Sunday brunch is a great way to get family and friends together with limited expense and preparation time. Especially nice for the hostess is a brunch where the main dishes are prepared the night before. So invite over a dozen of your closest friends and join the party.

Night Before Caramel Rolls

Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves about 12

(makes two loaves)

2 rolls frozen bread dough

½ cup melted butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 package vanilla pudding

2 T. milk

Instructions: The night before, take two rolls frozen bread dough out of the freezer and thaw for about 2 hours. Then snip into bite sized pieces into a well greased 9 x 13 pan. Place the pan in the sink with a couple trays filled with (frozen) ice cubes. Bread dough will rise as the temp rises throughout the night.

In the morning, combine remaining ingredients and pour over the bread dough. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Night Before Special Eggs

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 40-60 minutes Serves about 12

24 eggs scrambled (no milk)

1 ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated

1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1 soup can full of cooking sherry (or white grape juice)

2 (4 oz.) cans of sliced mushrooms, drained

Instructions: The night before... Grease a 9 x 13 pan. Combine soup, sherry (or juice) and mushrooms. Layer ingredients in the 9 x 13 in the following order: ½ of the eggs, ½ mushroom mixture, ½ cheese, remaining mushroom misture, remaining eggs, and then top with remaining cheese. Refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 for 40 to 60 minutes until eggs are set and browned on top.

Potato and Onion Casserole

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Serves about 12

2 (2 lb.) packages of frozen cubed potatoes

3 red or Vidalia onions

10 t. vegetable oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions: Chop onions the night before. The next morning, grease two 9 x 13 pans with 4 t. of vegetable oil (2 t. per pan). Layer 1/3 potatoes, ½ onions, some salt/pepper, 1 t. oil, then repeat. Top with the last 1/3 of potatoes, salt/pepper to taste and drizzle with last 1t. of oil. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 1 hour. (uncover for last 10 minutes)

And finally, serve with a large tray or bowl of chopped fruit and a pre-cooked spiral sliced and glazed ham. Since the glazed baked ham from pams-hams.com is best served at room temperature and requires no cooking, it's a great choice for a simple brunch.

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