A Gift for You

Boy it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas — if not outside (um, hello sixty-degree December day in New York?!) then at least here on Dinner: A Love Story. Because today, I’m so happy to present to you this nice big gift to unwrap: A Christmas Brunch Kit from my longtime partner Applegate. If you head over to their site, you’ll read the story and the recipe behind the Sausage-Kale Tart you see above, but if you come back here, you can be eligible to win a whole bunch of things that will make any holiday brunch — Christmas, New Year’s, Boxing Day?? — that much merrier. Including:

**A generous supply of Applegate Natural Breakfast Sausages (both patties and links): Chicken and Apple, Chicken and Maple, Chicken and Sage, and (Abby’s favorite) Classic Pork
**A copy of both Dinner, A Love Story and Dinner: The Playbook (woo hoo!)
**A casserole dish (not shown above, but trust me, it’s prettttty)
**And some awesome Applegate swag: magnets, a travel cup, a spiral notepad, a chico foldable bag and more.

Not bad, right?? All you have to do be eligible to win is comment below. One winner will be chosen at random on Monday, December 21 at 12:00 PM ET. Good luck everyone and THANK YOU APPLEGATE!

Update: The winner has been notified. Congrats Angela, and thanks to everyone who played!

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377 Comments

Jenn

I was just thinking about Christmas morning brunch. We’ll be with my in-laws the the only thing they ever eat on Christmas Day morning is monkey bread. I’m really sensitive to sugar so even though I love cinnamony monkey bread I can only have a couple bites before nearly passing out from the sugar overload in my system. The rest of the family can survive on it just fine until dinner at 5:00, but not me. So, it’s become my responsibility to ensure that there is something else to eat so that I don’t spend my Christmas Day in a hangry rage. This looks like just right recipe. Thanks for sharing!

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latenac

This would be so nice. I was planning on making a breakfast dish similar to this for Christmas brunch.

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Gokce

I have never experienced applegate products. But would love to try some. And of course your cooking book is an awesome bonus.

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Danielle

What a perfect holiday-time giveaway! Doesn’t feel much like winter (weather-wise) up in Montreal either. Hope this is open to Canadian residents! Fingers crossed 🙂

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Susan N

Perfect timing! This is the gift I needed; just thinking today that I had to figure out what we were eating between the opening of the presents and the big dinner and that I did not need one more thing to do this week. And no, for the love of all things Christmas, no waffles this year! Recipe sounds perfect, cannot wait to try it next week!

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Jill

That looks delicious! I have not thought about Christmas food at all yet but this might be the kickstart I needed!

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Alicia

Aw man, I hope I win. This is an AWESOME prize. I need a new casserole dish, love your cooking AND free sausage!!! Score.

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Katherine

You just inspired me to propose a New Year’s Day open house brunch to my husband… I’m not sure we can pull it off, but I like the idea. 🙂

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Faith White

Sausage is one of my toddler’s favorite foods and your cookbooks have been on my wish list for a while now!

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Leanne

I love your blog – it’s my go-to for reading during lunch at work! It would be fantastic to get both of your books. Merry Christmas!

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Daina Selvig

Dear Jenny, Thank you for your blog, your cookbooks, and your ability to instill confidence in outside-the-house-but-still-work-in-the-house-never-enough-time-small-kids-growing-to-bigger-kids cooks like me. I love Applegate (chicken apple sausages? yum!), but really I’m rooting for the casserole dish. You have such good taste! Happy holidays!

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Claire

With a child who can’t eat dairy or eggs, Applegate sausages are a go to breakfast in my house

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Cindy Koepke

Wow, that’s a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win it. I’m having a hard time choosing what to make for Christmas Eve, but this tart looks so good.

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Meg

Christmas breakfast is one of my favorite parts of the holiday! Such a good recipe to add to the mix.

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Suzannah

Me! My daughter, who is overall a great eater, has decreed that she no longer eats sandwiches (??). She takes “cracker stackers” for lunch instead – crackers, cheese, and Applegate salami.

