December 13--Snooze

So my cousin got married yesterday!  12-12-12.  I drove out to Parker for the wedding and then stayed the night with my cousin and sister-in-law.  We met another sister-in-law for breakfast at Snooze this morning.  Wow!  What a great place.  Super yummy and interesting menu items.  I got a combo Eggs Benedict and OMG! French Toast.  Best French Toast I've ever had.  It was a stuffed brioche with a vanill/caramel sauce, strawberries and toasted coconut.

                                                  I ate every last bite.

Sisters. Cousins. Friends.

December 12--Egg Nog French Toast

I'm not a huge fan of egg nog, but I am a fan of French Toast.  When I was a kid, Village Inn had a special on Tuesday nights--kids eat free!  We didn't go every week, but whenever we did, I got French toast.  Every time.

Egg Nog French Toast has just the right amount of

nog combined with crispy sweetness. 

By the way, quite by accident, we found a new syrup

that we like.  I'll post about it when we have waffles.

December 11--Traditional Bacon and Eggs

Scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and a toasted English muffin (still in the toaster.)  Now that's a good breakfast!  Getting tired of my blue plates, yet?

December 10--Pumpkin Donuts

I love pumpkin. And donuts.  These donuts are baked, so if you don't have a donut pan, you can make them in muffin tins.  After you bake them, you toss them in a cinnamon/sugar mixture.  They melt in your mouth!

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2012/09/07/pumpkin-doughnuts-baked-to-perfection/

December 9--Eggs Benedict Casserole

There's my happy crew.  This was a new recipe this year.  We all love Eggs Benedict, so I thought I'd try it in casserole form.  Super easy.  Dice 6 English muffins, layer diced ham and 6 eggs mixed with 2 cups milk.  You assemble it the night before and bake in the morning.  And then serve with Hollandaise sauce.  It was very yummy.  Morgan even joined us for breakfast!

December 8--Buttermilk Pancakes

Sorry, no picture.  You know what a stack of pancakes looks like, right?  We had to leave the house at 7:30 this morning for a basketball tournament in Longmont.  No time to take pictures! 

We started making buttermilk pancakes about 15 years ago and haven't gone back.  In fact, Doug won't make pancakes unless we have buttermilk.  He found a recipe and tweaked it for high altitude and the result is "Doug's Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes."  He makes them all the time--we're so lucky!

December 7--Pop Tarts

Do you really think I would give my family Pop Tarts for breakfast?  I don't know what it is about those things.  I kinda think they taste like a super-sweet brick.  I haven't bought them in years, but for a while there, I would give in and buy a box.  I've seen lots of recipes for homemade ones, and have never made them. Until now. 

It's basically a pie crust dough.  Lots of butter.

I mixed the strawberry preserves with vanilla and flour.

Crimp the edges with a fork and poke steam holes in the top.

Drizzle with a simple icing. 

These were more like a Toaster Strudel than a Pop Tart. 

Super yummy--the kids loved them.  I will definitely make these again!