Posted in Bread, Breakfast/Brunch on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Savory French Toast (adapted from the LCBO magazine)
Serves 2 large portions or 4 small portions
1 Large egg
1/4 cup egg white
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp honey
4 slices bread
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 slices ham
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
4 oz goats cheese
2 tbsp butter
maple syrup
Lightly Whisk egg, egg white, honey and milk. Set aside.
Spread 1 tbsp each of Dijon [...]
Posted in Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We were down in Niagara on the weekend and picked up some locally grown peaches and yellow plums, so I thought I would make a traditional French Klafouti for nephew Brian this evening. I got the original recipe from Cooks.com, but of course, I altered it. This recipe makes three ramekins.
Peach and Plum Klafouti
1 tbsp [...]
Posted in Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Vegetarian on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is my birthday.
A very good friend has decided to go on the Bernstein diet (yes, that is 5 referrals for me!) and we were having them over for brunch this past Sunday to celebrate our July birthdays. I had to come up with a brunch that was Bernstein friendly and JT did one for [...]
Posted in Breakfast/Brunch on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve blogged about this recipe before, but I haven’t listed it. It’s a fantastic combination of leeks and wild mushrooms in a tasty garlic base from the LCBO. Of course, JT’s version is a healthier version substituting Carnation Evaporated Milk (not sweetened condensed milk) for the whipping cream, but then he adds prosciutto, so all [...]
Posted in Breakfast/Brunch on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1/2 slice of chocolate panettone about 1″ thick
1 egg, plus 1/4 cup egg whites, beaten gently
1/4 cup no fat yogurt
2 tbsp chocolate chips
pinch of Cinnamon
pinch of Cayanne
Fresh Berries
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Spray low fat cooking spray in each of two 3.5″ ramekins.
In a small bowl, gently beat egg whites with whole egg, adding the Cinnamon and [...]
Posted in Bread, Breakfast/Brunch, Recipes, Sauces, Vegetarian on March 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Several years ago, our good friends Barb and Kevin came up to the Upper Deck for a long weekend (pre nupitals and kids) and Barb made this delicious Grilled Cheese Lunch from Cottage Life Magazine. Now I don’t have the exact recipe, but it’s not rocket science so I wing it and I’ve been making [...]
Posted in Bread, Breakfast/Brunch, Vegetarian on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For breakfast for Mr. Doran, I made Cinnamon Buns, something I haven’t made for years (for obvious reasons). I found this recipe in one of my old favourite cookbooks, Fanny Farmer. I just cut the recipe directly in half, and of course, I frosted them with a simple icing sugar frosting! The recipe below states [...]
Posted in Breakfast/Brunch on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Shrove Tuesday is a term used in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada…” We missed out on pancakes for breakfast mainly because I forgot, but we had some for dinner and they were YUM, so I thought I would share the recipe I created on the fly last night. These are slightly darker than normal pancakes [...]
Posted in Breakfast/Brunch, Recipes on January 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We had a bit of smoked turkey left over from a fantastic split pea soup JT made the other day, so I chopped it finely and we made Navy Bean Hash for breakfast. It was terrific! This receipe serves 4.
Check out this recipe on Foodista
1 cup navy beans (do not soak)
2 cups water (or stock [...]
