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

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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Beyond Egg McMuffin: Create Elevated Breakfast Sandwiches

[1] A homemade version of the Egg McMuffin using a quality muffin, sausage patty (instead of Canadian bacon), Cheddar (instead of American cheese), and a runny sunnyside-up fried egg (instead of McDonald’s “over well”—photo © Steven Cordes | Unsplash). [2] How many different ways can you make a ham-and-egg breakfast sandwich? This version is from…
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