Marge wrote:

> Dave, you might want to try mimosas instead of straight champagne.

I suppose I could do that, except that I have problems with orange juice,
and I hate to waste good champagne by mixing it with juice. IMO orange
juice with soda water would give the same sparkle, and I will save the
champagne for something more worthy of it.

> I like having waffles with strawberries for Christmas. Use real maple
> syrup. We might fry a little ham with it. I have this nice
> Portuguese porcelein coffee cup to make drinking the every day brew
> more special.

I hope that you have real waffles to go with the real syrup. I cringe at
the thought of frozen waffles. I suppose they are better than no waffles
at all, but other than my wife and I, I don't personally know anyone any
more who makes their own waffles. It's a shame because they aren't hard
to make, and are well worth the effort.

> Something that seems difficult but can be fairly easy are savory
> crepes. Throw all the stuff in a blender, make them in a non-stick
> skillet, put in swiss cheese, ham, a little parmesan, top with sour
> cream. And you can make sweet ones too for kids -- with chocolate
> and/or fruit. Even just jam.

Crepes are also great with fruits salad and yogurt. You put a dollop of
plain (or flavored) yogurt on a crepe, top it with some fresh fruit salad,
roll it up and drizzle honey over it. They are delicious. The crepes can
be made way ahead of time, and it takes very little time to throw them
together.