6 eggs
4 slices bread (I prefer whole wheat)
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (shred your own, don't use that bagged pre-shredded crap)
1 lb. ground sausage (I prefer organic when I can find it. No reason you have to ingest preservatives, additives and all that other shit to enjoy sausage)
2 cups milk

1 tsp ground dry mustard. And for pete's sake, use whole mustard seeds and grind your own*. That pre-ground junk has absolutely no flavor. You can reduce this amount or omit it if your sinuses aren't up to it, though.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Brown the sausage and drain thoroughly (I put mine out on a paper towel after draining). Cut the bread slices into 1 to 1/2 inch cubes and layer evenly in the bottom of a 2 qt. casserole. Layer the sausage evenly on top of the bread. Ditto for the cheese. Beat the eggs, milk, and mustard together and pour over into the casserole, making sure it is evenly distributed throughout. Bake for 45 minutes or until the egg has set in the middle. Let rest for 15-30 minutes before consuming.

Now that seems like a lot of preparation for a Christmas morning meal when the kids are opening presents, but here's the thing: you can make the casserole the night before. When you wake up in the morning, all you gotta do is preheat the oven and pop it in, (obviously, you want to let the casserole come up to room temperature, or at least not take it out of the fridge and put it straight in the oven or your casserole could break.) Open the presents as breakfast cooks, and enjoy a hot breakfast when you're done. Goes best with a hot cup of coffee and a couple dashes of Tabasco. On the casserole, not in the coffee.

The OTHER good thing about this is that it is modular. You can double it, half it, one-and-a-half-times-it; depending on how many people you need to feed. You can add some herbs and make it savory, or you can do like I do and use honey wheat bread and maple sausage which will make it slightly sweet. Add some green onions and hot sauce to the eggs for a little extra color and zip. Rule of thumb is, if you would eat it in an omelet you can probably add it to this.