Do Ahead Breakfast

Ingredients

• 1 lb. breakfast sausage (or hot and spicy sausage)
• 12 slices bread
• 9 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 c. milk (approximately)
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (16 oz.) container sour cream
• 1 (8 oz.) pkg. shredded Cheddar cheese
• mushrooms, bell peppers, onions (optional)
• 1 loaf French bread
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 c. milk
• 4 Tbsp. sugar, divided
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• cinnamon
• powdered sugar
• 3 c. (1 lb.) strawberries, stemmed and sliced
• 1/2 tsp. lemon zest
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 12 slices cinnamon bread
• 1 pt. (16 oz.) half and half or light cream
• 4 large eggs
• 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. grated orange peel (optional)
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
• powdered sugar (used for garnish only)