To continue with my favorite topic for the holidays (food)... I have been thinking long and hard about making Christmas Day breakfast delicious, presentation-worthy and easy at the same time (for 8 people nonetheless!). In my search for a solution, I came across an article discussing the art of making breakfast ahead. So here is what I came up with for our family! Most of these can be made ahead of time and the rest are a quick 5-10 minute preparation. You can click on each picture and get the particular recipe. Also, since I will have a very international family gathering, I thought it would be fun to include a bit of fun/trivia information per each food item on the Menu...
Oh, About the Parfait...
Almost a year ago, I attended a Leadership Summit at the Houston Sorella hotel. During my three-day meeting, I must have eaten about 16 delicious yogurt parfaits which fueled my obsession of finding the perfect ingredients to recreate it at home. After trying 12 different yogurt/granola/fruit combinations, I finally nailed it! Here is what I use:
1st Layer: Trader Joe's Organic Vanilla Bean Yogurt; 2nd Layer: Trader Joe's Praline Pecan Granola; 3rd Layer: A combination of Raspberries and Blueberries. The most important ingredient is honey though. I pour honey over the granola and the fruit. Amazingly delicious!
Hope you enjoy!!
A few months back, a co-worker of mine convinced me to join my company's Spartan Race team. He didn't talk it up much: he mentioned it's a long-ish run with a few fun obstacles. You know, no big deal. Something someone who runs as much as me should complete more than easily (read, you don't really need to train for it). Ha ha ha.