If you’re having friends or family over for brunch this weekend, it helps to prepare large, family-style dishes in advance. You can pop them into the oven just before guests arrive, and they’ll leave you with one less thing to do the morning of. These three breakfast casseroles are perfect ideas:

One-Dish Blackberry French Toast
Instead of making French toast one by one for every person at the table, create an entire pan of French toast-inspired casserole. This one is made with French bread cut into cubes and a blueberry cream cheese mixture that adds a sweet, creamy flavor.

Paula Deen’s Breakfast Casserole
The beloved cook shows you how to make a breakfast casserole that’s hearty, filling and large enough for the whole family. It takes just 20 minutes to prepare, and it’s made with classic breakfast ingredients that everyone is sure to love.

Brunch Egg Bake
This quick and easy egg casserole features layers of eggs, cheese and flavorful ham. There are even a few hidden veggies to keep things healthy without the little ones noticing. It takes 40 minutes to bake in advance, but a few minutes in the oven before guests arrive will bring it back to life.

What's your favorite breakfast casserole recipe? Please share!

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Drink, play, and eat at TopGolf, a family-friendly entertainment facility in the Energy Corridor. Similar in concept to bowling but played on a driving range, there are six different golfing games from which to choose—making TopGolf fun for beginners and experts alike. All games provide a target and a computerized challenge for you to compete. There is also a KidZone for the younger set with video games, board games, and pool tables.

The on-site restaurant boasts a full bar lined with TVs, while an extensive food menu lists appetizers such as brisket tacos, nachos, and beef or chicken sliders. Heartier appetites can try one of the specialty flatbreads with grilled vegetables, prosciutto, or steak. The menu also offers huge, overstuffed sandwiches, handcrafted burgers, wraps, and salads.

TopGolf is a convenient venue for birthday parties, corporate outings, and group play. The doors are open 9 a.m. to midnight Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

TopGolf
1030 Memorial Brook Road
Houston, TX 77084
(281) 406-3176
www.topgolf.com/us/houston-west
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The Flying Saucer isn’t just a clever name; it’s also a reference to this draught emporium’s unique decor. Novelty plates line just about all of the walls inside, and star-shaped light fixtures create a look that’s similar to the night sky. That’s not the only thing that stands out about this Sugar Land bar, however: The Flying Saucer also offers a wall of taps with a selection of draught beers that would impress just about any beer enthusiast.

Regulars love the Flying Saucer’s shareable small plates, while the menu’s classic sandwiches, burgers, and bratwursts make hearty accompaniments to that cold draught beer. From pale ales to lagers and even a few ciders thrown into the mix, you could sample a different beer every time you visit. Not that you needed any more encouragement to drink delicious beers, but once you sample 200, The Flying Saucer awards you with your own golden plate on the wall! If that’s not enough incentive to come back, we don’t know what is.

The Flying Saucer
15929 City Walk
Sugar Land, TX 77479
(281) 242-7468
www.beerknurd.com/stores/sugarland
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