It has become a tradition in the Ross family to wake up Christmas morning (late), open gifts, watch a Christmas movie or two, and eat an amazing brunch. Every year I search for just the right meal, and, although it is not all vegetarian, I thought you may enjoy knowing what it will be this year!

We are keeping it a little more simple this year with three main dishes- the first will be a salmon Benedict on bagel with smoked salmon, fresh dill, capers, poached egg, and a lighter hollandaise sauce. I am super excited about this, mainly because of the poached egg! In an episode of The F Word, Gordon Ramsey shows how to perfectly poach an egg. Ever since then I have been dying to try his method. Next up will be a light salad with mixed baby greens, sliced pear, blue cheese crumbles, sliced almonds, and a blue cheese vinaigrette. Then, to bring in the starchyness, we will be adding potato pancakes or rosemary red potatoes. I have not decided yet. The potatoes are a recipe I came up with a few months ago that is very easy with rosemary, salt, pepper, olive oil, and quartered red potatoes. Put them in a saute pan and cook over medium heat. So simple. The salad is something I came up with in the produce section of Publix yesterday, and the Salmon Benedict is a derivation of a recipe I found on Martha Stewart's site.

The Christmas breakfast sounds uber yummy (to me) but is ridiculously easy. Toast a bagel, put salmon and poached egg on bagel, poach egg, add pre-made hollandaise (cheater, I know), top with capers and dill, mix a salad, and cook some quartered potatoes in olive oil and a ton of dried rosemary, a bit of salt, and a dash of pepper. There are no real recipes here because everything is sooo 1-2-3. If this turns out, there may be an "how to poach an egg" article in p+k's future! For now though, have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful Christmas Eve!