Category: Breakfast & Brunch

TIP OF THE DAY: Fresh Fruit & Toast, a.k.a. Breakfast Tartines

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Many people spread jam on their toast. But in the summer season, why not use fresh berries instead? Pair those berries with your favorite dairy spread: cottage cheese, cream cheese, crème fraîche, fromage blanc, fromage frais/quark, goat cheese, mascarpone, sour cream, yogurt. In France, these would be called tartines: open-face sandwiches. You don’t have to…
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RECIPE: Baked French Toast

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You can bake French toast instead of frying it. Photo courtesy Driscoll’s.   This recipe, from Driscoll’s, is called Baked French Toast Soufflé. Although the word does mean “to puff up” in French, and the slices of bread puff up very slightly, it’s not what Americans think of as soufflé. To manage expectations, we removed…
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RECIPE: Stout Doughnut Holes With Bacon Jam

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[1] Doughnut holes filled with bacon jam (photo © South Water Kitchen | Chicago [now closed]).   June 6th is National Donut Day, commemorating the “donut lassies,” female Salvation Army volunteers who provided doughnuts—and also writing supplies, stamps, clothes-mending and home-cooked meals—for soldiers on the front lines. Approximately 250 Salvation Army volunteers provided assistance to…
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FOOD FUN: Lobster Poached Eggs

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Lobster poached egg. Photo courtesy Ruschmeyer’s | Montauk.   On the brunch menu at Ruschmeyer’s Hotel in Montauk, New York, is an egg sandwich. It’s not a humble egg sandwich, but a variation of Eggs Benedict. One side of the toasted English muffin contains a sunnyside-up egg over melted Emmental cheese; the other side has…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Baked Oatmeal

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If you love oatmeal—or if porridge isn’t your thing—here’s a new way to try it: baked oatmeal! Simple yet delicious, kids can help measure and stir ingredients. The recipe finishes in the oven while you’re brewing the coffee. Prep time is five minutes, cook time is 40 minutes. Thanks to Driscoll’s and recipe developer and…
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