ARe you and DH making a special christmas..

Browneyesncute Posted: Dec 16, 2008 04:27 PM

ARe you and DH making a special christmas..

breakfast????

i dont know what to make... i saw this i was thinking of.. maybe with some bacon or scrambles eggs?

Eggnog French Toast

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
2 eggs, beaten slightly
1 1/2 cups eggnog
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
12 slices French bread
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DIRECTIONS
Whisk the eggs. eggnog, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice together in a mixing bowl until well blended. Pour the mixture into a shallow dish.
Preheat an electric skillet to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease the skillet.
Dip one slice of bread at a time into the eggnog mixture, being sure to coat each side of the bread thoroughly.
Place the prepared bread slices into the preheated skillet, and cook, turning once, until golden brown on each side. Place cooked slices on a serving plate and cover with foil to keep warm until all French toast is cooked. Serve immediately.

TrueLoveIn2008 Posted: Dec 16, 2008 04:30 PM

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I hope to!! It's our very first Christmas morning ALONE - usually I go to my mom's and a lot of mornings, he went to his parents' house, and then we got back together again at dinner But this year we are just waking up, having breakfast, opening gifts and then going to his aunt and uncle's for dinner. So I want to make something special - maybe a frittata - but I have to think about it and hopefully I can make some things (bread, etc?) before hand so that I don't spend forever cooking Christmas morning.

** We had this amazing crab frittata on a trip once to Savannah - the trip we got engaged on - so I would love to make something like that for our first married Christmas!

Espo22 Posted: Dec 16, 2008 04:32 PM

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well every weekend i make dh breakfast, i make eggs, and usually he wants it with canadian bacon, cheese and bagels or english muffins so bc of that i want to make something different.

I saw one time this thing on chocolate chip peanut butter pancakes, dh loves anything peanutbutter so might do that. Trying to think of what else, he also loves pancetta so considering that

Browneyesncute Posted: Dec 16, 2008 04:33 PM

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i was going to make a frittata DH loves them but i think it will take to long lol

TrueLoveIn2008 Posted: Dec 16, 2008 04:37 PM

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Posted by Browneyesncute

i was going to make a frittata DH loves them but i think it will take to long lol

That's why I am thinking maybe I can make it on Christmas eve if I am at home early, and just pop it in the oven when we get up. Going to look for recipes now!

LoveRocks Posted: Dec 16, 2008 04:38 PM

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BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

1 1/2 pounds sausage
6 slices bread, cubed
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
6 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon dry mustard
4 ounces mushroom pieces, drained
1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup green onion, diced

Brown sausage, drain. Layer bread in bottom of 9 x 13-inch well-greased baking pan. Sprinkle sausage over bread. Add cheese. Beat eggs and mix with remaining ingredients. Pour slowly over cheese. Refrigerate overnight. Bake at 325 F. for 45 minutes.
Note: Other ingredients may be added or substituted for the vegetables.

Serving Size: 8

jillyb97 Posted: Dec 16, 2008 04:38 PM

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On Thanksgiving, DH made these delicious grilled cheese and sausage waffles...sooooooooooooo good...I'm hoping for those again!

teenigrrl Posted: Dec 16, 2008 04:45 PM

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our tradition since we've been together is to have breakfast alone at a diner. the rest of the day is spent with family, so that's our alone time. however, i think next christmas when we're in our house (and hopefully with a or ) we'll start an at home breakfast tradition.

MikeandJess Posted: Dec 16, 2008 06:53 PM

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I wasn't going to but it's a cute idea. Maybe i'll make some monte cristo's it's DH's absolute favorite

TrueLoveIn2008 Posted: Dec 16, 2008 08:35 PM

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Posted by MikeandJess

I wasn't going to but it's a cute idea. Maybe i'll make some monte cristo's it's DH's absolute favorite

mmmmm i looooove them!

Cutechef729 Posted: Dec 16, 2008 08:45 PM

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Posted by LoveRocks

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

1 1/2 pounds sausage
6 slices bread, cubed
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
6 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon dry mustard
4 ounces mushroom pieces, drained
1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup green onion, diced

Brown sausage, drain. Layer bread in bottom of 9 x 13-inch well-greased baking pan. Sprinkle sausage over bread. Add cheese. Beat eggs and mix with remaining ingredients. Pour slowly over cheese. Refrigerate overnight. Bake at 325 F. for 45 minutes.
Note: Other ingredients may be added or substituted for the vegetables.

