Every Christmas Eve before bed my mom preps French toast for Christmas Day breakfast. This make-ahead French toast sits overnight and cooks entirely in the oven, allowing you time to open presents, prepare other morning treats or a leisurely cup of coffee! You can also make the Cranberry Ginger Compote in advance or cook it while the French…
CRATE COOKING CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST
With all the menu planning, Pinterest pinning, grocery lists and shopping that go into hosting a holiday dinner it’s easy to forget about breakfast. You don’t have to go overdo it to make a special breakfast. My mother, every year, makes French toast for Christmas breakfast. It’s the perfect dish to make for a morning occasion…
OVEN ROASTED BACON
I don’t care how snobby this sounds but microwaved bacon is a tragedy. I’ll never discuss politics on this site, but I have to voice my opinion on matters of bacon. Yet I understand why people do it – less mess, hands-free cooking to name a few. Oven cooked bacon is great for those same…
DECEMBER GRANOLA
I call this December granola because it includes so many of the flavors I associate with holiday baking – tart cranberries, toasted pecans, sweet maple syrup and citrusy orange zest. Granola is great for the holiday season because you can make large batches of it in advance for snacking or gift-giving (it’s so pretty in…
SWEET POTATO HASH WITH TURKEY AND FRIED EGGS
Enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers beyond a turkey sandwich or cold side dishes. Delicious with white or dark meat, I find this hash as the perfect use for the meat on the wings. Grab an extra onion and pound of sweet potatoes while you do your Thanksgiving grocery shopping and you’ll have everything else on hand. The…
NECTARINE BREAD PUDDING
Bread pudding is great as a brunch dish, or for dessert on a cool summer night. Easy to execute, this recipe is no more than bread soaked in an egg and cream mixture tossed with ripe, seasonal stone fruit. I don’t like to add much sugar so the natural sweetness from the nectarines is what…