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Posts tagged “brunch”

Heavenly Hots: Tiny Pancakes with Sour Cream Innards
Recipe Reviews

A couple weeks ago Amanda Hesser's Recipe Redux column in The Times Magazine had a recipe for some very unusual pancakes. They flipped the usual pancake recipe ratios upside down and called for two ...

What Can I Make for a Toddler-Friendly Brunch Party?
Good Questions

Q: Our son is having his 2nd birthday party, this Sunday, at an outdoor park. At 10 AM. What was I thinking? I need a few nibbles that are park-friendly, toddler-friendly, and brunch-ish. HELP! Se...

Flickr Find: Baked Eggs in Potato Skins

Here's another inspiring egg preparation for you this morning – eggs baked in potato skins! That sounds like the perfect thing right about now, and it definitely falls into the category of "why didn...

Holiday Entertaining: Throw a Breakfast Party

Our schedules for the next couple of weeks are packed. We're sure yours are, too. But if you want to get together with friends to celebrate the season and don't have an evening to spare, why not invit...

What Should I Make for a Thanksgiving Brunch?
Good Questions

Q: My Mom and I want to prepare a Thanksgiving brunch for family that will be around in the morning for the holiday, but not at the traditional dinnertime. Does anyone have any tasty recipe ideas f...

Porridge for Breakfast: 5 Hot Cereals To Fill You Up

Mush, gruel, hot cereal — none of the names for this genre of breakfast dishes is very appealing. But that's OK; we all know the truth. Warm, creamy polenta, or nutty, pearly oats — they'r...

Old-Fashioned Breakfast: Biscuits with Milk and Sugar

Here's a really old-fashioned breakfast we have been savoring this week: slightly dry biscuits, warmed up, doused in milk with a sprinkle of sugar. It's warm, comforting, nursery-style food for cold m...

Hannah's Huevos Motuleños
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Huevos Motuleños Category: Vegetarian How long does it take? 30 minutes Name: Hannah Why is it a favorite meal? It’s a tasty, healthy version of a great Mexican brunch dish. I like...

What Should I Make for a Vegetarian or Vegan Brunch?
Good Questions

Q: I was hoping for some advice from the devout vegetarians among your readers. I'm hosting a veggie friend (dairy no, but eggs yes) for brunch but have no idea about what to make. Do you have any s...

The Best Waffle You'll Ever Eat: Gaufres de Liege
Guest Post from Chichi of My Chalkboard Fridge

Can you love a waffle so much that it becomes essentially impossible to do justice to its magnificence? The first time I tried Gaufres de Liege I was in Amsterdam, where the waffles must have migrate...

Good Question: Fast, Cheap and Healthy Breakfast Ideas?

Here's a great question from Nick, who asks: I eat breakfast at my desk at work. It usually consists of store-bought cereal, a cup of yogurt, or oatmeal from the cafeteria. But I'm bored with all that...

Egg Sandwich Survey: Fried or Scrambled?

We adore breakfast sandwiches with eggs. But up until last weekend, that invariably meant a fried egg. We hadn't ever even considered scrambled eggs on a sandwich. But then we ordered this scrumptious...

Good Question: An Impressive Dish with Fresh Eggs?

Here's one last good question for the week from Julia; we had to sneak this one in before the weekend! The farmers markets here in the Boston area are finally picking up, and I just bought some delici...

Extra-Special Weekend Brunch: Creamy Scrambled Farm Egg With Wild Mushrooms and Herb Purée

What are you making for breakfast this weekend? We have a recipe here from a chef in Massachusetts that may change all your plans. ...

Recipe: Strawberry-Sour Cream Scones with Brown Sugar Crumble

Strawberry season is starting! We're just trying to get in as many strawberries as we can while they're here, and so we'll be adding them to just about everything. This scone recipe is a riff on one o...

Feeding a Crowd: Frittata Squares

A frittata is one of our favorite one-dish meals. You make the whole thing in a skillet, it takes minimal effort, and it's inexpensive. We usually make ours in a 10- or 12-inch fry pan, which works we...

Weekend Cooking: Make Crêpes!

Who doesn't love crêpes?! We can't think of a better vehicle for all the fresh strawberries, cherries, rhubarb, and other fruits coming into season right now. Add a little whipped cream and mayb...

Recipe Roundup: Cocktails for Brunch
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday - and there’s a whole summer’s worth of lazy weekend mornings stretching out ahead of us. Seems like just the right time to look at some tall, cool, brunch-able dri...

Good Question: Make-Ahead Sweet Breakfast Casserole?

Here's a good question from reader Sonia, who is looking for a make-ahead breakfast casserole. Do you have any good recipes or suggestions?I'm hosting a surprise birthday weekend for my husband and tw...

Throw a Fancy Brunch on a Budget

We get so many questions about parties, dinner menus, and cooking for a crowd on a budget, and we're always on the lookout for simple yet elegant ideas for a company meal. So take a look at this count...

National Food Roundup: Creamed Fava Beans
From Nationwide Newspaper Food Sections 04.08.09

These creamed fava beans with tarragon would be a perfect side dish for Easter, or any spring meal. That recipe, plus Spam for Easter and brunch ideas, below....

Trebuchet Toaster and Precision Pouring: The Brunch

Have you seen interactive designer Ivo Vos' collection called The Brunch? It includes a "Trebuchet Toaster" that launches your toast in the perfect trajectory, a neurotic placemat that lets you adjust...

Easter Brunch Idea: Hard-Boiled Egg in an Artichoke

We noticed this elegant table setting at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show last month and thought it would be perfect for an Easter brunch. Of course, we can't recommend using an artichoke merely for...

Early Spring Cooking: Asparagus Tarts

In some parts of the country, asparagus are already popping up in the market; we know from this post that many of you are happily eating them right this very minute. Here in New York, the asparagus we...

Brunch Recipe: Eggs with Pork "Debris"

Meat "debris" is something we saw on menus when we lived in New Orleans. It is a Louisiana invention (we're assuming), typically made from crusty slivers of meat that fall into the bottom of the pan w...