If you are expecting a group of people for brunch tomorrow, this recipe is for you. It will feed up to 8 people or fewer with leftovers.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of Italian sweet sausage
• 1 half cup of chopped shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 half cup of oil packed sun dried tomatoes
• 4 tablespoons of fresh parsley
• 5 large eggs
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 cup of half and half
• One cup of whipping cream
• One cup of whipping cream
• 2 cups of grated mozzarella cheese
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon butter

Equipment: one 9x13x2 inch baking dish, one nonstick fry pan, knife, cutting board, measuring cups, mixing bowl, and a whisk

1. Start by preheating the oven to 375 degrees, and smear 1 tablespoon of butter on the glass baking dish.
2. Peel and chop the shallots, peel and mice the garlic, and drain the sun dried tomatoes on a paper towel (they too need to be chopped), chop the parsley.
3. With a knife cut the sausage castings lengthwise and just peel them off. Set this aside
4. Preheat the nonstick pan to medium heat, and fry the sausages until they are brown and cooked through. This will take about ten minutes. Be sure to keep breaking them up into small pieces with the back of a fork.
5. Add the shallots and the garlic to the pan and continue to cook for another three minutes.
6. Now add the sun dried tomatoes and half of the parsley, save the rest for later. Give everything a stir for about a minute.
7. Spread this mixture into the prepared baking dish. If you want you could do this ahead of time, and cover and refrigerate until tomorrow.
8. Next we separate the eggs. We break open the egg and let the white part slip into a bowl, as you put the yolks into a large bowl. You can freeze the white part for later omelet use. Then add five more whole eggs to the bowl. Add the half and half, whipping cream, and whisk everything together.
9. Then add 1 ½ cups of the cheese, and the salt. Blend this all together really well.
10. Pour the egg mixture over the sausage mixture and sprinkle the remaining cheese and parsley over the top.
11. Bake this for about thirty minutes or until the top is golden brown. When you insert a knife into the center, it should come out clean.