OK so we're having a big brekkie here, I thought i might make waffles, but do you guys have any fantastic faves for Christmas Breakfast???
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OK so we're having a big brekkie here, I thought i might make waffles, but do you guys have any fantastic faves for Christmas Breakfast???
Waffles are good we normally do waffles but our waffle maker is dead.
Today I made Nigellas Sweetcorn Pudding... its kinda like a corn souffle/scrambled egg dish... its absolutely delish and goes fantastic with Ham off the bone... Perfect for chrismtas morning coz you mix all the ingredients together whack it in a greased dish and then in the oven for an hour. Perfect to cook whilst opening presents. Then serve with either Ham off the bone, or smoked salmon and creme fraiche... mmmm
Chocolate croissants:
Get some plain croissants and put some pieces of your fave chocolate (I like to use truffle mud nestle) in the middle wrap in foil and put in 180 oven for 15-20 mins...
Let me know if you want the recipe :D
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Cailin
Oooh that sounds great Cailin! I'd love it if you have time....
Ooh the croissants sound great too. Cool, I'll add those to my list.
Make sure you work some fresh berries & cherries into your menu too - maybe serve your waffles with them?
:-)
We are having blueberry pancakes with strawberries, ice cream and maple syrup
- YUM. We will also have champagne ****tails and good espresso coffee.
Last year I made bacon and egg things that I saw on Queer Eye... place bacon into muffin pans, crack an egg and cook in the oven, serve with baby spinach and cherry tomatoes very nice and easy.
Its very yummy :D:
Nigella's Corn Pudding - From "How to Eat"
5 eggs
18 ounces (about 2 1/4 cups) canned sweet corn, drained
14 ounces (about 1 3/4 cups) canned creamed corn
1 1/3 cups whole milk
1 1/3 cups heavy cream
Generous 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and butter an ovenproof dish – and I use my old, scuffed Pyrex one, which measures 12 x 10 inches.
Whisk the eggs in a large bowl, and then add, beating unenergetically, all the other ingredients. Pour into the buttered dish and cook for about an hour, by which time it should have set within and puffed up slightly on top. Serves 8.
I'm going to be keeping the ingredients in my cupboard at all times from now on ;)
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Cailin
That looks great Cailin and very yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Heavy cream? Is that like double thick cream or am I on the wrong track?
Nah I just used pouring cream. In fact I used tinned cream coz I didn't have any fresh and it still tasted fantastic (I have tinned cream as backup in the cupboard).
And kids LOVE it :D
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Cailin
OMG I didn't even know there was such a thing as tinned cream LOL!
I always have ham off the bone and eggs - like bacon and eggs,. YUMMO. Isn't christmas if i haven't started the day off with this. The chocolate croissants sounds good though.
Do you mean fat reduced cream, Cai?
It is fat reduced but you can't tell, it looks and tastes the same. But not to be confused with evaporated milk LOL!
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Cailin
where you can buy puddings and stuff, you can now get long life cream... always good to have around the house!! My mouth is watering at the thought of those choc croissants. Maybe ham and cheese ones too?? One think i love is bagels, philly cream cheese and salmon... is nice with capers too :D
we do either bacon and eggs, omlette's, scrambled eggs on crusty bread OR fruit salad.
That sounds really yummy MG... you can come cook me brekky if you want! LOL I doubt we will have time for brekky, will be at the cemetery all morning :( Barely enough time to open presents, let alone eat!! Im hoping for an early lunch this year, not a 3pm lunch like last year...
Janelle that's kinda what I was thinking of, but Cailin's recipe might win I think.
I didn't know you can get tinned cream either, I'll be sure to keep a look out cos you always need it at the oddest times.....
Marydean, that's along the lines of what I thought with the waffles. Thought I might make a couple of toppings.
Thanks girls.
We are going to have a fresh fruit platter this year, with watermelon fromt he garden that DH has been proudly growing. We will also get the expresso machine out and have nice cofee to go with it.
We always have omelettes with smoked salmon and baby spinach. The omelettes are made with cream cheese and dijon mustard and are absolutely scrummy.
Hayseed, that sounds amazing... It also sounds like a really nice lunch hmmmm.... :D
At one of the cafes I used to work at when I was at school, we made bread and butter pudding (well, similar to), but with croissants instead of bread. With sultanas or berries in it, served hot and with cream is excellent for a not overly healthy breakfast (cos of the cream).
I usually make pancakes ("World Famous Pancakes" according to the Boy!) for any special breakfast.
I was really looking forward to just having yoghurt this year, as we eat so much for lunch and dinner! But my SIL (she's a chef!!!!) and her family are coming to stay and arriving xmas eve so I'm doing a little brekkie....
Big fresh fruit platter, with all the summer yummies! And that yummy King Island yoghurt on the side.
Super good french toast -
You buy unsliced white loaves and cut them into 2inch slices. Cut each slice in half (to make rectangles) and make a pocket from the 'soft' side. Spread dijon mustard, and put good ham and gruyere cheese in the pockets. Soak in your usual (but savoury) french toast mixture and cook as per usual. Pop in the oven for 5 mins, just to help the cheese melt (also good if you're making lots to keep them warm).
It is soooo good! I really couldn't be bothered this year, but DH begged me!
Champange, juice and coffee etc as well. No bubbles for me this year though :frown: LOL
We're having bacon and egg muffins (not McMuffins... hehehe). I crave them in the mornings so that's what we get!! hahaha
I have them with BBQ sauce. YUM!
Cai, didn't get around to the pudding, but your waffle recipe was fabulous. I'm chucking my other one out!
So were the choccie croissants! Thanks! :D
I made everyone chocolate croissants & used Cadbury Eden :) Huuuge success.
yum Sarah!!
I made wholemeal pancakes with cream, maple syrup and blueberries.... yum!
We had sausage bacon eggs beans and toast, i get homesick at xmas, so dp thought an english breakfast would be appropriate
Wow, we have always made such a big deal about lunch, I never thought of doing a Christmas brekkie. They all sound sooo yum. Chrissy 2007 here we come! Well I don't want it to come to quickly. lol.
We had natural yoguart with muesli & passionfruit and fruit muffins. It was a delicious way to start the day!!
Well I'd been so busy I piked out and Ben went and bought us McDonalds. I'm going to be much more prepared the year after next (next year we will go to Sydney for Chrissy)
We had waffles with berries - blue, black, raspberries and strawberries - leg ham, jarlsberg cheese, diced tomato with basil, ice cream and Cadbury Hot fudge sauce. Obviously not all together, but that's what was on offer so everyone could pick and choose.
Hmmmmmm definitely have to get me a waffle maker.