Happy Father's Day...cleaning & recipes

Today we finished the kids' rooms. They are clean, organized and everything is in its place.

I need to organize my kitchen next, and the playhouse.

Breakfast: French Toast
Lunch: Cube Steaks & Gravy (This is my recipe that's in GBP Speedy Suppers 2/07.), leftover mashed potatoes & green beans
Dessert: Red Velvet Cake
Dinner: Hot Dogs @ In-Laws

French Toast
Serving Size : 6
6 eggs -- beaten
1 1/4 cups milk
2 Tablespoons sugar
pinch salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
12 slices day-old bread
butter -- for frying
Combine the eggs, milk, sugar and salt; mix well.
Stir in the nutmeg and cinnamon.
Dip the bread into the egg mixture to coat both sides.
Heat the butter in a large grill or frying pan.
Add the bread and brown on both sides.
Serve with maple syrup or fresh cooked fruit.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 124 Calories; 7g Fat (50.1% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 219mg Cholesterol; 95mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Cube Steaks & Gravy
Recipe By : Cherylann Serving Size : 6
6 slices cube steaks
oil -- enough to cover bottom of pan
salt and pepper -- to taste
1 cup flour
Gravy: 4 Tablespoons flour
2 cups COLD water
drippings from cube steak
salt and pepper -- to taste
Heat oil to sizzling. Turn down to low-medium.
Salt and pepper each steak. Coat each side in flour. Add to hot oil. Cook until golden brown; flipping 3-4 times until done. Don't let stick to pan.
Drain oil out of pan; leave drippings and enough oil to add flour and water mixture to add gravy.
Mix flour with COLD water; mix well. Add to oil and drippings. Cook until thickened. Add more water 1 Tablespoonful at a time if gravy gets too thick.
Cover cube steak with gravy. Serve with mashed potatoes.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 301 Calories; 14g Fat (41.7% calories from fat); 23g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 63mg Cholesterol; 57mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 1 Fat.

Red Velvet Cake
Serving Size : 16
2 bottles red food coloring
3 Tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon baking soda
Frosting: 4 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup unsalted butter -- softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
dash salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix together food coloring and cocoa into paste and let stand.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs and coloring paste; mix well.
Add buttermilk by hand.
Add flour, salt and vanilla. Beat well by hand.
Add vinegar and baking soda.
Bake for 30 minutes if using a 9X13" pan or 25 minutes in 3-8" cake pans.
Frosting: Cook flour and milk until thick. Cool. Cream remaining ingredients, then add to milk mixture.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 386 Calories; 20g Fat (46.4% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 48g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 45mg Cholesterol; 146mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 4 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates.

Have a great Father's Day!!!