Food, Travel, and Cooking!
The batter for these waffles can be made the night before, an especially good thing for brunch entertaining! I have included two fruit sauces that are delicious on waffles and we often add a few dollops of yogurt. We also like using fresh fruit and some maple syrup. Make the Waffles: 2 cups sifted unbleached flour** 2 tsp. […]
Here’s another do ahead brunch dish for a stress free host, you can be enjoying your Blood Orange Mimosa while brunch is baking! I don’t know about you, but around the holidays when entertaining can get crazy, we need all the do-aheads we can get our hands on. This can be made vegetarian by leaving out […]
We were entertaining visitors from back east and I thought, considering the arrival of so many local goodies in the market, that our guests should be treated to our very own “locavore” dinner. I created this salad (luckily I had little gem lettuce, Italian parsley and arugula growing in the garden), to accompany a barbecued […]
Mom made fabulous rhubarb pies. OK Mom made fabulous pies period! I tweaked her recipe a bit by adding some grated orange peel and I think it really adds something special to her original. Pie crust for a 9″ 2 crust pie (see bottom of page) For the Pie Filling: 3 cups rhubarb, cut into ½” […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. One of our favourite breakfast or brunch plates! For sure, it gets you going! Perhaps for a weekend brunch, with or without guests, maybe a Caesar to kick things off? Makes Approximately 4 Servings For the Beans: 1/2 cup dried black beans, soaked overnight 4 Tbsp., approximately, […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. The very first time I made quiche was probably in the 1970’s! I had invited a bunch of my “girlfriends” over for Sunday brunch and wanted to make them something none of us had ever had before. I stumbled upon a recipe for “Quiche Lorraine” […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. This was a tart we made many times in the summer for corporate catering events, except that we made individual ones. They are vegetarian to boot! The beauty was that they could be served room temperature and were just as delicious as when served warm! I have […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. I like to make frittata’s not only for brunch but also for a light summer dinner. One of the great things about summer is tomatoes and zucchini from the garden or farmer’s market or a wonderful neighbor who has too much for their own use. […]
I adore brioche. There are croissants and then there is brioche! For those of you who are a little wary of baking with yeast, this dough is for you, all that’s required is a food processor. Brioche is a sweet dough and is wonderful lightly toasted with jam or whatever. I made a delicious shrimp […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. An excellent way to feed a large-ish group brunch, with most of the work done the day before! Always a good thing in my opinion! You could serve the strata with oven roasted potatoes** and/or sausage patties or sausages, for a hearty brunch; on the […]