I make a French Toast casserole from Cooking Light that is always a hit, but the Nigella recipes look really good. Not a fan of frying myself.

I have done this Nigella breakfast menu every Christmas for the past 10 years. Our kids -- now in HS and college -- will not allow us to deviate from this tradition at all! To be honest, sitting around in my pj's eating granola muffins and yogurt parfaits is my favorite part of the day.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/24/dining/at-my-table-the-ritual-of-breakfast-without-the-stress.html

Gingerbread scones. I make them in the morning but they are pretty good the next day too so could be made ahead. I'd post the recipe but it's an old newspaper clipping. It has chunks of chopped candied ginger and a ginger/sugar topping.

breakfast casserole (bread, eggs, cheese, sausage, milk), kringle, Harry & David pears, sometimes melon slices, OJ, hot chocolate for the kids, coffee for the grown ups. Mimosas, screw drivers or bloody Marys if my Dad is feeling like playing bartender.

for the person who asked, the bread is a binder and filler. I'm tempted to make it with frozen hash browns instead of the bread this year.

First thing Christmas morning is always poteca - an amazing homemade nut roll. We make it on Christmas Eve and let it rise overnight. Later in the morning we usually have some sort of strata or egg casserole, I have a great recipe from Bon Appetit that is a sausage and sundried tomato egg casserole. Decadent with mimosas.

Anonymous wrote:Does anybody use turkey sausage for their breakfast casserole? I would love to try this but our family does not eat port.

Would also love links or recipes if you have them!

I made a "24 hour Omelet" this summer when I had a houseful of guests. It was from "The Best Make Ahead Recipe" from America's Test Kitchen. I got the book from the library. It has no meat and even though I love a good sausage bake, it was really tasty.

I found a version of it here:

http://atleastonecoolthing.blogspot.com/2006/06/24-hour-omelet.html

We used turkey ground meat for our casserole and it turned out delicious. I don't have the recipe still and it sounds gross, but ours also had cottage cheese in it. I think if you google...it will come out. It does taste great and it's not super fattening with these replacement ingredients.

Does anybody use turkey sausage for their breakfast casserole? I would love to try this but our family does not eat port.

Would also love links or recipes if you have them!

We make a sausage strata as well. This year I'm going to try making monkey bread.

Thanks for the ideas. I think I am going to go with cinnamon rolls too. Nobody eats a big breakfast in my family because they are too busy with the gifts.

OP again. Thanks for the ideas! I think we will serve cinnamon rolls, bacon/sausage, fruit salad, and I'll probably put out some yogurt & honey too (for anyone who wants to keep it healthier). If I am feeling very ambitious (and not too exhausted from putting together various toys on Christmas Eve), I may also do a quiche. Another idea I had was to serve biscuits and sausage or ham and let people make little sandwiches out of them. Thanks for the tips!

Anonymous wrote:I am sure it is one of the unhealthiest meals I have ever eaten- but every year our family does cream chipped beef and biscuits!

Shit on a shingle is a family favorite of ours on Christmas morning.

Anonymous wrote:My mom always makes egg, sausage and hash town casserole. Serve with feuit salad and toast. She assembles it the night before and it bakes in the morning while we open stockings. Then we eat, then big presents.

Hash town casserole sounds diner-ish, but the feuit salad sounds fancy and French.

My mom always makes egg, sausage and hash town casserole. Serve with feuit salad and toast. She assembles it the night before and it bakes in the morning while we open stockings. Then we eat, then big presents.

Quiche (made ahead), coffee cake and mandatory mimosas!