Serving Size: 8

That's what DH's stepmom makes every year and I love it. We have that and Mimosas. His grandma used to make monkey bread every year too but she passed away in July and so it's the first Christmas without her. I think it would make DH sad so I don't think I should make it but maybe in a few years we can bring back the tradition.

DeeluvsVinny Posted: Dec 16, 2008 11:53 PM

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Posted by JBoothIn2008

Posted by Browneyesncute

i was going to make a frittata DH loves them but i think it will take to long lol

That's why I am thinking maybe I can make it on Christmas eve if I am at home early, and just pop it in the oven when we get up. Going to look for recipes now!

You put the frittata in the oven? My dad always just uses a frying pan.. he'll put potatoes and onions in a pan with oil..once they are soft, he'll just add eggs he scrambled in a bowl with seasoning. Let it sit until it's cooked on the bottom and then use a plate to flip it over in the pan and then cook a few more mins on that side.

Dh & I are going to make pancakes and stuff like that.. Ok, well he's going to make it, but I'll help.

TommysWife08 Posted: Dec 17, 2008 08:25 AM

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we are sleeping over MIL & FIL's house on xmas eve... so MIL is in charge of that... which i cant say i'm upset about b/c better her than me going crazy to make an 8 course breakfast meal lol

i'm excited tho b/c sleeping @ DH's parents house is a HUGE tradition in his family... DH, BIL, M&FL, DH's 3 cousins as well as his aunt and uncle ALL sleep over and open presents in the AM.. then they eat a HUGE breakfast and do sand art lol so i'm excited to share in the tradition

BeccaJo Posted: Dec 17, 2008 09:12 AM

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We always go OOT and stay with MIL so she's in charge of breakfast although all those recipes sound great!! Its just the three of us on Christmas morning and then we'll see the rest of DH's family during the day. I want us to start making family traditions though, DH's family doesnt really do anything like that so we'll have to start some of our own. I think it will be easier one day when there are kids around but thats in the distant future at this point.

yelley77 Posted: Dec 17, 2008 09:28 AM

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This is such a nice idea. Hopefully next year we can start a breakfast tradition. This year is hard for my mom, so we are spending the entire day traveling back and forth between his family and mine.

TrueLoveIn2008 Posted: Dec 17, 2008 09:32 AM

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Posted by DeeluvsVinny

Posted by JBoothIn2008

Posted by Browneyesncute

i was going to make a frittata DH loves them but i think it will take to long lol

That's why I am thinking maybe I can make it on Christmas eve if I am at home early, and just pop it in the oven when we get up. Going to look for recipes now!

You put the frittata in the oven? My dad always just uses a frying pan.. he'll put potatoes and onions in a pan with oil..once they are soft, he'll just add eggs he scrambled in a bowl with seasoning. Let it sit until it's cooked on the bottom and then use a plate to flip it over in the pan and then cook a few more mins on that side.

Dh & I are going to make pancakes and stuff like that.. Ok, well he's going to make it, but I'll help.

Most of the recipes I saw online required it to be put in the oven for 25-30 mins. Not too long. It will take that long to make bacon so I will probably just make it in the AM. Some were in the pan only, though.

GinaZ Posted: Dec 17, 2008 09:38 AM

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my mom and grandma probably will. They usually have something on xmas morning cus we never end up eating dinner till like 8:30pm.

KK Holiday Posted: Dec 17, 2008 10:56 AM

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Last year we had our families over for breakfast Christmas morning and I made pancakes, waffles, bacon, eggs, and ham steaks then we all opened presents under our tree.

it was really nice to have everyone over at our home.

this Christmas we're doing it again!!! i'm so excited to use my fine china this year!!!

MrsD71208 Posted: Dec 17, 2008 02:45 PM

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I'm thinking about making chocolate chip pancakes. I wish I had a crepe machine...I'd love to make chocolate and banana crepes!

anneandchris Posted: Dec 17, 2008 03:04 PM

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We get DD coffee on the way to his parents.

We seriously eat soooooooo much on Christmas Even and then Again Christmas Day that neither of us are really looking for breakfast (and I am not big on breakfast to begin with). Maybe to be nice I will make him some pancakes but nothing crazy!