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Kathie

Just had a family taste test of applegate breakfast sausages and found the family split between all. Thanks for the giveaway.

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Holly

WOW! What as awesome prize package. Thank you, Jenny, for all the delicious meal ideas and thank you, Applegate, for the prize!

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nicole kaplan

my boys live on chicken sausages and i need some inspiration for dinner. i need this prize

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Deidre Wilson

Awesome! I was looking for something new to for breakfast this holiday! And thanks for the chance to win!

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Joan

Ooh, I already love their sausage. That tart sounds like something my husband will love. Thank you for offering!

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Jessie

Pick me! Pick me! I have no idea what to make for Christmas breakfast and this would make life so easy!

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Tracy

As usual you have provided a delicious recipe as well as the inspiration to break out of a (lack of) meal planning rut!

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Mary

My 8-year-old’s favorite foods are sausage and bacon — she would love to serve as Applegate’s spokeswoman. THANKS for the giveaways!!!! 🙂

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Sara

Wow is right! I would love to win this, and would share the sausages with lots of my meat eating family.

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coral

I’d love to win this! I find holiday breakfasts hard sometimes – isn’t the nice dinner enough? I always forget about it and then have to scrounge something together with random ingredients. 😉

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--anu

I discovered the Applegate breakfast sausages just two weeks ago. I tend to buy fresh sausages and they were out and pointed me towards the frozen section. I had no idea they were so good! New weekend breakfast staple in our house!

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Melissa

My children have the chicken and apple sausages almost every morning. They are delicious! The tart/quiche looks delicious!

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Sara

What an excellent, and timely, giveaway! I am a huge fan of breakfast tarts, frittatas and casseroles. Would love to give this recipe a try.

Happy holidays!

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Catherine W.

My husband loves applegate chicken sausages! He usually doesn’t even notice I haven’t served the real thing….

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laura

I have been looking for a breakfast casserole for the Christmas morning. This looks like a great option!

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Liesel

Sausage and kale – Always a winning combo in my book! We made a soup with sausage, kale and white beans last night.

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sarah

I’d be psyched to win!! My son has multiple food allergies and we use Applegate stuff all the time…it’s free of all the scary yucky crap. Thanks for the chance to win!

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Diana

Our family has a VERY set Christmas brunch tradition, but this would make a great New Year’s day brunch!

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Erica

What a wonderful giveaway! My son is allergic to everything (dairy, eggs, beef – so much for the gorgeous tart up there!), but he can eat Applegate sausages. 🙂

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Kelli L.S.

That tart looks hearty and delicious – perfect for a weekend breakfast for my hungry boys!!

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Jill

I love the idea of the a Christmas Brunch Kit — delicious! Thanks for the chance. Happy Holidays!

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Alex

We usually make eggs Benny for brunch, but this looks like a great contender to change things up!

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Eleanor Kohler

It looks like a good recipe — I love sausage, but I don’t love kale; can I sub spinace or collards?

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Cory B

Great giveaway idea!! Our holiday brunch tradition involves scrapple (a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition), but we always add sausage for the faint of heart. Thanks, Applegate!

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Bea

Thank you! It certainly doesn’t feel like the holidays with the recent warm weather in NY but I’ll take this over last year’s polar vortex. Happy Holidays to you, your family and everyone at Applegate!

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Jackie

We usually do a strata on Christmas morning because I can assemble it the night before, but eggs in a pastry crust sounds very tempting…

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Halie

I just recently discovered your site from reading Cup of Jo. It’s beautiful and now I must get your book too!

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Teresa

Brunch without booze is just a sad breakfast! This sounds like a perfect excuse to host some good friends!

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katie

I LOVE QUICHE! And Merry Christmas – finally getting snow in Michigan, after having a much warmer ‘winter’ than I prefer.

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M

Applegate Farms is hands down our favorite bacon, so fingers crossed on this one. We haven’t yet tried the sausage.

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Alisa Smirnova

Christmas is starting to feel like Christmas (both the weather here in MN brrrrrr and the sheer panic that its less than a week away)! The thing I want to win most off this list is your Playbook since I already have your fabulous cookbook 🙂

Happy Chrismakkuh!

