Playboy Potatoes

 Ingredients:

• 6-8 potatoes, peeled and cut
• one stick of butter
• 1/4 lb Velveeta cheese, cubed
• 8 oz sour cream
• 3-4 oz milk (give or take)
• one package Italian dressing mix

Procedures:

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Boil potatoes until tender
3. Drain and put in casserole dish.
4. On the side, mix sour cream and Italian dressing mix.  Add milk as needed to thin it out.
5. Pour dressing over potatoes.
6. Slice butter into pats and spread evenly over potatoes.
7. Do the same with the cheese.
8. Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

French Toast Casserole

Ingredients:

5 cups bread cubes

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1/4 cup white sugar, divided

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon margarine, softened

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Procedures:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter an 8x8 inch baking pan.
2. Line bottom of pan with bread cubes. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt and vanilla. pour egg mixture over bread. Dot with margarine; let stand for 10 minutes.
3. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the top. Bake in preheated oven about 45 to 50 minutes, until top is golden.

Variations:

• Melt 1/4 cup butter in bottom of the pan 1st. Add 1/3 cup Bisquick to the egg/milk mixture. Used homemade white bread (no crust) and mix it into the egg mixture. Then, pour the mixture over the melted butter. Baked at 400 for 20-25 minutes. Serve it topped w/ syrup and homemade sweetened whipped cream.
• Deleted the margarine, added 1 1/2 cups more bread, 1/4 c brown sugar, 3 oz cream cheese and 1/4 c pancake syrup. Also, doubled the cinnamon and added about 1 t nutmeg. Mix the cream cheese with the eggs, one at a time. Add in the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the bread & mix well. Then stir in the bread and pour the mixture into a prepared 9X15 pan and let sit for about 15 minutes. (I used white sandwich bread, lightly toasted. If you're using a hard, dry bread, overnight would be best.) Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Additionally, I've made this with cinnamon raisin bread. Ooohh, YUM!