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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Do you want to know what ChatGPT suggested for my family's Christmas Breakfast/Brunch?

So I asked AI (ChatGPT) for suggestions for our Christmas brunch, looking for a menu that is high in protein, limited sugar, and with fruits and vegetables. It initially gave me a couple of good suggestions, but it still sounded like a lot of work. So I asked it to refine its answer and reduce my work even further. 

I thought I'd share its answer, for one, perhaps you can see problems with a suggestion, and two, some items actually sounded good and do-able for many people.

Here's its reply:

15-Minute Christmas Brunch (Minimal Prep)

Main (10 minutes active prep)
Sheet-Pan Scrambled Eggs with Veggies
(no chopping required)
1. Preheat oven to 400°F (or use stovetop if preferred).
2. Whisk together:
10–12 eggs, ½ cup cottage cheese (optional but boosts protein), salt & pepper
3. Spread on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
4. Sprinkle on:
Frozen spinach (thawed & squeezed) or fresh baby spinach, pre-sliced mushrooms, jarred roasted red peppers (drained)
5. Bake 12-15 minutes while you prep everything else.

Protein Side (2 minutes prep)
Fully Cooked Chicken Sausage or Turkey Bacon
1. Toss on a second sheet pan
2. Heat in the oven alongside eggs (5–8 minutes)

Cold Protein Option (3 minutes)
Plain Greek Yogurt Bowls
1. Scoop yogurt into bowls
2. Top with:
Fresh berries, nuts or seeds

Veggie Plus Healthy Fat (2 minutes)
Avocado Plate
1. Slice avocado
2. Add lemon juice, salt, pepper

optional: toss on cherry tomatoes straight from the container

Fruit
Grab-and-Go-Fruit
Berries, kiwi, or grapefruit—washed, no cutting if you keep it simple

Drinks
Coffee, tea, sparkling water with lemon

Total Active Time  12 to 15 minutes


So, what did I think? Overall, it had some good suggestions. I'm not sure how sheet pan eggs on parchment would work out. Wouldn't the eggs, when uncooked, run on the parchment? It sounds liquidy and messy to start. If it worked, the eggs would obviously set and no longer be a mess possibility. Have you ever done a sheet-pan meal that was on the runny side to start? Do you think eggs on parchment on a jelly roll pan would work? I may want to do something else for an egg and vegetable dish. I can't have cottage cheese (lactose), and frozen spinach is hard to source in my area, still (recall earlier this fall). I could do a garden kale, cherry tomato, eggs, and cheddar cheese dish, only needing to buy cherry tomatoes. I don't think the eggs would bake thoroughly in 12-15 minutes. AI can be wrong about details like this.

The fully cooked sausages would work well in the oven, as suggested. As it would happen, I have several of those small boxes of pre-cooked turkey breakfast sausage that I could use. And this would be easy.

I love the idea for yogurt bowls. I would do this as a yogurt bar, and let everyone help themselves. I could add several small bowls of toppings, such as roasted and chopped nuts, dried fruit (I have cranberries, prunes, apples, pears), banana slices, frozen raspberries and blueberries (I'd put them out still frozen for better texture), honey, and maple syrup. I have everything except the Greek yogurt. Do I think my family would enjoy this? Yes, I do!

I don't think we would need the avocado plate. But I would like some fresh fruit. I bought 3 bags of tangerines the other day. If they still look good on Christmas Day, I could put out tangerines. 

I will be baking our almond-filled bread. I'm both Swedish and Danish, and both countries have almond-filled pastries common for the holidays. My family looks forward to this every year. And as it would happen, I have almond paste in the freezer. Since my daughter-in-law has a nut allergy, I will also bake cranberry-orange muffins, using fresh cranberries leftover from Thanksgiving. I can do both breads in advance and freeze.

We have coffee, tea, and sparkling water. I would want to buy some orange juice.

I could do this menu, especially if the eggs-on-a-sheet-pan idea was really do-able. 

What are your thoughts on ChatGPT's menu suggestions? What do you think of the egg dish? Do you see any problems with its other suggestions? Would you (or have you) consult AI for menu suggestions?


Monday, December 15, 2025

Christmas Day Breakfast/Brunch: What do you typically do?

I should be further along in this plan, but I am right now making plans for our Christmas Day brunch. The only food for certain that I'll make is an almond-filled pastry that I make every year. Otherwise I have no plans.

So what do you usually do for Christmas Day breakfast or brunch? If you used to make a big breakfast or brunch, what did you do then? Does anyone have a make-ahead recipe for a breakfast casserole? Two of us go light on bread products and other starches. Any suggestions for low-carb breakfast dishes? Will you serve any fresh fruit? Who here uses their crockpots to do overnight breakfast dishes?

Even if you can't offer suggestions that would meet my needs, I do want to hear what you all are planning or have often done in the past for Christmas breakfast or brunch. Don't we all like to hear what others have on their holiday menus?

I can't wait to read your breakfast and brunch menus.

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