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Lisa Mitchell

I would love all of these things! How did you know?!

And by the way, thanks for the inspiration to get back into cooking. I have been falling down on that a bit of late. Happy holidays!

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Rachel

That sausage and kale tart looks good!! I usually make a potato and spinach quiche for Christmas breakfast but might have to switch it up this year!

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Molly Chartrand

I have followed you from the beginning. I am excited to add this recipe to our brunch arsenal.,

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Pat M.

I so appreciate the information you and your family make available through Dinner A Love Story. Food, Family Dinners, Books, and Adventures. Wonderful stuff. Thanks so much.

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Alicia

I agree that post-gift-opening brunch is a great meal. I haven’t tried Kale in a recipe, but would love to try this one, especially since I can make it ahead. Thanks!

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Casey

Mmm.. those sausages would be a perfect addition to our #30days30dinners. We’re loving our new, more organized family dinners, thanks to the advice in Dinner: The Playbook.

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samwatz

I actually LOVE Applegate Farm products!! I regularly use their Sunday Bacon, and love their Chicken and Apple breakfast sausage. It would be pretty great to win a asst of their products, and Dinner, the Playbook. I regularly use the DALS book and would love to win a copy of Playbook. Have a wonderful Holiday!!

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Susi

Like all your recipes, this one sounds great – can’t wait to try it! Thanks for all you do for your readers (both online and book readers!). So glad I found you – Happy Holidays! 🙂

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Erin

This looks great. It is always a challenge to find the right thing for Christmas breakfast, special but not something that takes a lot of time or effort.

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Stacey

They are calling for 70 degrees on Christmas Eve in Philadelphia!!! But the breakfast pictured above would help us all to imagine a white Christmas.

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Megan S

I love chicken and sage sausage! I add it in to the butternut squash/ricotta/penne recipe from Time for Dinner – it’s one of my absolute favorite fall and winter recipes. Thanks for the giveaway (and for that recipe)!

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Betsy

This sounds delicious. How does it work when you make it in advance? Do you fill the pie shell in advance, or add the filling just before cooking?

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S. Coghlan

This looks delicious, exactly right for Christmas morning. Something other than my mom’s sweet breads will be most welcome.

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Anne R.

I’m really grateful that Applegate makes healthier sausage options readily available. And I’m grateful that you give me great ideas for new things do do with the sausages!

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candice peck

i making this for my family-immediately!!! thank you for the recipe & fingers crossed that i’m a winner…
happy-happy to you & yours!

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Sue Loftis

Love thee sausages. I often add Italian spices and herbs and make Italian sausage. I am so happy they are offered in chicken style as well. Now we can enjoy the wonderful taste advantage sausage adds to everything.
Happy Holidays.

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Emily

And now I know what we’re eating on Christmas morning, esp if I can make it ahead of time! Woohoo

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Sara Kersten

I absolutely love apple gate I appreciate how much they care and the work they put into their products!

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Stephanie

Free Applegate products AND the other goodies? count me in! (And handles some last minute Christmas gifting, too, since I already have the books myself – bonus!)

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Virginia

You had me at “a copy of both Dinner: A Love Story and Dinner: The Playbook”! But also: SAUSAGE.

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Jennifer

I love Applegate! Their chicken sausages are my go-to favorites for any occasion. And I love DALS! What a great combo.

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Jenny

Jenny, I love your site! And I think I’ll be making the delicious looking tart for Christmas morning!

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Barb

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, for the opportunity to overindulge without feeling too bad about it (ya have the whole day ahead to exercise that off!) … Remember when your kids were little and a luxurious breakfast happened 3 X a year– once when grandma had the kids overnight, once for a sleepover-there birthday party, and finally at Christmas morning when the husband, as much a kid as the kid, entertained the little one with the first carefully selected gift?
As I get older, I need to limit my overindulgence, but Christmas will always include a rich egg dish and meat on the side– but the only exercise to combat that is lifting cup after cup of egg-nog-laced coffee…

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