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<\/p>\nBreakfast is always a bowl of cereal for Ben. \u00a0Not only that, he uses the same bowl and sits in the same spot to eat it every morning. \u00a0I love that about him. \u00a0I usually eat some fruit and yogurt. \u00a0Sometimes I make banana bread and we’ll eat that for a few days, and if we’re really getting crazy, scrambled eggs. \u00a0Needless to say, breakfast is not too thrilling around here.<\/p>\n
When company comes I tend to get a little excited about breakfast. \u00a0This breakfast strata is very adaptable to anyone’s personal taste. \u00a0I used bacon, mushrooms, spinach, and a combination of swiss and cheddar cheese. \u00a0Ham would be delicious, or spicy breakfast sausage…mmmm. \u00a0It would even be great with just vegetables.<\/p>\n
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There are easier overnight breakfast casseroles. \u00a0I made one once that used a box of croutons instead of fresh bread and I’ve seen recipes that use frozen hash browns. \u00a0I liked that this one was completely from scratch. \u00a0It didn’t take too long to put it together on Friday night. \u00a0The hard part was getting out of bed early to pre-heat the oven and bake it for an hour and a half. \u00a0But it was worth it.<\/p>\n
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I used 1% milk and only used 10 eggs…I dropped 2 and didn’t have any more, oops! \u00a0I would definitely use all 12 eggs and maybe a fattier dairy product. \u00a02% milk or maybe substitute cream for some of the milk for a richer dish. \u00a0I would also cube the bread in fairly small cubes, the size of large croutons, 1\/2 inch at the biggest. \u00a0I found the bread in mine to be too large. \u00a0It tasted delicious…even better reheated on the following morning. \u00a0This is a keeper recipe with endless possibilities.<\/p>\n