Anonymous
Post 12/10/2012 08:22     Subject: Re:Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Anonymous wrote:Cold pizza, red wine, and soft scrambled eggs.


I want to eat at your house while my kids and DH can ooh and ahh over all the "real" breakfast foods!
ThatSmileyFaceGuy
Post 12/10/2012 06:40     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Bread dough (pizza dough works best) fried in bacon grease with bacon and eggs
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 23:24     Subject: Re:Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Cold pizza, red wine, and soft scrambled eggs.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 22:56     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Coffee cake.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 22:53     Subject: Re:Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

I normally make my wife's favorite, which is homemade waffles. It's a pain to make the meringue for the waffles, but so worth it.

But, here is a favorite recipe that is very similar to what you already make:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Green-Chili-and-Chorizo-Breakfast-Strata-102428

And here is a slightly healthier strata:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spinach-and-Cheese-Strata-107754

I use Challah (or any other egg bread) for the strata and it comes out great.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 22:11     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Mexican eggs Benedict (English muffin, Canadian bacon, Migas, queso) and mimosas. Not sure it's the right fit for everyone, but we love it. And I grew up having to wait until after breakfast to open presents, so don't mind putting my kids through the same exquisite torture.

Growing up we always had David Eyre's pancakes. So easy and sooo good. http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/2005/04/david_eyres_pan.html
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 21:50     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Trader Joe's chocolate and almond croissants (AMAZING!!!!) and two different quiche that I make the day before.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 21:48     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Eggnog French toast. You can place the triangles on the plate so they look like Christmas trees and add berries as decorations.

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/10/egg-nog-french-toast-recipe.html
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 21:40     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Mini frittatas! I made a aviation of these for a brunch once. They're delicious!

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/spinach-bacon-and-brie-mini-frittatas
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 19:31     Subject: Re:Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

overnight French toast, Canadian bacon

I love bagels and lox too.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 19:27     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Its not healthy at all but I dont consider Christmas morning a time to be concerned about healthy breakfast!

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/clone-of-a-cinnabon/

Amazing and decadent. Can be prepared the night before and popped in the oven in the morning. Delicious!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 19:24     Subject: Re:Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

Our go-to: scrambled eggs with cheese, cinnamon buns, sausage patties grilled outside (gives them an amazing flavor!), orange and grapefruit segments, and mimosas. Can't wait!!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 19:19     Subject: Re:Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

I have made this frittata (Ina Garten recipe) for Christmas morning breakfast a few times, and it is delicious (but not healthy, so there's a downside).

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/potato-basil-frittata-recipe/index.html

This is kind of similar to the casserole you've made before, but it would be a nice variation on a theme. Another thing I adore is cinnamon rolls. I have a recipe for making them in my bread machine -- haven't tried it yet but we'll see!
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 19:14     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

bagels, lox, onion, capers, egg, bacon. The whole schmear. And no we're not Jewish. Yum.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2012 19:03     Subject: Looking for Christmas morning breakfast ideas

What do you serve for Christmas morning breakfast? The last few years, we've done a breakfast casserole (sausage, eggs, and cheese mainly), but I am open to other ideas. Things I like about the casserole are that we can make it the night before, it can bake while we're opening gifts, and everyone can eat at the same time. Things I don't like are that it does take time the night before to cook/brown the sausage and it COULD be healthier. I usually serve it with a fruit salad to help balance it. I'm open to other ideas. I guess we usually eat breakfast around 9:00 AM.

Our big meal is Christmas afternoon... like 1:00 or so. Christmas Eve is usally something simple.

We make pancakes and French toast year-round, so they aren't super special. Also someone would have to be the "cook" and miss out on festivities. Or everything would get delayed. I think when I was a kid, it was just cold cereal, which is easy, but not really "special." it will be 3 generations (us, the kids, my parents.)