Brunch
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Summer Vegetable Salad
This simple salad is seasoned with nothing more than salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Made with fresh summer produce, it allows the vegetables’ flavor and sweetness to shine through, needing little adornment. But you can also dress the salad with oil and vinegar and garnish with some meaty anchovy fillets, or use an anchovy vinaigrette (see note); these are just as delicious spooned over large spicy arugula leaves. Halved nine-minute eggs would be another nice accompaniment.
Lemon-Glazed Cardamom Pear Tea Bread
Frittata with Peppers and Potatoes
Cornmeal Waffles With Banana Bourbon Syrup
Cornmeal adds crunch and sweetness to these fluffy waffles, which are lightened with beaten egg whites. If you’d prefer a little more fiber, you can substitute a third of the all-purpose flour with whole-wheat or rye flour. The banana bourbon syrup, studded with pecans, makes these waffles sweet enough for dessert. If you do go that route, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream would not be amiss. Or serve the waffles with some butter, sliced bananas and a drizzle of plain maple syrup for a simple but satisfying breakfast.
Chocolate Babka Bread Pudding
Babka is part of the rich, sweet Eastern European baking tradition that Jewish cooks brought to the United States in the early 20th century. It is made with layers of rich yeast dough, covered with chocolate or cinnamon sugar, then twisted and folded into a loaf. And as if babka itself were not irresistible enough, in this recipe it is combined with challah and a milk-egg-cream mixture and baked into a golden, rich dessert. Once the Ashkenazi Jews arrived in the United States, luxuries like strudel, rugelach and babka became more accessible: a chocolate or cinnamon babka was a Sunday-morning treat in many households. But making babka at home became too time-consuming, and now it is easy to order online. Breads Bakery in the Flatiron district of Manhattan makes (and ships) an extraordinary dark-chocolate version.
Pastrami Hash With Confit Potatoes, Parsley and Shallots
A dish that calls to the hearts and stomachs of the meat-and-potatoes crowd, breakfast hash is thrillingly easy to cook and deeply satisfying to eat. Because a key ingredient in hash is meat that is already cooked, it’s perfect for leftovers and friendly for home cooks. (So feel free to try the recipe with roast beef instead of the pastrami, or even leftover pork and chicken.) Here, in classic form, the dish also includes potatoes for starch and onions for sweetness. A couple of lightly fried eggs on top will provide a sauce that brings all the flavors together.
Beauty’s Cheese Blintzes
My grandmother, Beauty, used to call these little packages of love: thin dough around sweetened cheese, topped with fresh fruit. They’re perfect for brunch or anytime you want to make loved ones feel special.
Banana Caramel Sauce
This luscious sauce made of heavy cream, bananas, white chocolate and sugar is meant to be served with our banana-walnut bread pudding, but it's equally delicious drizzled over Sunday morning French toast.
White Peach Sgroppino
The Sgroppino is an old between-course palate cleanser, dessert or aperitif drink that marries prosecco with sorbet and a touch of vodka. It’s a simple enough affair once you have the sorbet, in this case made from white peach puree. You very gently whisk the spirit (in this case, peach brandy or peach vodka) and wine (in this case, prosecco) into the sorbet and turn it into a glass, to be consumed, ideally, quickly, while it still retains a bit of the semifreddo intact.
Almost-From-Scratch Corn Tortillas
Here is a relatively easy project that can deliver what may be the best tortillas you’ve ever had: Masa harina mixed with water and a little fat, left to rest for a while, then pressed and griddled. The recipe makes 12 to 16, enough for a taco party.
Chocolate and Pistachio Whirligig Buns
This recipe was brought to The Times in 2003 by Nigella Lawson, the British cookbook author and culinary celebrity, as part of an article encouraging readers to bake with yeast – an act all too often unnecessarily fraught with anxiety. The payoff for tackling one's fear, she argued, is big. Enter these pillowy, butter-rich buns dotted with semisweet chocolate and pistachios. They are not difficult – if you can follow directions, you can make them (really!) – and they are insanely delicious. You can also fill them with marmalade, or with honey and chopped walnuts.
Wild Rice Pancakes
Rolled Oats With Amaranth Seeds, Maple Syrup and Apple
Grated apple adds a fresh, zesty dimension to just about any bowl of hot (or cold) cereal. The little amaranth seeds contribute protein, lysine and calcium to this mix. They will soften overnight, but they retain texture, which is one of the things I like about the combo.
Wolfgang Puck's Crisp Potato Galette With Scrambled Eggs
Quick Gazpacho
Baked Goat Cheese And Smoked Salmon Canapes
Flageolet Beans With Chanterelles, Smoked Salmon and Sage
Mark Bittman’s Tamales
Making tamales doesn’t have to be difficult. With a little planning, you can have this traditional treat at hand. Start the night before, setting the husks to soak overnight. The next day, mix the masa marina with some chicken stock, lard, salt and baking powder. Lay the mixture onto the husks along with shredded meat, wrap and steam them in a rack. It’s a perfect project for the intermediate home cook, hoping to broaden a skill set. If it feels like a lot, invite a friend over, crack open a couple of beers and make it a party.
Blueberry or Blackberry Compote with Yogurt or Ricotta
Blueberries don’t need much in the way of sweetener (blackberries are more tart, so you might want to use a little more with them), yet this simple compote will transform a plain bowl of yogurt or ricotta cheese into a dessert – or a very nice breakfast. The compote is modeled on Deborah Madison’s recipe in her lovely book, "Seasonal Fruit Desserts." She sweetens her compote with maple syrup or maple sugar, which is also a lovely way to go. The small amount of cinnamon brings out the essential essence of the berries. I like to add a touch of rose water; the floral essence is beautiful with the berries. Don’t simmer for too long, or the compote will become more like jam – though it is also nice as a sort of jam with toast. Ricotta is richer than yogurt, so I serve less of it with the berries.
Basic Phyllo Dough
It seems scary at first, making your own phyllo dough. But with this recipe, we learn that although phyllo means leaf, that leaf need not be the paper-thin kind we’re used to seeing in Middle Eastern pastry. A Greek chef, Diane Kochilas, gives the lesson here, and she’s not overly careful of the dough, she patches holes where needed and she uses a good amount of olive oil. It’s delicious.
The Venetian Spritz
This drink is sweet, bitter, citrusy and sparkling — even slightly salty — but with minimal punch. It is a graceful way to begin an evening, and a thing of perfection on a sultry afternoon. The spritz can be made several ways, but the best and most common is simply a glass of prosecco with two or three ice cubes and a dash of sparkling water, topped with Aperol, a twist of lemon or slice of orange and — importantly and strangely — one green olive. The drink also can be made with white wine and sparkling water, and Campari or Cynar turn up in some varieties, but the spritz a l’Aperol is the benchmark, and handily trumps the others.
The Hippocrene
Spiced Port Punch
Port, that gentle, rich and comforting spirit, has a whiff of empire about it. This recipe, a strong, port-based punch, works to counteract the image. It’s not too sweet, but rich and spicy. It’s an easygoing crowd-pleaser and proof that port and orange get along famously. Consider it for the next time you plan a holiday gathering.
