I heart all things Christmas but Christmas morning is one of my favorite times.
Even as an adult I still get the butterflies that you get from coming downstairs Christmas morning and seeing all the goodies!
Christmas morning is always such a flurry of excitement and I want to be as much of a part of it as I can, however, I am in charge of food (as usual). I try to prep as much as I can the day before, not easy since I have only about 4 hours in the morning to get everyone out the door for visiting grandma for Christmas Eve activities.
Our schedule is a pretty easy going one.... Christmas morning the kids get up, get Dad and I up and have to wait until Dad goes down and starts the fire, gets the camera ready. Then the kids (and adults) can open stockings, play with the 1 toy that Santa brought (which is not wrapped) and relax until brunch time. When I have all the food ready we eat while we open gifts 1 at a time, it's an all morning into the afternoon event. Later that night, we do French Onion soup and Crab legs and that is all...So here is our Brunch Menu this year:
Its not a lot work and is sooo yummy!
Maybe you can find something above for your breakfast?
Even as an adult I still get the butterflies that you get from coming downstairs Christmas morning and seeing all the goodies!
Christmas morning is always such a flurry of excitement and I want to be as much of a part of it as I can, however, I am in charge of food (as usual). I try to prep as much as I can the day before, not easy since I have only about 4 hours in the morning to get everyone out the door for visiting grandma for Christmas Eve activities.
Our schedule is a pretty easy going one.... Christmas morning the kids get up, get Dad and I up and have to wait until Dad goes down and starts the fire, gets the camera ready. Then the kids (and adults) can open stockings, play with the 1 toy that Santa brought (which is not wrapped) and relax until brunch time. When I have all the food ready we eat while we open gifts 1 at a time, it's an all morning into the afternoon event. Later that night, we do French Onion soup and Crab legs and that is all...So here is our Brunch Menu this year:
- Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls - kind of a "semi-homemade" type of roll using Pillsbury Crescent rolls...find on Pillsbury.com - EASY
- Sausage & Cheesey Biscuits - EASY - Take the Pillsbury Grand Biscuits and break in half. Take 1 half and flatten a little put into a cupcake tin (no paper)...then.. cook up some crumbled sausage (I used Jones in the round package and I break it up - make day before) and some moz cheese - drop a little of each into a Pillsbury Biscuit - bake until brown - THESE ARE A HIT - can use bacon or chicken or anything real
- Hash brown casserole (this has egg and bacon in it and you prep night before)
- Brisket in the crock pot. (cooks for 10 hours putting it on at midnight Christmas Eve)
- Sweet & Sour Meatballs - EASY quick recipe...1 can of cranberry's, 1 jar of apricot jelly and 1 container of chili sauce..mix and put your meatballs in with a crockpot.. DIVINE!
- Stromboli - pepperoni and cheese in the Pillsbury Pizza Dough
- Pudding w/brownies and whipped cream..forgot what this is called, but you layer it in a truffle bowl.
- Chocolate Cake - Happy Birthday Jesus cake. (my personal fav)
- French Toast sticks - We buy the frozen kind and sprinkle some powered sugar on them - keep them in a warming tray...
- Drinks and fun!
Its not a lot work and is sooo yummy!
Maybe you can find something above for your breakfast?
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