Mealtime Memories
Christmas morning breakfast: a traditional feast of favorites, sunshine rings, quiche and gingerbread french toast.
There is something magical about Christmas morning and the thrill of a child experiencing the magic. Little did I know that the thrill continues as you become a parent and share the magic together. [Read more…]
Gingerbread French Toast: a traditional breakfast with a Christmas taste.
At our house Christmas, breakfast is always a feast! Christmas quiche, sunshine rings, fruit, and gingerbread french toast. I love making gingerbread french toast because they are small portions making you feel like you can eat a little and still have room for all of the other fabulous things. [Read more…]
This is the ultimate Christmas meal for my family! The tradition started with my grandma, as a young newlywed with very little means to give gifts to her friends and family. She loved baking cinnamon rolls, but wanted to make them a little fancier. So she cut almost all the way through and connected the ends making a ring. She called them sunshine rings because who doesn’t feel happy when they see one! [Read more…]
The Traditional Christmas Quiche: the perfect combination of eggs, ham and cheese served in a breakfast pie.
Who doesn’t have a traditional meal for the holiday season? Especially Christmas morning? In our home, it is always Christmas Quiche and cinnamon rolls. It is such a special meal in fact, that it seems odd to have it any other time of the year. [Read more…]
The happiest part of our week was finding out the gender of our up and coming baby! I don’t know why I get nervous to find out every time. Like it matters, I’ll love them to pieces no matter what their gender is. I was totally thinking/hoping for a girl because they will be 20 months apart and it would be so fun to have sisters so close together. Maybe it was my childhood self hoping that Olive would have a sister, something that I never had. Either way my kids will be forced to be close, no matter what because they are so close in age. [Read more…]