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Merry Christmas (((flist)))
I'm so glad to see the holidays seem to be going mostly-pretty-much well for the folks who have popped in to LJ, may you all have a bit of something that warms your heart this day.
We had a sleepy-slow morning, laying out the pretty tablecloths, baking a pecan coffeecake and omelets, eggnog and tea on the side - I like to keep Christmas as simple as I can, who wants to spend a holiday in the kitchen? Everyone seemed to love the stuff in the stockings and under the tree ("This is all from the bins??" was asked unbelievingly more than once - I did all my shopping at the Goodwill distribution center this year - .89 a pound for whatever you can find... good stuff in there if you dig!)
Now it's a nice peaceful interlude where everyone is enjoying something new or nibbling at treats. Bing Crosby is crooning in the background and the Invasion of the Non-Geeky In-Laws won't happen for a couple more hours. Aaaaaaah.
What does your family have for a 'traditional Christmas morning' breakfast/brunch? We used to do waffles, but it seemed too much of a bother this time.
We had a sleepy-slow morning, laying out the pretty tablecloths, baking a pecan coffeecake and omelets, eggnog and tea on the side - I like to keep Christmas as simple as I can, who wants to spend a holiday in the kitchen? Everyone seemed to love the stuff in the stockings and under the tree ("This is all from the bins??" was asked unbelievingly more than once - I did all my shopping at the Goodwill distribution center this year - .89 a pound for whatever you can find... good stuff in there if you dig!)
Now it's a nice peaceful interlude where everyone is enjoying something new or nibbling at treats. Bing Crosby is crooning in the background and the Invasion of the Non-Geeky In-Laws won't happen for a couple more hours. Aaaaaaah.
What does your family have for a 'traditional Christmas morning' breakfast/brunch? We used to do waffles, but it seemed too much of a bother this time.
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French Toast... easier than pancakes and don't require a special griddle... although now I'm hungry for waffles!
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We often do a yeast-raised waffle (dubbed "Wise Man Waffles" because of their appearance at Christmas), I just mix it up the night before and stick it in the fridge. In the morning it's all fluffed up to the top of the bowl, beat it down with a bit of melted butter and stick it in the griddle, very tasty.
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Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas to you, too!
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We have a couple of different 'traditional' breakfasts, depending on what mood we're in. Some years we have smoked salmon, served with scrambled egg and lots of lemon and pepper, usually accompanied by a mimosa, and other years we have croissants or pain au chocolat with freshly ground filter coffee. This year was pain au chocolat and coffee, and it was a lovely start to the day :)
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Happy Christmas!
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My mom used to bring a tv-tray over to the table and plug in the waffle-iron there so she could sit down and eat too instead of having to be the one in the kitchen, maybe I should just do that! :-)
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