Anonymous wrote:Another vote for French toast casserole. It’s our Christmas morning tradition. We like the pioneer woman recipe with a crumb topping.

That is our Christmas morning recipe too! Except all the talk of bagels and lox on this thread has me reconsidering for this year. Mmmm. Bagels.

Pancakes are very filling and would not do this is big dinner. A breakfast strata needs to be made the night before anyway and is just reheated. Could be paired with a fruit salad. Almonds are not a brunch side dish and won't fill people up; this is something to have in snack bowls all weekend.

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Anonymous wrote:Quiche, fruit

Charcuterie takes forever to do well. Quiche you can make today and just reheat.

How does charcuterie take a long time? Agree with the bagel people too, and am happy with the caper mentions.

I just want to know what kind of charcuterie board you are making? Do you slaughter anything? All my meats and cheeses come in packages I put on a plate. Costco usually has good cheese assortments and cured Spanish ham.

Anonymous wrote:Quiche, fruit

Charcuterie takes forever to do well. Quiche you can make today and just reheat.

How does charcuterie take a long time? Agree with the bagel people too, and am happy with the caper mentions.

Another vote for French toast casserole. It’s our Christmas morning tradition. We like the pioneer woman recipe with a crumb topping.

My personal preference is bagels, but it depends how many you’re having and if you have help. Most people prefer them toasted. If it is just immediate family, no biggie. For a bigger crowd definitely French toast casserole, prepped the night before, served with syrup and a big bowl of berries.

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many overnight breakfast casseroles. I’d make a French toast one as pp suggested, and an egg, sausage and cheese one. Have a bowl of berries washed and ready.

Totally agree with this. We do something similar but instead of just berries we have a big bowl of cut up fruit. Pancakes and bacon are more work and clean up than you realize.

Mostly this, except bacon in the oven is very easy, hands off, no clean up. Bacon Always a hit, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Plus pancakes are gross.

Egg and sausage casserole is also good.

How very dare you

Thank you!

Make your own waffle bar. Fried chicken (buy day before and reheat.)

I do make-ahead cinnamon rolls that I keep in the freezer and then pop in the oven Christmas morning, they cook for an hour or so, done when presents are done! I serve with fruit, coffee, and cold ham/ cheese slices kind of like a poor man’s charcuterie board. The focus is usually the delicious homemade buns and the rest is secondary

Bagels and spreads, a frittata, bowl of fruit, kale salad (better made the previous day), something sweet like donuts or coffee cake.

those egg casseroles you do overnight are so easy and people LOVE them.

Anonymous wrote:Plus pancakes are gross.

Egg and sausage casserole is also good.

How very dare you

We always do bagels with cream cheese, lox, sliced tomato, sliced red onion, capers, sliced hard boiled egg. Everyone assembles their own. Zero cooking.

We order in dim sum.