Holly Jolly Christmas

2011 marked the 4th year the Amazing and Wonderful Wife and I put on our Christmas Day brunch at our lovely and modest homestead. Each year we invite all our loevd ones to celebrate Christmas without worrying about exchanging any gifts, just partake of the yumminess and enjoy yourself. In years past we've served mimosa's, coffee, (staples to all our brunches) warm apple cider with cinnamon and store bought egg nog. This year we wanted to do something special so we made our egg nog from scratch and damn was it good. We cut the recipe a little and used 3 cups of half and half instead of 3 cups of heavy cream. It still had a dozen egg yolks over a cup of sugar and 3 cups of whole milk so it still makes cardiologists very happy. My brother mentioned over dinner just before the big day that we should do bloody mary's. We didn't have it in us to tinker with our menu (go shopping for more things at the last minute) to get the fixings for them. However we like the idea of keeping the brunch new and fresh so we landed on the idea of making a signature beverage each year. So our tentative plan for next year's beverage is you guessed it, bloody marys. For now we're just basking in the warm glow of another wonderful Christmas day brunch and enjoying the best this time of year has to offer.