Category: Breakfast & Brunch

TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Chilaquiles & The History Of Chilaquiles

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Instead of Huevos Rancheros on Cinco de Mayo, how about gourmet chilaquiles (chee-la-KEE-lace)? While there are numerous regional variations of this traditional Mexican breakfast or brunch dish, the basic recipe tops quartered, fried corn tortillas with salsa or mole sauce, and crowned with fried eggs. Pulled chicken can be added; the dish is topped with…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hold The Hollandaise, Grab The Skyr

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[1] Nordic “Eggs Benedict” with skyr “hollandaise” sauce. [2] A bowl of plain skyr. You’ll also find it in vanilla and fruit flavors. [3] A container of plain skyr. [4] Don’t want the bread? Here’s another eggs and smoked salmon recipe with skyr. (all photos courtesy Icelandic Provisions).   April 16th is National Eggs Benedict…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Eggs In A Nest & Dark Vs. Light Baking Pans

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[1] Eggs in nests for breakfast (photo © Cooking Light). [2] Bunny rabbit rolls. Too cute to eat? Nah! Here’s the recipe (photo © Artisan Bread In Five).   What’s on tap for Easter breakfast? How about eggs in crispy hash brown nests (photo #1). If you want to make the adorable bunny rabbit rolls…
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Overnight Breakfast & Brunch Casseroles: Cinnamon Buns & Blueberry Muffins

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February 21st is National Sticky Bun Day. Sticky buns and cinnamon rolls were the biggest treat of our childhood breakfasts: Better than waffles or pancakes. The Horn & Hardart Automat, Americas’s first fast food chain, had such popular items that customers clamored to take them home. They set up a retail arm to package and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easier Soft Boiled Eggs & Ways To Serve Them

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Some people have never had a hot, runny, seductive soft-boiled egg. That’s because they’re such a pain to peel when hot, that even most restaurants don’t offer them. Soft-boiled eggs were popular in our family. Nana had a set of vintage silver-plated egg cups; Mom had ceramic cups. The eggs were served with “toast soldiers”…
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