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There is a Pain Quotidien restaurant near my office that serves these glorious breakfast parfaits. They have several layers of yoghurt, granola and fresh berries. Whenever I order this, it feels like I’m eating a sundae for breakfast. The only problem with these is that they are too big. I wanted to serve something equally […]
I don’t know where this recipe originally came from but it has been in my handwritten recipe collection for at least 15 years. When I first made it, I macerated the dried fruit in amaretto liqueur overnight. As my taste has become more sophisticated, I switched to bourbon. If you don’t want to use alcohol, […]
I am always trying to come up with gluten free cakes that taste great and no one suspects are gluten free. Too many recipes use odd ingredients to compensate for the lack of gluten and they end up missing the mark. Sometimes the taste is wrong, sometimes the texture is wrong and sometimes the presentation […]
I’ve been making variations on this recipe for more years than I can remember. It’s always slightly different depending on what I add in and depending on the ripeness of the bananas. The basic recipe stays the same and there are never any leftovers. The original was loaded with golden raisins, chocolate chips and walnuts. […]
I’ve been experimenting with ideas for breakfast bread puddings or baked French toast. I didn’t want too much bread and I wanted to include caramelized fruit. When I saw a package of fresh croissants at Costco, the idea came together. I wanted to bake them in individual containers. There’s something very appealing about having our […]
The first time I had a pumpkin waffle was on a trip to New York, more years ago than I care to mention. I was staying in a very old hotel on the Upper East Side. The lobby was populated with long time residents who had been in the theatre and it showed. It was […]
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New Year’s Day
Homemade buttermilk biscuits with baked ham and hollandaise sauce
* Baked eggs with roasted pepper saffron sauce (GF)
Smoked salmon with bagels and cream cheese
* Pumpkin waffles with yoghurt and ginger syrup
* Chana masala (garbanzo beans) (GF)
* Chocolate chip, banana, cherry cake
* Individual baked croissants with caramelized fruit
* Ricotta, almond, raspberry cake (GF)
* Breakfast parfait with homemade granola and berries
* Freshly baked blueberry focaccia bread
Coffee
Tea
Mimosas
Bloody Marys
(GF) Gluten Free
* Vegetarian
Welcome to 2016! My friends and I started the New Year with a glorious feast at my house. The invitation was for Brunch and Bloody Marys. We started at 12:30 and were still eating at 5:00 in the afternoon. Some people make New Year’s resolutions. I don’t believe in resolutions. I believe in setting intent […]
