Breakfast and Brunch

Crab Cakes Eggs Benedict on Toutons – Maryland meets Newfoundland in this indulgent version of Eggs Benedict, perfect for a celebration brunch.

Banana Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins. A banana muffin base recipe that’s bursting with pockets of tart raspberry and sweet white chocolate. An outstanding flavour combination.

Using day old or leftover cinnamon rolls in cinnamon roll bread pudding results in one of the easiest and best versions of this classic comfort food dessert that you will ever try. Make it extra special with a generous drizzle of homemade caramel sauce.

Banana Orange Cardamom Crinkle Cakes. Incredibly flavourful little cakes with fragrant citrus and spice. Great for lunchboxes and coffee breaks.

Petits Pains au Chocolat. These classic French breakfast pastries with a centre of soft chocolate ganache are not as difficult as you may think to prepare and can even be made in advance.

Brioche Toutons with Blueberry Honey Sauce. Just 3 simple ingredients make this quick and easy blueberry honey sauce to top warm brioche toutons for brunch or atop good vanilla ice cream for dessert. Originally published August 2010. Here’s a very successful experiment that I tried last week when making brioche for a bread pudding I …

Cinnamon Roll Cake. An old fashioned, easy to prepare, moist and delicious cake for coffee breaks, weekday dessert, packed lunches or weekend brunch.

Bumbleberry Port Jam. An easy mixed fruit jam that’s elegant enough to serve at an afternoon tea with scones and cream, or to fill a classic Victoria Sponge Cake.

Easy Homemade Breakfast Sausage. Delicious, perfectly seasoned breakfast sausage patties with very little salt and no preservatives. Freezes easily too! Originally published Dec 2013. I’ve recently started experimenting with making my own fresh sausages and I’ve been loving it. I really love sausages but I am always skeptical about the length of time some sausages …

Cranberry Crunch Muffins. A moist delicious muffin with pops of tart cranberry inside and a buttery oatmeal crumble on top. Brunch just got a lot tastier!