Cherry Blintz Souffle

We had Cherry Blintz Souffle today for breakfast.  This is such a yummy breakfast!  Like having cherry pie for breakfast.  The recipe is for Cheese Blintz Souffle, but I like it better with the fruit filled blintzes.
Cheese Blintz Soufflé

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons butter, melted

½ cup granulated sugar

¼ cup Orange juice

4 eggs

1 ¼ cups sour cream

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Dash of salt

1 box (13 oz.) frozen cheese blintzes

 Directions:    
Pour butter into 11-by-7-inch glass baking dish.  Place blintzes in dish in single layer.  In medium bowl, beat remaining ingredients; pour over frozen blintzes. Cover and refrigerate overnight.  Remove from refrigerator.  Preheat oven to 350^oF.  Uncover and bake 45 to 55 minutes or until puffed and golden.

NOTE:  I like using the fruit blintzes better.  When using the Cherry or Blueberry I sprinkle with nutmeg.  For the Apple sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Carmel Apple French Toast

Today's breakfast. This is one of the "make the night before" recipes that I love. Enjoy!!

Caramel Apple French Toast½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 cup chopped pecans
12 slices sweet French Bread (not sourdough)
6 to 8 green apples, peeled and thinly sliced
6 eggs
1 ½ cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg


In a small saucepan, mix butter, brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat; stirring constantly until thickened. Grease 13 X 9 inch pan and pour mixture into the bottom of the pan. Arrange bread slices over the caramel mixture; top with apple slices. Mix eggs, milk and vanilla together and pour over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover and put in refrigerator over night. In the morning, preheat oven to 350 and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Sprinkle with nuts and serve with whipped cream.

Merry Christmas!!

Ricky Claus is all ready for the holidays!  Wishing all a lovely holiday season surrounded by your loved ones.

Pelicans!!!

A great photo of a pelican taken by my daughter up at the Oceanside pier.  There are always pelican photo ops there!!

Pelican from New Mural

This is the pelican that is a part of the beautiful mural painted by Skye Walker that is on the side of the Carlsbad Boys and Girls club.  It is so nice that the Carlsbad has so many of these lovely murals around town for all of us to enjoy!

New Pictures of Rooms!!

I am having some new room pictures taken. They turned out great! Skye Walker, who is also doing a terrific mural on the side of the Carlsbad Boys and Girls club, did such a great job. You can check out his work at www.skyewalkerart.com .  This is the Newport room.

Beautiful Pelican Painting!

This beautiful Pelican Painting was found for me by a friend at the Leucadia Street Fair.  What great colors!  The artist is Karin Grow.  Now I just need to find the perfect frame!