 Happy Sunday! Last year around this time I wrote about my Christmas morning breakfast rule for Cubby, our sister site for families and children. My rule is simple: Christmas breakfast is for grown-ups too. But since I imagine that all of us reading this email are grown-ups, let me put this another way: Christmas morning isn't for cooking. It's for doing something sincerely enjoyable, like opening gifts, kicking back with your partner, or watching Die Hard (which is of course the most essential Christmas movie) with your pups. No cooking, just couch time.
So to really properly enjoy Christmas morning, you need a make-ahead goodie. Here are a few of my own favorites.
Cinnamon rolls are classic (consider a wreath!) - My family loves cinnamon rolls and I love this extra-spicy version, and I also love the drama of making them as a wreath. These can be made fully ahead, or par baked (here's how) and just slipped in to bake while opening stockings. If you'd like something different this year, try sticky lemon rolls or these cranberry morning buns.
Breakfast casseroles for protein - The art of the Christmas breakfast casserole is strong in my house as we do love our breakfast protein. Quiche Lorraine if you want to go classic, or my all-time favorite pancetta and Gruyère bread strata. If you're not into casseroles but want a protein hit, try breakfast deviled eggs or this millionaire's bacon.
Fruit is necessary - I am going to quote my piece from last year here on Christmas morning fruit, which I find really necessary and also joyful. Fruit is both a symbol (do you know why we put oranges in stockings?) and a refreshment among all the excitement. I buy sacks of clementines this time of year, peel them ahead, and put them out in bowls near the Christmas tree.
But the most holiday fruit of all for me personally, if I can get my hands on it, is the persimmon. I meet lots of people who just don't buy and eat these and that's something to fix. Fuyu persimmons are in season right now and I can usually find them at Whole Foods or our local Japanese grocery store. (Fuyu persimmons are the squat, flatter persimmon; not the elongated and squashy Hachiya, which needs to be eaten pulpy-ripe.) Persimmons are an amazing fruit, and incredibly child-friendly. My kids eat them like candy. Fuyu persimmons can be eaten while crispy or slightly soft, and either way they're very sweet and mellow, with no off-putting acidity to pucker little mouths. You don't have to peel them; their crispy skin is part of the pleasure. There are no seeds to cut out. They're not juicy or messy. They are simply the perfect fruit, and so joyful in color. If you can't find them near you, you can also order direct from Frog Hollow in California.
I hope that you have a joyful holiday season, and I so appreciate you reading. I hope you are eating very delicious things with people you love over the coming two weeks. I'll be taking a short break from this space; see you back here January 9th (my birthday!).
All my gratitude,  FOLLOW FAITH
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Sunday, December 19, 2021
My Christmas morning breakfast rule
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