Holiday Breakfasts

they can be everyone's favorite, or a total disaster

Growing up, my family weren’t big breakfast people (specifically savory), so when I married a breakfast person, I slowly, and reluctantly, realized what I had been missing. I didn’t like eggs (probably because I hadn’t tried them the way I liked them prepared), had never really been exposed to huevos rancheros, eggs benedict, or breakfast burritos, and thought of breakfast as pastries with waffles and pancakes on special occasions. As we started to go to more and more breakfast places when we were dating, I realized how much I loved this meal and how diverse it actually was. So when holiday breakfasts roll around, the sausage casserole doesn’t cut it for me. I think every holiday should have something sweet and savory, and you should only make one thing that’s on the more difficult side so that you don’t miss out on the fun. Since it’s easier to make the sweet dishes ahead, that is what I tend to do, but here are some of my favorite combos, and how I manage to prepare them in the mayhem of Christmas, Valentines, Easter, and Thanksgiving mornings.

I will release the recipes individually throughout this upcoming week and weeks to follow and update with links, below.

Chilaquiles (make ahead) + Cinnamon Sugar Donuts (make morning of): This combination is just too perfect together. The donuts are reminiscent of churros and chilaquiles might be a top 3 breakfast dish for me. They remind me of enchiladas, but with more texture, which I love. Make the sauce for the chilaquiles in advance, buy dinner rolls and let them rise overnight for the donuts, and then you only have make soft boiled eggs and cook the donuts in the morning.