Saturday, September 22, 2012

UCLA v Oregon State at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena

Breakfast this time, since the game is at 12:30 p.m.

GAME DAY MAIN DISH


SAUSAGE HASH BROWN BREAKFAST BAKE

3 and 1/2 cups shredded hash browns
1 lb. sausage, browned and drained
1 cup grated cheese
6 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
1 and 1/2 tsp black pepper

Spread the hash browns into the bottom of a greased 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle cooked sausage and cheese over top (I added some diced cooked ham and more cheese)
In a bowl combine the eggs, milk, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture evenly over sausage and hash browns. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 20 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5-8 minutes more, or until center is set.
CHERRY BREAD 

1 and 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 6 oz jar maraschino cherries, drained with juice reserved, halved
2/3 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Stir together the flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. In a separate bowl beat together the sugar and eggs using an electric mixer until light and frothy. Alternately add the flour mixture and reserved cherry juice to the egg mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Dust the cherries and pecans with flour and stir into the batter. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn the loaf pan out of the pan and allow to cool completely. Serve at room temperature.
(The recipe said that you can substitute dried sour cherries and I did in this recipe)

EASY STICKY BUNS

• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped in very large pieces
• 1 package (17.3-ounces/ 2-sheets) frozen puff pastry, defrosted

For the filling:

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place a 12-cup standard muffin tin on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the 12 tablespoons butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Place 1 rounded tablespoon of the mixture in each of the 12 muffin cups. Distribute the pecans evenly among the 12 muffin cups on top of the butter and sugar mixture.

Lightly flour a wooden board or stone surface. Unfold 1 sheet of puff pastry with the folds going left to right. Brush the whole sheet with the melted butter. Leaving a 1-inch border on the puff pastry, sprinkle each sheet with 1/3 cup of the brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon, and 1/2 cup of the raisins. Starting with the end nearest you, roll the pastry up snugly like a jelly roll around the filling, finishing the roll with the seam side down. Trim the ends of the roll about 1/2-inch and discard. Slice the roll in 6 equal pieces, each about 1 1/2 inches wide. Place each piece, spiral side up, in 6 of the muffin cups. Repeat with the second sheet of puff pastry to make 12 sticky buns.

Bake for 30 minutes, until the sticky buns are golden to dark brown on top and firm to the touch. Be careful - they're hot! Allow to cool for 5 minutes only, invert the buns onto the parchment paper (ease the filling and pecans out onto the buns with a spoon) and cool completely.

Bloody Mary's and Mimosas

Penny and Eric

Tim and Penny

Corey & Lindsey and their friends joined for a time.

Honoring several UCLA Olympians

And a cheer "Go Bruins" from Ella in Seatac, Washington

From the Daily Bruin

No. 19 UCLA's win streak snapped by Oregon State in 27-20 loss

UCLA football was served a fresh slice of humble pie by Oregon State Saturday afternoon.

The Bruins suffered a 27-20 loss at the Rose Bowl in their Pac-12 Conference season opener.

After missing a field goal earlier in the fourth quarter, freshman kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 35-yard field goal with 1:47 to play. But a Bruin onside kick attempt was recovered by the Beavers to close out the win.

There wasn’t one specific area No. 19 UCLA (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) struggled in above others. Instead, the team looked anemic on both sides of the ball.

Offensively, the Bruins – who had averaged 622 total yards per game entering Saturday – were only able to pick up 444 yards against a staunch Beaver defense.

The UCLA offensive line, which was without redshirt senior Jeff Baca, had little to no success moving the ball on the ground against the Oregon State defense. Redshirt senior running back Johnathan Franklin was touted as a Heisman trophy candidate earlier in the week, but only rushed for 45 yards on 12 carries Saturday.

Additionally, redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley was inconsistent throughout, throwing good, accurate passes for big plays at times and putting passes behind receivers for near-interceptions at others.

Hundley’s inconsistencies were magnified by the mistakes of the UCLA receiving corps, which had plenty of drops at inopportune times.

On the defensive end, UCLA’s play was reminiscent of previous years. The Bruins often left open pockets, where Beaver receivers had plenty of room to catch passes.

Oregon State (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) took advantage of the coverage breakdowns, which offered little resistance in the second half as the Beavers’ offense sealed the win with multiple scoring drives.

One of the most significant factors in the loss was UCLA’s inability to capitalize on turnovers. Twice in the second half the Bruin defense made plays to force turnovers near midfield and both times the offense failed to come away with any points.

Shaquelle Evans’ performance was one of the bright spots for the Bruins. The redshirt junior receiver had a big game, finishing with 6 receptions for 148 yards, including one touchdown and multiple big plays that kept UCLA afloat.

The Bruins will look to bounce back from the loss when they travel to Boulder, Colo. to take on Colorado next week.