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What do you do for your Xmas breakfast?

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Cordee · 08/10/2025 17:43

I am hosting for the first time. I am 29, in my newly gutted and decorated home so plan to push the boat out. No children will be in attendance. Only adults. I enjoy hosting and cooking/baking.

What do you do for Christmas brekkie? I want it to be posh but light and easy. I was thinking of doing cinnamon buns and fruit salad. Plus tea, coffee, juice and fizz.

But then I think most people who are coming don’t really have sweet tooth’s (myself included liked). Stuffed croissants? DIY style? There will be a couple of veggies. And then some mini sweet pastries? But then that seems like too much pastry. Parfait?

I wouldn’t mind doing waffles/crepes but I don’t think that will be fun as I don’t want to be stuck in the kitchen whilst everyone else eats.

Xmas lunch is at 2.

Sorry this is being asked in Oct!

there will be plenty of snacks/canapes/seeet treats throughout the day

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TMMC1 · 08/10/2025 17:50

I am a fan of a later breakfast at say 10:30/11 then lunch at 2/3pm.

breakfast I make more into a starter. Something like a fish platter, smoked salmon, prawns, pate, rye bread, etc

then serve the main later around 2/3, sometimes cheese & pudding to follow but sometimes serve those later again at say 7pm. So one big meal but staggered through the day intermixed with a walk and boardgames. Casual and relaxed.

Cordee · 08/10/2025 17:49

A bagel board?

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ForFunGoose · 08/10/2025 17:49

^ Freeze before baking

ForFunGoose · 08/10/2025 17:48

I make sausage rolls , the recipe is on the just roll pastry box . Sausage meat, grated apple and hoisin sauce. They can be pre made and freeze well, I cook in over or airfryer depending on how many I need.

Bundleflower · 08/10/2025 17:48

Smoked salmon with poached eggs. Washed down with Bucks Fizz. The ‘Bucks’ element optional!

Lokielo · 08/10/2025 17:47

Pork pie is traditional here.

Liissey0710 · 08/10/2025 17:46

I have a fry up. Always have. But dinner be around 4 and i am up at 7 with a 2 year old

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