Broccoli & Bacon Quiche

1/2 cup fresh broccoli florets
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1-2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
2 eggs
1/2 cup half and half cream
pinch of garlic powder
pinch of lemon-pepper seasoning
salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using 5" pie plates sprayed with non-stick spray, place half of the broccoli, cheese and bacon into each. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Pour over broccoli. Bake uncovered 15-20 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serves 2.

I've had several people ask that I post some recipes that feed one or two and this is a great one. Now of course, if you double the recipe you can easily make 4 individual quiches or use a full size pie pan. This quiche is different due to it not having a crust. If you want yours with a crust, simply add the ingredients listed above in order and increase the cooking time to 30-35 minutes. I've found that mine comes out better if I bake the crust for about 10 minutes before adding the ingredients. If you don't want to cook up the bacon, use the pre-cooked or you can even use real bacon bits. I also like to add a little sautéed onions and/or green peppers to mine.

Bacon & Rye Cheese Ball

1 lb. cooked bacon crumbled
8 oz. cream cheese softened
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 cup rye bread crumbs
2 tsp. onion, finely chopped
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup parsley, chopped

Mix all except parsley. Chill at least 2 hrs. Make one large cheese ball or two small ones and roll in parsley. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Changes - roll in nuts. Add a little garlic. Use finely chopped deli corned beef instead of bacon.

Country Omelet

2 cups potatoes, diced
1/2 cup onion, diced
8 - 10 strips bacon
8 eggs
2 Tbl. milk
Salt & Pepper to taste

In a large skillet fry bacon until crispy. Remove and pour grease from pan but don't wipe clean. Fry potatoes and onions in bacon pan until done and browned. (Add just a little bacon grease if needed for cooking potatoes.) Add bacon and mix with potatoes. Remove skillet from heat. In a bowl beat eggs, milk and salt & pepper until blended. Pour over mixture in skillet and cover. Place over med. heat burner. Tilt pan to let egg mixture run down onto the hot skillet. Remove cover occasionally and fold egg mixture over around edges to allow more of the liquid to run onto the hot skillet. When omelet becomes puffy around the edges and center is set, gently slide onto plates. Serves 6-8.

Changes - Use ham or sausage instead of bacon. If using ham you will have to add a little cooking oil for cooking the potatoes. And of course, you can add cheese. When I do this, I add during the last 5 minutes of cooking to allow the cheese to melt and run into the omelet.

Angel Hair Breakfast Patties

Angel Hair Breakfast Patties

5-6 oz. uncooked angel hair pasta
2 eggs, slightly beaten
5-6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 Tbl. vegetable oil
cheese

Cook pasta according to package. Drain well and place into a bowl. Add eggs and crumbled bacon to pasta mixing well so everything is coated with egg. In a large skillet, heat oil on med. heat. Divide mixture evenly in the skillet making 4 patties. You may have to do this in batches of 2. Cook until the bottom is brown and flip to the other side. After flipping, top with cheese. Serve immediately.

Changes - use sausage instead of bacon. You can use ham but the flavor won't be as strong. They have the texture of hash browns but a flavor of their own. You can also add sautéed onions and bell peppers for added flavor.

Cajun Homefries

2 lbs. white potatoes, cut into 3/4" squares
3 Tbl. cooking oil
3 strips bacon, cut in half
4 tbl.. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. black pepper
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 medium bell pepper, chopped
1 tbl. Tabasco sauce
1 tbl. chili powder
1/2 tsp. soy sauce
1 tbl. paprika

Add all ingredients to a large, cold frying pan. Stir until blended. Turn heat to high. Stir frequently until potatoes are golden brown. Reduce heat to low and cover pan. Continue to stir and cook until potatoes are tender. Remove from heat and serve.

Changes - These will have a some heat to them. You can control the heat by the amount of Tabasco sauce used. One change that I've made in the past is to use sausage instead of bacon. It changes the flavor completely but is really a tasty change.