Champagne and OJ with a little shot of Grand Marnier is soooooooo goood! The GM just smoothes everything out. We also tried Champagne with Pom juice and GM....both good but I am a stickler for tradition, and like the Mimosa with GM best! As you can see, we had very fresh squeezed OJ to enjoy with the breakfast this Christmas morning. (Picked right out of our friends yard in Scottsdale)
I tried a new recipe this year for the potatoe part of breaky. I sliced some russet potatoes very thin, then heated some grapeseed oil in the pan and added fresh thyme from our winter garden 
My winter tomatoes are just looking good now!!!!So, place the potatoes around the pan in a nice little circle and then a little salt and pepper, and once they have browned nicely you can try and flip them!!! LOL. well, you can see that I am not that good at flipping spuds! Anyways, they are very tasty little crispy devils.
And then of course, Eggs Benny! So good and decedant! You know those traditions, can't break them or you know what!!!!
And of course, the most important tradition for me is the Christmas day motorcycle ride. GOTTA TELL YA, ALOT WARMER HERE THAN I AM USED TO!!!!! Loved it. Rode up to Frank Lloyd Wrights school of Architecture to have a look around and found that they were closed on Christmas day! Oh well, great ride for us! Left there and headed out to Fountain Hills and then west again to our little part of the world!
We got a lovely invite to longtime friends of Daniels for Christmas dinner and got a very nice treat. Great dinner and got to meet some new people. Here is Catherine and Rogers Christmas dinner table. They were very graceous hosts and have a lovely home. Good friends and such a nice family...Thank you Catherine and Roger.
Catherine on the left, "Martha Stewart" in the middle and myself!
ps: great kitchen too
more to come later....heading to Las Vegas on wedsday for a couple of days....
Happy Holidays to everyone!
This is one of my neighbors, Sister Carol Fleming. She was putting out her lights when I asked what they were called. She told me that this is a long time southwest tradition. People put out the luminaries to represent the lights that were put along the way to help Joseph and Mary find their way to the manger.
As you can see, she has the lights leading up to her very own manger in front of her house... 
They really do look lovely and get you in the spirit of Christmas.
A perfect southwest picture of Christmas Eve here in Scottsdale....much love and holiday wishes to all my family and friends. I love you. 
He let me get closer and closer and closer
And, then he started showing off for me...don't you just love the color of his head! In this picture it looks red but it is actually brilliant pink. And his chest is vibrant green.