December 20--Smoothies

This breakfast is more suited to a  summer morning, but it's still a good way to start the day.  A banana makes it creamy and vanilla yogurt makes it yummy!

Vanilla yogurt, a banana and frozen stawberries and peaches

Not too filling, so Jonathan suplemented with a bagel. 

December 19--Biscuits and Gravy

Snow Day!  It snowed off and on yesterday, and really started to pick up as the night wore on.  We woke up to about 9" and they called off school!  We started our day with yummy biscuits and gravy.  Doug made the biscuits and I used a sausage gravy mix.  Easy and yummy!

There's nothing like homemade biscuits.  And Doug has perfected them!

Piping hot sausage gravy.

After breakfast, 4 hours of non-stop sledding!

December 18--Danish Puff

This is a recipe from my mom's Betty Crocker cookbook.  She made this when I was a kid and we loved it!  It was one of those treats that tasted like it came from a bakery, but my mom made it!  I always thought it was so magical.  It's crispy and flakey and not too sweet--the only sugar is in the icing. 

December 17--Huevos Rancheros

This is very similar to our breakfast burritos, but with no meat or tortilla.  Just cook up potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms and top with an over-easy egg.  Add hot sauce or green salsa and enjoy!

December 16--Santa Lucia Bread

Every since Morgan was a little girl and read the American Girl books about Kirsten, she has dressed up as Santa Lucia on December 13.  We don't have Scandinavian heritage, but we like to pretend.  Morgan didn't want to do it last year, (sniff, sniff) but she agreed to do it one more time this year. 


Morgan--Christmas 2007


Then I blew it.  I tried a new bread recipe.  It was supposed to be a quick-rising dough that didn't take 4 hours from start to finish.  I liked the idea, since Santa Lucia is supposed to bring the bread and coffee to the family at dawn!

Needless to say, Morgan lost her motivation to dress up and present the bread since it looked so hideous.  Oh, well.

This is what it looked like before it exploded.



Whoa! Was I surprised when I opened the oven!



Tasted just as yummy, though.



December 15--Cranberry Scones

My mom gave me this scone mix for a Thanksgiving present.  We love scones.  They're sweeter and more dense than a biscuit.  And yummy with dried fruit mixed in.  I made this today because Luke had a basketball tournament and we needed to eat and run!  Thanks, Mom!

December 14--Denver Omelette

We went to the midnight showing of The Hobbit this morning!  Whoa.  Hard to get up at 7 and make breakfast, but the show must go on!

   The Denver Omelette--green peppers, mushrooms, diced ham and cheese.