Breakfast and Brunch

Chorizo Hash Browns with Spicy French Toast. A deliciously different brunch idea that’s a little on the spicy side but full of fresh flavours too.

Date Coffee Cake with Chocolate Chip Streusel. A moist, delicious, date coffee cake made even better with the addition of a buttery crumb topping that includes sweet chocolate morsels.

Shrimp Cocktail Quiche. Make this easy recipe as a larger quiche for brunch or lunch or make them as mini quiche for parties or as a dinner party appetizer.

Chocolate Caramel Walnut Banana Waffles. An ultimately indulgent weekend brunch dish for special occasions. Or, add a scoop of ice cream and call it dessert!

Freezing Scones. The Experiment! What happened when I froze prepared scones before baking and then baked them from frozen.

Donuts, Glazed or Filled. A great basic recipe for yeast raised doughnuts that you can experiment with to try different fillings or glazes.

Ham Omelet Grilled Cheese Sandwich, on Ben’s Honey Wheat Bread – a real morning kick-starter breakfast with the wholesome taste of real honey baked into the bread. There’s no doubt that we are a sandwich family. From bacon and egg breakfast sandwiches to a quick grilled cheese lunch, and even a hearty, satisfying club sandwich …

Steak & Eggs Breakfast Sandwich. Toasted crusty bread, topped with cheddar cheese, tomato guacamole, sliced steak, two eggs and a bacon chipotle aioli. A mouth watering “breakfast for dinner” idea or an outstanding weekend brunch. Here’s an amazing Steak & Eggs Breakfast Sandwich recipe in celebration of World Egg Day! Anyone who reads this blog …

Parmesan Spinach Quiche with Warm Tomato Garlic Compote. This shortcut recipe uses ready-made frozen puff pastry, making it easy to get into the oven in mere minutes. Eggs are an important start to many mornings around here. I’m an eggs over easy kind of guy myself, but like 69% of Canadians, the rest of my …

Cumberland Sausage. Mildly spiced with common herbs and spices, this traditional meaty British sausage has little filler, freezes well, and can be stuffed into sausage casings or formed into patties.