My favorite daughter had my sweet, little grandson’s blessing at her church recently. We invited family and friends to join us at our house for a brunch following the service. We expected more than 40 guests, so Jenn and I spent lots of time in the kitchen baking up delicious food for the big day.
We made mini muffins so everyone could try each of the flavors. We baked two batches of three different muffins: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip, Banana Nut with Cranberries, and Best Blueberry Streusel Muffins. When we finished we’d made 18 dozen mini muffins and my freezer was overflowing with muffins. (One of these days I’m going to buy a second freezer.)
The muffins froze well, but the pumpkin and banana muffins were a little tacky on top after defrosting, so I put them on a baking sheet and put them under the broiler for a minute to reheat the tops. The mini muffins only took about 8 minutes to bake.
Bacon and Potato Frittata is a favorite breakfast of ours. We whipped up four of these frittatas the day before the blessing and double wrapped them in aluminum foil. I sent my husband home from church a bit early to pop all four of them in the oven at 350º for 30 minutes.
I was so impressed with how nicely the frittatas reheated. I had thought about freezing them, but Kalyn said the texture is better when it’s just refrigerated. Thanks Kalyn. They tasted freshly made and I didn’t have a slice left.
Next on our menu was Strawberry Yogurt Parfaits. I found a Strawberry Sauce for Yogurt, Ice Cream, Pound Cake & More! recipe on Food.com, which was posted by Kristen, Dine and Dish. We layered it with strawberry yogurt and topped it with homemade granola.
I purchased four dozen mini croissants from Sam’s Club and served them with homemade strawberry and blackberry jam. We rounded out the menu with fresh fruit and juices.
It was a wonderful day and we feel so blessed to have this little angel join our family.
Wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season filled with great food and spent with those you love.
More brunch recipes that would be perfect for the holidays:
Cinnamon Apple Candy Cane Kolache with Cinnamon Drizzle, Barbara Bakes
Baked Eggnog French Toast, Two Peas and Their Pod
Pumpkin Apple Streusel Cake, Vintage Mixer
Make-Ahead Baked Eggs with Bacon Mushrooms & Sage, Cookin’ Canuck
Pumpkin Granola, Food Finery
Breakfast Hashbrown Casserole, Barbara Bakes
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He is SO cute! And you sure know how to throw a brunch! Wow!! I am hungry now!
What wonderful ideas! Everything looks delicious.
He is so cute!
Cheers,
Rosa
What a sweetie! Isn’t being a grandma the best thing ever????
What a beautiful little family! I am trying the frittata for Christmas morning. Good to know it reheats well. I absolutely love the Candy cane shaped danish. It’s beautiful. Have a wonderful Christmas Barbara.
What a list for brunch
Very nice! I usually make Strata – http://delishhh.com/2011/05/30/strata/ you can make it the night before and so easy to heat up!
What a gorgeous grandson you have. He has such an expressive, cute little face!
I never knew that tip to freshen up the tops of defrosted muffins that’s a great idea.
—Absolutely Devine.
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Oh my gosh that candy cane cake is AMAZING.
Love that picture of your lil family with the new baby! That IS a lot of muffins! Looks great!
Congrats on this special time in your lives. The blessing of your grandson is such a wonderful moment. You gals sure put on quite the feast to celebrate!
What a delicious way to celebrate the cute little guy’s blessing:)
Effectivement de fabuleuses idée pour la période des fêtes, merci
Je te souhaite un bon mardi
Valérie.
I can’t imagine a better place for brunch than your house! Thank you for being an inspiration to us all. Your bright happy spirit is reflected in your cooking, and I am a better cook because of YOU. (I’ll be making your potato frittata for Christmas morning and thinking of you!)
Lovely spread!! I’m sure you will have one of the most delicious Christmases in the city
Merry Christmas to you!!!!
Happy Holidays Barbara. I was just thinking the other day that I always think of breakfast and bunch around the holidays so this is perect as if you read my mind.
I love all the food!!! YUMMY!!! And the little labels you made to go with them
Your little guy is adorable, Barbara. Your brunch was beautiful and I can imagine how much the guests enjoyed the occasion. I hope you and your family have a very happy holiday.
What an amazing spread, Barbara. I’m sure the gorgeous meal made the day even more special. You daughter and her family couldn’t be any cuter!
that’s a lot of baking ! seeing the cupcake stands made me happy
merry christmas !
Ahhh…angel is right, he is precious!!
The way you displayed those muffins is gorgeous
Merry Christmas to you & your family!
Cute baby! Those fritatas look tasty! Thanks for the ideas!
Aww mum my “nephew” is so adorable! I love his expression. I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas mum! Thanks for my wonderful Christmas present which I have been using to cook with today! xxx
What a lovely brunch and your grandson is super cute. The treats look delicious. Happy holidays.
what a wonderful spread of lovelies..and your grandson is way too cute! Merry Xmas and hope u have a fab new year:-)
Your grandson is so adorable!
Happy Holidays Barbara!
Hi Barbara,
I just came by to say Happy Holidays. I can’t wait to see what you cook up for us next year!!!!!
xxoo,
RMW
Can I join your family?
Looks like a wonderful family moment with some awesome food! Merry Christmas Barbara!
These all look so wonderful! What great ideas. And what a beautiful family you have
Merry CHristmas!!
Your daughter and family are all beautiful but baby wins, “the cutest”. Absolutely adorable.
I am going to write down these recipes for the time I make a brunch. Brunch is my favorite meal and you have proven why.
awesome ideas as always!
What a sweet party!
Merry Christmas to you & your family!
Angie
The guest of honor is just beautiful! There’s nothing like a wee one during the holidays. I love how you feed a crowd (and 40 is a mini-mob). And especially thinking that the frittata needs to come to my house.
What a beautiful family! And everything looks so delicious. What a great brunch!
Barbara, that baby is adorable! I LOVE the picture. What a blessing indeed!
And the food looks beautiful. I think the tags make it so cool looking too. Great job!!!