Southern Made Simple

Keeping things simple with a smidge of Southern charm

Breakfast

Lemon Poppy Seed Summer Squash Bread

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This recipe for Lemon Poppy Seed Summer Squash Bread is a wonderful way to use up fresh summer squash straight from the garden! Shred it, bake it, slice is up and serve with a pad of butter on a hot summer day for a refreshing treat!

During the summer time, there is always an abundance of fresh produce filling people’s gardens and the shelves of local farmer’s markets. It’s one of my very favorite things about summer! My husband and I have a very small garden growing in our back yard. This year we planted yellow squash, zucchini, egg plant, tomatoes, an array of peppers and fresh basil. I enjoy incorporating those fresh elements into my cooking, but by mid-summer I’m always looking for something a tad bit different to do with them.

Lemon Poppy Seed Summer Squash Bread…

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Blackberry Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole

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May is my favorite month for so many reasons. The weather here in South Alabama is as close to perfect as it can get. It’s cool in the mornings and afternoons, which makes it perfect to be able to enjoy the outdoors. Also, it hasn’t gotten humid or muggy yet, which is a huge plus for me (and my hair!) This is the month where it’s still comfortable to sit out on your front porch, go for a walk and even pick a few wild berries with your family.

There’s a huge patch of wild dewberries right up the road from my house that are always begging to be picked during this time of year, so my husband and I like to grab a giant bowl out of the cupboard and make an adventure out of it!

Blackberry Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole with Blackberry Compote - So delicious and easy to prepare! …

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DIY “Starter Fluid” Emergency Coffee Kit

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Imagine this: You’ve made it to work, half awake and nearly late. You make your way to the break room to pour yourself a cup of much needed coffee. I mean, let’s face it, nothing good will come from this day until you’ve had your coffee.

You fill your cup only to find that some horrible, horrible person has swiped the last of the creamer, sugar, etc. The thought of taking your coffee any other way than exactly how you like it makes you want to curl up in a hole and cry. A parade of cuddly kittens could not even cheer you up at this point.

Sounds AWFUL, right?! But when you think about it, a scenario much like this happens in public places everywhere on a daily basis. (Let’s take a moment of silence for those poor, poor souls that went without their cup of beloved coffee made perfectly to their liking this morning.) Godspeed, my friends!

DIY Starter Fluid Emergency Coffee Kit + free printable #ad #DDCreamers…

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Using Farm Fresh Eggs: Oven Baked Denver Omelette Recipe

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There’s something so charming about farm fresh eggs. The unusual hues, the imperfect shapes, the rich yolks inside. They’re locally and responsibly grown, and they’re just simply the best!

A dear friend at our church started raising chickens over a year ago. Because she is so caring and kindhearted, she shares her eggs with families within the church. Each dozen is such a blessing, and my family is always so delighted to receive them.

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The Best Breakfast Casserole

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I am all about comfort foods. Most breakfast foods (sugary cereals and poptarts aside) are all comfort foods to me. I love warm and flaky biscuits, fluffy scrambled eggs, sweet honey or syrup, and I certainly love my cheese grits! If I’m going to be honest, I think breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. My family even loves to have breakfast for dinner! It’s not that often that I get to stop and actually cook breakfast during the week day, but I always look forward to the weekends when I sometimes get to indulge a little.

If us Southerners love anything besides those delicious breakfast items I just mentioned, it’s a good casserole. Casseroles are staple dishes. I can’t think of very many occasions where making a casserole isn’t appropriate. If I see a casserole in a buffet line, I’m having some of that! So years ago when my mother-in-law made this dish, I fell in love fast.  I’ve had a few different versions of “breakfast casseroles”, but this is the best breakfast casserole I’ve ever tasted. It’s simple, hearty, warm and oh so delicious!

The BEST breakfast casserole ever! This would make a great dish for brunch, too!

This dish is PERFECT to serve as breakfast in bed on birthdays, anniversaries, or during the holidays. It’s also really good reheated!

Here’s what you’ll need to make it:…

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Easy + Cheesy Sausage Balls

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This simple little recipe is one of my husband’s favorite things to munch on. His great grandmother wrote this one down in a cookbook that she shared with her friends and family years ago, and I know she’d love for it to be shared again with others. It makes for a perfect appetizer for nearly any occasion, and it has only 4 ingredients! Woohoo!

These sausage balls are also delicious for breakfast! I love to drizzle a little syrup over mine in the morning, but my husband loves to just reheat and go! These would be perfect to make ahead of time in a large batch and eat during busy work/school mornings!

These easy & cheesy sausage balls are a real treat! They're perfect for a snack, breakfast, or to take to a pot luck. And with just 4 ingredients, you can't go wrong!

 

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups Bisquick Mix
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 lb mild sausage (spicy sausace would also be delicious if you like a little heat!)
  • 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F
  2. Combine all ingredients and roll into small balls. (Do NOT cook the sausage ahead of time.) Place balls on greased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake 15-20 minutes
  4. Enjoy!

What is your favorite simple appetizer to whip up? Leave a comment and let me know! I always love to try new recipes!

If you like this recipe for Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls, you’ll definitely want to give these a try! Bacon Spinach Alfredo Twice Baked Potatoes, Mini Venison Taco Bites, Jalapeno Pepper Poppers

And if you want to try another one of Grandmama’s AMAZING recipes, you must try her Glazed Mini Lemon Cakes. They’re seriously to die for, y’all!