you will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out

I love my neighbors.  On one side a family of 5=3 playmates for my kids, on the other side fill in grandparents since ours are in NY and FL, across the street the kindest most thoughtful neighbors/friends a girl could ask for, and, when my at the time 4 and 6 year old were laying down in the middle of my driveway playing dead (I didn't see them) they were nice enough to let me know before my husband pulled in and ran over both of them. 

I stole an idea from my bf to have a neighborhood breakfast.  She calls it her "Come as you are Christmas breakfast," the idea behind it, get the neighborhood women together, share life, good food, come in your pajamas, have a mimosa.  It is one of my favorite events to attend, I don't have to get dressed, I don't have to bring anything, and I can relax, something that does not often happen during the holidays.

I hosted a breakfast at my home last year, I did one in the studio where I teach cooking classes and I'm now writing about it, that is how much I love it.  As I prepare for this year's brunch I am collecting recipes and sharing my favorite article also given to my by my bf about entertainment vs. hospitality. 
My hope for the breakfast is that the women in my neighborhood will come and enjoy it at my house as much as I enjoy it when I go to my friends and that it would be a sweet thing to look forward to as we usher in the Christmas season.

Holiday Breakfast
Overnight blueberry french toast 
(too much sugar in the sauce cut by 1/2)
Best breakfast potatoes ever 
Spinach and artichoke egg casserole 
Apple oatmeal breakfast bake
Ham & Cheese Strata