Christmas Morning

Ever since he was a little boy, The Blog Tech has loved Yule Logs and asks for one each Xmas.

 In general, I find that the ones you buy are rather lackluster.

My daughter made one this year and it was exceptional.  She made the meringue mushrooms and the chocolate ganache pinecones. (click for a closer look) She made a lot of extra mushrooms which are The Blog Techs favorites.  He was eating them like Will Ferrel ate the cotton balls in Elf.

 This year I made an avocado toast table and it was a huge hit.

 I made a couple different spreads and put out salted radishes and red onions.

 I mashed avocados with lime juice and made an arugula salad.  I sliced hard boiled eggs and sprinkled them with cracked black pepper and sea salt. I also served fried eggs which everyone ate.  They are so good on top of avocado toast.

 I added cream cheese with green onions and smoked salmon and capers.

And pierogies, always pierogies!  They were served on the side, not on top of the toast.

 And lots of bacon, ham.

 Also, an assortment of sausages.

Everyone loved it because they could create their own combinations.  I toasted some sourdough and multigrain bread.

Before eating we unwrapped presents.  As you can see the W's had a lot of fun.  Winnie is sitting on Willie's head giving my daughter-in-law attack kisses.