Cooking for the Holidays

Anyone got any good christmas breakfast ideas?

I'm thinking I might make cinnamon rolls but would like some other ideas, I don't think I want to do eggs benedict

this.... for sure..... 

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/baked-french-toast-casserole-with-maple-syrup-recipe2/index.html

this.... for sure..... 

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/baked-french-toast-casserole-with-maple-syrup-recipe2/index.html

Yum!!!

Anyone got any good christmas breakfast ideas?

I'm thinking I might make cinnamon rolls but would like some other ideas, I don't think I want to do eggs benedict

Nigella's Christmas book has a recipe for pumpkin pancakes with maple glazed walnuts that sounds divine. I might make it Christmas eve morning since on Christmas I will be cooking far too much for our dinner. Here's my menu (there's just 2 of us so who knows where we put it all!):

turkey (a small one)
pork, sage, and onion stuffing
pigs in blankets
cranberry sauce
roast tatties
roasted maple-glazed parsnips
sauteed brussels sprouts with pancetta
gravy
Italian Chocolate Nut Christmas Cake
My great-grandmother's peppermint cake (my first time to make it, and since she used white cake mix for the last decade that she made it, I will have to wing some sort of American style white cake recipe, I guess!)

Christmas eve we will probably just have a really nice cheese board with paté and maybe some sort of small pudding, but I'm not sure yet. And I may make the pumpkin pancakes that morning for breakfast. Unless I decide to do Ina Garten's pumpkin mousse with ginger snaps for dessert. Then maybe I will make eggs benedict, since I've never made it before! Too many choices! We also bought a whole duck today, so who knows when I will cook that! Maybe New Years Eve or Day since we have my stepson and will be staying in. 

Sounds like a great menu Jewlz

Jewlz, that sounds like a FEAST!!!! Making me sooo hungry.... Sometime we're gonna have to get together for some serious cooking!!!


BTW: the French Toast Casserole you actually HAVE to let refridgerate, so it's the perfect thing to make on Christmas Eve day, then pop it in the fridge til Christmas morning.  It's suuuuuper easy and really yummy.

Nigella's Christmas book has a recipe for pumpkin pancakes with maple glazed walnuts that sounds divine. I might make it Christmas eve morning since on Christmas I will be cooking far too much for our dinner. Here's my menu (there's just 2 of us so who knows where we put it all!):

turkey (a small one)
pork, sage, and onion stuffing
pigs in blankets
cranberry sauce
roast tatties
roasted maple-glazed parsnips
sauteed brussels sprouts with pancetta
gravy
Italian Chocolate Nut Christmas Cake
My great-grandmother's peppermint cake (my first time to make it, and since she used white cake mix for the last decade that she made it, I will have to wing some sort of American style white cake recipe, I guess!)

Christmas eve we will probably just have a really nice cheese board with paté and maybe some sort of small pudding, but I'm not sure yet. And I may make the pumpkin pancakes that morning for breakfast. Unless I decide to do Ina Garten's pumpkin mousse with ginger snaps for dessert. Then maybe I will make eggs benedict, since I've never made it before! Too many choices! We also bought a whole duck today, so who knows when I will cook that! Maybe New Years Eve or Day since we have my stepson and will be staying in. 

oooh, is this the recipe Jewlz?  I have a leftover can of libbys from thanksgiving which needs using, i made pumpkin coconut and prawn thai soup with the other

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34261164/ns/today-today_food_and_wine/


JessicaKate that french toast thing looks yum, I love french toast, I used to always make carrot cake french toast with a little soaked in orange juice on special occasions

Has anyone seen anything more savoury? I'm not a huge sweet for brekkie person, but may make a couple of baked things for everyone else, including nieces

Or possibly something involving Nutella? 

oooh, is this the recipe Jewlz?  I have a leftover can of libbys from thanksgiving which needs using, i made pumpkin coconut and prawn thai soup with the other

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34261164/ns/today-today_food_and_wine/


JessicaKate that french toast thing looks yum, I love french toast, I used to always make carrot cake french toast with a little soaked in orange juice on special occasions

Has anyone seen anything more savoury? I'm not a huge sweet for brekkie person, but may make a couple of baked things for everyone else, including nieces

Or possibly something involving Nutella? 

Yep, that's the recipe. I thought it was walnuts, but it must be pecans.

If you want something savoury, why not make a really nice quiche lorraine (I use Rachel Allen's recipe)? It's soooo good. 

If you want something more savory for breakfast, you could make a breakfast casserole. The beauty of it is you can put pretty much whatever you want into it! This site has a bunch listed:

http://southernfood.about.com/library/recipes/blpage16a.htm

Does anyone happen to know how to make peppermint bark?  I once was given some by my sister's boss about 8 years ago and it was so delicious the memory has stayed with me all this time.  Unfortunately the boss's recipe is unrecoverable and I don't know how to choose between the ones online, so was wondering if anyone had any family recipes or good online sources.

Does anyone happen to know how to make peppermint bark?  I once was given some by my sister's boss about 8 years ago and it was so delicious the memory has stayed with me all this time.  Unfortunately the boss's recipe is unrecoverable and I don't know how to choose between the ones online, so was wondering if anyone had any family recipes or good online sources.

I melt white chocolate then add in peppermint extract, peppermint pieces, and peppermint snaupps - sometimes add food colouring, sometimes do it all in the microwave- easy peasy and comes out fantastic!!

Along the lines of Bmore's Brekkie casserole, you can also look into frittatas and skillet recipes. However I think for most you need a cast-iron pan or a pan that can handle heat since you have to cook on the hobs and then bake for a bit too....

OMG, I'm hungry.....

LOVE IT!!!
My friend had Turducken for Thanksgiving years ago when I was still living in NYC.  She said it was delicious!

Please tell me you will have Glögg too!

Aldi's does a great 'turducken' - they call it a three bird roast, for £9.99.
Doug

Hubby's Mum is cooking for Boxing Day, but hubby and I will cook for Christmas Day dinner.  I guess we have to figure out something nice and vegetarian.  Hubby will prob want it to be traditional, but that doesn't leave much.  We tried a nut loaf last year or the year before, and I've decided I just don't like nut loafs.  Any suggestions?

I am definitely baking my medieval recipe shortbread--it's really good!  And maybe my Grandmother's recipe cho chip cookies.

We did butternut squash stuffed with garlic, goat's cheese and cherry tomatoes yesterday... mmmmmm

Has anyone ever tried this turkey, chicken, duck & stuffing rolled roast that Aldi have been advertising lately on TV?
It looks dead nice, but...  

We had it for Thanksgiving, it's really really nice! Not a lot of duck in it.