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Guys we are almost at the big day. Christmas is right around the corner and I am so ready to take a break and celebrate with my people.

Around the holidays, our family is very into making food

an easy and enjoyable part of our days

without a ton of prep work or standing in front of a stove. On Christmas Eve we have a snack dinner, which is just what it sounds,

charcutterry on steroids, meat, cheese, crackers, pretzels, fruit chips, the works.

And you know what? On Christmas Day, after we have opened

presents and enjoyed warm cups of coffee, I want our special Christmas

morning breakfast to be very simple to put together. That's where the

Make- ahead Christmas morning

breakfast is going to be your best friend. You might already have a Christmas

morning breakfast tradition in your family. Maybe your mom makes her

extra special cinnamon rolls or your cousin Ashley brings zip block

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