Here’s my Mexicanesque version of Huevos Rancheros: tomatillo-poblano salsa, cilantro, sunny-side-up eggs, and homemade corn tortillas
Brunch
Olive and Rosemary Waffles with Manchego Sauce and Smoked Salmon
Waffles in a cheese sauce? Oh yeah! Olive and Rosemary Waffles with Manchego Sauce and Smoked Salmon. Rehats well enough to serve leftovers to guests!
(More) Pumpkin Waffles? Yes, please!
Pumpkin Waffles with Caramel Sauce and Whipped Cream. Oh yeah, pumpkin spice season is really here now! This will sate your pumpkin crave.
Blackberry-Saskatoon Hand Pies: Pop-Tarts, Perfected
The sour-cream-and-butter dough for these homemade Blackberry-Saskatoon Hand Pies is somewhere in between pie crust and pastry. A touch of glaze makes them perfectly sweet. They’re sort of like Pop-Tarts, except we left out the thiamine mononitrate, the palm oil (with TBHQ for freshness!), the dextrose, the high fructose corn syrup … you get the picture.
American Breakfast Waffles
This version of American Breakfast Waffles is made with buttermilk. I made them in a Belgian waffle maker (not necessary), and topped them with bananas and strawberries.
French Toast from Leftover Wheat Bread (or pretty much any bread, really)
How to make an easy custardy, comfort-foodie homemade French Toast from wheat bread. An everyday-cooking kind of recipe.
The Short Stack: a Pancake-Flavored Cocktail
The Short Stack is a pancake-flavored, day-drinking (known in the civilized world as “brunch”) cocktail made with maple-flavored whiskey and ginger beer, with a bacon-and-blueberry garnish.
Foraged Fruit: Wild Blackberry Scones
Recipe review: homemade wild blackberry scones, made with sour cream and butter, from America’s Test Kitchen. You wouldn’t believe what I had to go through to bring you this post. Blackberry canes have thorns, man.
A Quick and Satisfying Meal
Here’s some tasty, everyday cooking you’ll love: chicken tenders, sundried tomatoes, and pasta in a sauce made simply from half-and-half and mozzarella. Pair with with a salad and maybe some crusty bread: you have a quick and satisfying meal. Afterward, throw some blueberries and cream cheese into puff pastry.