Comments on: WINNER–Book Giveaway: Stolen Christmas

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:27:12 +0000

This was so fun. So many new ideas. Maybe I’ll have to experiment some. After all, there are nine years worth of ideas here!

I think I’m definitely going to have to add hot cocoa to our morning tradition–it was the stirring with a candy cane that did it.

Oranges and microwave popcorn sounds so refreshing. I need to try that. Or maybe make fresh OJ to go with the popcorn. Hmmmm…

Quiche or breakfast casserole is what I would like but my children don’t eat much of it on Christmas morning. It’s probably the candy. Maybe we should adopt the cherry chocolate tradition or green spice drops (yum!). I have a feeling they’d go for dipping angel food cake, too.

Yogurt on pancakes is certainly a new twist. That is something I will have to try.

I love homemade cinnamon rolls or Christmas Tree bread. No matter what else is there I’m with Braden–gotta have a cinnamon roll.

Thanks for all your terrific ideas!

By: Karen H

Karen H — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:09:08 +0000

It does not matter much what we have for breakfast on Christmas so long as there is fresh squeezed orange juice to go with it. What we ate has changed over the years but fresh OJ is a must. As a teenager the sound of the juicer was what I woke up to. Now that I am married my husband crazes cinnamon rolls. (So long as there is fresh squeezed OJ I’m happy.)

By: Jenni K. H.

Jenni K. H. — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:21:15 +0000

Hey, is that the Ryan Andrews who is Tom’s grandson, the one who was at my first birthday party because our parents were good friends? If so, Katrina, would you pass my email along to him (along with a mention of Jim and Shirley Ann)?
Thanks!

Our favorite Christmas breakfast is a bread/egg/sausage/cheese casserole assembled the night before and slipped into the oven to cook while we munch on chocolate, peanuts and oranges in our stockings.

By: Ryan Andrews

Ryan Andrews — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:27:01 +0000

Hi Kate! 19 years is too long, but this summer will make up for it.

Christmas morning is too busy for a traditional breakfast, so a large pot of hot chocolate ovaltine (not cocoa), and slices of angel food cake with a side of strawberry glaze. You want the glaze on the side so you can alternate dipping the sliced angel food cake in either the hot chocolate or glaze. Add a dish of green gum/spice drops, and you can both double your morning sugar intake and add a little more Christmas color.

It’s yummy, can be enjoyed all morning, and a breeze to clean up. You don’t have to be a single dad to appreciate the last bit!

By: Chas Hathaway

Chas Hathaway — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:14:30 +0000

Hands down, the best Christmas morning breakfast at our home is Yogananny Pancakes. While this may evoke in some an image of a levitating old lady, for us it’s the quintessential Christmas food.

Growing up, my family always had yogurt for breakfast on Christmas morning. Jenni’s family always had Hootenanny Pancakes.

When we got married, both of us were too stubborn to give up our traditional breakfast, so we mixed them. Hootenanny pancakes topped with yogurt. We renamed the concoction Yogananny Pancakes.

Booyah! Can’t wait for Christmas morning!

Chas

By: Annika

Annika — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:27:20 +0000

Cinnamon rolls and quiche! We always had that! Plus tons of fun until everything changed with divorce! But we still have fun! Just differently!

By: Debby Black

Debby Black — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:50:02 +0000

My family doesn’t like to leave the tree to eat – so our general rule is after the stockings we have a light breakfast. So I make a batch of dough do half in cinnamon rollsand the other half into rolls for later in the days. We have the cinnamon rolls, milk and orange juice. Christmas is just a simple day to enjoy being together as a family, we usually play games and munch on crackers, cheese, dips, relish trays , rolls, etc – the simpler and easier the better.

By: L.A. DeVaul

L.A. DeVaul — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:13:44 +0000

I love microwave popcorn and oranges. I always get it in my stocking, and it is perfect when you woke up early and won’t eat breakfast for another 4 hours.

By: Karen Gowen

Karen Gowen — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:31:21 +0000

How nice of you to support this effort! Hmmm, I’d have to say my favorite Christmas morning breakfast is chocolate covered cherries. We usually have an egg dish, but who cares about that? I like the box of chocolate covered cherries that Santa brings and that I only get once a year, on Christmas morning.

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:20:56 +0000

This is fun! My favorite Christmas breakfast is cinnamon rolls, cocoa, scrambled eggs with sausage, green onions, and cheese. I know it’s simple, but that morning, simple is good, and we stir the cocoa with a candy cane. Thanks!