I will be here at Dawn on Christmas morning to wish you Merry Christmas. You will know I am home because there will be a candle burning in the big East window. The candle is an old family tradition of indeterminate origin so just go with it. This is the sunrise from the East window. Well you know that now because it is one of my favourite shots. 
We will have dinner with The Matriarch on Christmas Eve so I may be slightly blurry. But I will be up to watch the sunrise with you guys.
Now the bad news is that I forgot to buy the crackers to nibble with my Christmas Sunrise Champagne. And it is not shopping day. So we will have to make them.
The Dirty Rooster has been in the fields and is confused by how much mud he has on his feet!
Parmesan Crackers with Rosemary for all Good Boys and Girls. Actually I don’t mind if you share with the bad girls. Oh dear, THAT did NOT come out right! (delete, delete, delete.)
In Food Processor:
- Scant cup of unbleached flour
- 1/2 tsp good salt-don’t use that powdery stuff. (salt is optional)
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 3 tsp chopped rosemary. (I have brought my precious rosemary plant inside, so the winter does not kill it. I picked at the tips apologising the whole time .. sorry little plant, sorry, I am really sorry but you are so tasty!)
PULSE
- 1 cup finely grated Mama’s home-made Parmesan cheese.
- 3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter cut into cubes.
PULSE a bit more
- add 4 tablespoons sour cream one spoon at a time.
PULSE until the mix looks like big heavy wet breadcrumbs.
Working fast so your butter does not warm. Roll into log shape, wrap in clingfilm/gladwrap and rest in the fridge for at least a couple of hours. It can even sit overnight.
Slice to 1/4 inch thick.
Check to make sure you do not have an entire leg of organic, grass fed lamb roast, still in its paper wrapping, defrosting in the oven where the cats can’t get it, before you turn the oven on (sigh). Then bake at 325 until golden brown. 25 – 35 mins.
Turn the crackers over half way through to brown both sides. Store in an airtight container and hide until Sunrise, Christmas Morning.
Poor Mama is still waiting to get better. Everyone else is out in the sun and she is still locked up in the hospital wing. She is now officially not an organic sheep as she is on antibiotics. The vet said. I think that today she is brighter. Her dour temperament has certainly returned.
This recipe originally came from Martha Stewart and her team, however it was passed to me through a very muddled process, so it may be a little different by now!
Maybe we should invent a drink called Champagne Sunrise! Of course, that will call for a lot of experimentation with Champagne. I think we are up for it? Yeah?
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
81 responses to “Meet me here for a Champagne Sunrise on Christmas day and Crackers with cheese!”
I would love to be there to watch the sunrise, it looks beautiful! Merry Christmas!
MeRRY christmas to you too Debra.. c
See you then, although dawn here is an hour (or so) latter! The crackers look wonderful. We have started making our own rye crackers, wonderful with homemade soup.
Oo, I might want the recipe for those rye crackers, mine are quite addictive and I love variation, sunrise works everywhere! The time does not matter! c
I’ll get the recipe from DW and send it to you!
You will have a live web cam next! i will toast your health when I see the sun rise here xx
A Live web cam!! No. Your way is better and exactly right. Have a great few days Joanna, c
I can say I have never thought of making crackers, so good for you on that one. I love the pic of the rooster – like he is doing a jig or something. Here’s to Mama and a speedy recovery and back outside to enjoy the sun. Have a Great Holiday!
Poor Mama.. maybe she will be well enough to get out of bed on Christmas day!! c
Cheez Undt Crackerz ve vill try to make it.
Wunderbar.
Ciao! Life can be lived vicariously every now and then! So can crackers! c
By the time your dawn arrives, we will have had our Christmas dinner, the festivities will be over and I’ll probably be counting sheep! But I will be thinking of you looking at that beautiful sunrise.
Thanks for that recipe for the crackers, I’m going to try it, they look so good!
Merry Christmas to you and yours from Down Under!
Oh Down Under!! You always get to have stuff First!! I shall have a wee sip for you barb, whilst you snore delicately!! c
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It looks suspiciously to me as though Christmas has already started chez toi.!
oui! celi
The sunrise is beautiful. Enjoy it on Christmas morning and of course the champagne! I wish you a very happy Christmas.
And for you my friend, have a wonderful few days! c
Since I can’t share the champagne sunrise with you I would like to give you something else. It is a nomination for the Versatile Blogger Award. I have enjoyed your posts for some time and think even more of the world should know about you!
The only problem is that I do not know how to download it onto my blog (I was nominated today) so I can’t be of too much help until it’s on my blog and you can see it….
Any ideas? Thanks.
Ronnie
Oh Ronnie thank you so much, I am terribly useless at that techy stuff, I can never get them onto my page.. you have a great christmas and thank you so much for the award! c
Happy champagne sunrise to you from the bach!
OH the bach, you are out at the bach! .. oh sigh!
What great photos. You know which one Katherine likes! have a great Christmas.
That rooster was so funny, lifting his muddy foot then putting his head on the side to inspect it as though he had a splinter or something.. so funny.. c
Will watch sunrise over the Rockies with some bubbly and your delicious crackers– merry, merry to you!
Sunrise over the rockies sounds perfect, merry merry straight up there to you too!! c
Have a Merry Christmas, Miss C 🙂
You too Miss T!!! did you get that sponge made? c
Sponging starts tomorrow! I am baker hear me roar 🙂
roar..!c
Whike you are watching the sun rise we will be prodding our suckling pig in the oven and drinking a champagne toast to you too. We will probably see the sunrise too before little piggy goes into the nice warm oven as we are on the way back from my lovely mother in law´s house from a loud a boisterous Christmas Eve dinner. I will be saying thank you to Santa for sending me so many lovely new friends this year. Cheers C!
A suckling pig, hmmm.. I was thinking about your christmas eve last night after discovering that Big Man is one of TEN!!! cheers darling.. c
This reminds me of those childhood days when we would run out of bread. Bless me Mither’s non-domestic heart…she would quickly whip up soda biscuits. Actually, we loved them.
I just sent Therapeutic Touch to Mama. Why didn’t I do that sooner??!! It’s often highly effective on animals – especially horses and dogs. Sheep may be just as willing to receive the good energy. Even dour Mama.
I cannot resist, Celi…here’s a card that I’m positive you will enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL4D1PcgZd4&feature=player_embedded
P.S. What a great shot of Mr. Fuddy Duddy Bantam!
Poor old fuddy duddy, he does not have a name yet, maybe we will call him that! oh and what exactly are soda biscuits! c
You are SO BAD! I laughed watching that until tears ran down my face! so funny, dreadful, hilarious. c