Mother’s day is coming up on Sunday, May 8th. Around my house, Mother’s Day is typically celebrated with breakfast made by my husband, cards made by the kids, and then a gift certificate for a massage. Breakfast is one of my favorite meals to cook and I love hosting brunches, morning baby showers, and morning bridal showers – any reason to cook some of my favorites! As inspiration for Mother’s Day, here are some of my favorite breakfast dishes (and the bakeware you need to make it happen).
This simple make ahead breakfast is a favorite in my house. I assemble it the night before and then just throw it in the oven the next morning. It is good with the fruit suggested, but we’ve also made it with whatever we have lying around (both fresh fruit and frozen). It is incredibly versatile and easy in that way! I make mine in my Emile Henry square baking dish. This recipe can also be found in Heidi’s amazing cookbook Super Natural Everyday – which I highly recommend!
The Joy of Cooking cookbook is almost annoying because it makes you wonder why you own any other cookbooks. It always has the recipe for what you want, and since it is such a classic, the recipes are well tested and always turn out great. I love the classic quiche recipe in this book with my mom’s pie crust recipe (although you can buy pre-made dough or use any recipe). I use fontina instead of cheddar or swiss, and I also add a layer of prosciutto before dumping in the egg mixture. You can really do anything with this recipe! I actually have two of these Apilco quiche plates and I LOVE them.
When Bridget and I were growing up, our parents often made us waffles on the weekend. These weren’t just any waffles, but heart shaped waffles! I never thought much of it, but have since realized that they aren’t that common in the US (something I realized while traveling to the Nordic countries for work). I have since bought this waffle iron for my family and I love making heart shaped waffles again – it reminds me both of my childhood AND trips to my favorite part of the world. I don’t have a go to waffle recipe, I usually just do a quick search on my phone and use the first one that pops up, or go back to Joy of Cooking.
Sunday Scramble
My husband and I regularly make a scrambled eggs recipe that we call the Sunday Scramble. We scramble eggs and add in cheese (often gouda), avocado, and chopped up chicken apple sausage. It isn’t fancy, but it tastes amazing. A few years ago we invested in a Scanpan nonstick skillet set and we basically have stopped using all other skillets except for the occasional Le Creuset cast iron workhorse (the best for making dutch babies). It is SO much easier to make eggs in a nonstick skillet that it is worth having one even if you don’t like the idea of non-stick (Scanpan promises that they avoid the health related concerns of non-stick pans of the past generation).
Occasionally I’ll make baked donuts. I say they’re for the kids, but I really make them because I like them! I have this amazing donut pan (and also this mini donut pan) and it makes donuts that look fried, but are really baked. I can’t claim that baked donuts are healthy, they are just healthier than fried ones!
A dutch baby is a spectacular show stopper item to serve at breakfast. There are lots of recipes around the internet, but my favorites come from Joy the Baker. She has an incredible blog and two incredible cookbooks (Joy the Baker Cookbook and Homemade Decadence). I make my dutch babies in my Le Creuset cast iron skillet. They are both crispy and decadent, souffle like in appearance and pancake like in taste. They are incredible and you have to make one if you haven’t before.
Here is a roundup of all the equipment linked above and a suggestion for how it should be brought to you in bed! How amazing is that little faceted bud vase (#7) and that gold cutlery (#9)! A girl can dream.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
xo Alice