Freezer French Toast

This is another Christmas morning favorite and Val recipe. I love the fact that you can make ahead and freeze this. So Good!!!

Ingredients

• 1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup dairy sour cream
• 1 16-oz. loaf French bread
• 3/4 cup orange marmalade
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2-1/2 cups finely chopped almonds (10 oz.)
• Maple syrup

Directions

1. In medium mixing bowl beat together cream cheese and sour cream until smooth; set aside. Trim off ends of bread; cut loaf crosswise in 20 slices. Spread half the slices on one side with cheese mixture. Spread remaining slices on one side with marmalade. Sandwich slices together; set aside.

2. In a shallow dish use a fork to beat eggs, milk, and vanilla together. Place half the almonds in another shallow dish. Dip both sides of sandwiches in egg mixture; allow excess to drip off. Coat both sides of sandwiches with almonds, adding more almonds to dish as needed.

3. Place coated sandwiches on baking sheet lined with waxed paper; cover and freeze 3 hours or until firm. Transfer to freezer container or bag; seal, label, and freeze up to 1 month.

4. To serve: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place frozen French toast on large greased baking sheet. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and heated through, turning once. Serve with maple syrup.

Yummy Oranges!

This is one of the yummy things I made for breakfast Christmas morning. I have actually made it for a snack a couple times too. The recipe came from my good friend Val who made all of the Arbonne managers breakfast one morning. Thanks Val!

Glazed Oranges

Ingredients

2 oranges (navals are good)
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Fresh mint leaves, torn (for garnish) I used dried:)

Directions

Peel the oranges and slice into 1/4-inch thick slices.
Place on a serving platter.
Mix honey and cinnamon in a small bowl.

Drizzle the honey mixture over oranges and garnish with mint leaves. Enjoy!

I'm Back!

After a long vacation away from my blog, I have returned. A lot has happened since my last post. The biggest event was Nick's safe return. He returned to the USA just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Having him here has been an adjustment, but I know that we are blessed to have him home. Thanksgiving was so much fun this year. We had around 17 people from our navy family at our house for turkey and ham. Christmas was also nice. Christmas eve was spent at our house with our good friends playing board games. Christmas morning I made a really good breakfast for my lovely family (recipes to follow). Landon riped through his presents and we got to enjoy having my parents and sister there through the magic of skype. Weird that my kids will never experience a world without cell phones, email and now skype. Later in the day we ate dinner with our good friends the Mahaney's and the Tarbox's. Anyhow, I hope you and your families had an equally good holiday!