or softened margarine or butter
• Non-stick cooking spray
• Frying pan
• Knife
• Spatula
• Round cookie cutter, glass or round plastic frozen juice container
• Salt and/or pepper, to taste

Spread the butter or margarine on both sides of the bread.

Use the cookie cutter, glass or juice container (I used the latter) to cut a circle out of the center of each piece of bread. This is what it will look like once you have cut out the circles. Spray the frying pan with non-stick cooking spray. Put the pan on the stove and turn up to medium low heat-medium heat put the bread in first, then crack an egg into the center of each hole.

Cook for a few minutes, when it starts to look like this in center, flip each of the pieces over to toast on the other side and cook on that side for a few minutes. If you want your bread toaster, continue to cook and flip until it is is toasted to how you like it.

If you want your bread toaster, continue to cook and flip until it is is toasted to how you like it.

When done, use the spatula to put the pieces on a plate and sprinkle with salt and/or pepper to taste and serve.

Egg holders from lids from liquid laundry product

I am packrat and hate to throw anything that might be useful away, so I have been saving the lids off of liquid detergent and today found a purpose for them - individual egg holders! You could use them while crafting creative ones or holding ones that you have dyed of crafted.