Brunch

It's not that I forgot about the blog but lets just say I have been "treading water" for a couple of weeks...I'm not sure I can account for February at all!! Between work demands, birthdays, and sickness I am one worn out mama but I have been cooking up a storm. Don't hold it against me that all my good stuff has been produced at work. So here's a rundown of some yum brunch food I worked on.

Breakfast Panzanella -adapted from Michael Chiarello

Butter balsamic dressing

1/2 c. balsamic

1/2 c. orange juice

Reduce by half

Add

2 Tb brandy

1/4 c. brown sugar

Stir to dissolve sugar and then turn off heat

Add

1 tsp vanilla

A little fresh cracked black pepper and a pinch of salt

1 stick cold butter diced into pieces

Whisk in butter slowly melting each piece before adding another

Keep in a warm place

In a large bowl combine the following ingredients

Sliced strawberries

Blueberries

Dry Cranberries

Chocolate chips

Toasted almonds

Spring mix

Warm toasted waffles -cut into pieces -Any breakfast bread will work (cinnamon rolls, brioche)

Drizzle warm dressing over

Quiche in a baguette -Stolen from pinterest

Make your favorite quiche mix

Mine contains 1 c heavy cream for a dozen eggs

Dash of dijon mustard

2 c. shredded cheese

Scallions and ham

Hollow out a baguette or bread boule, leaving a one inch border on all sides and making sure there are no holes

Pour in custard and bake in a 325 oven until set

Allow to cool and slice into servings

Double T Red Velvet Pancakes

For every cup of dry pancake mix (your favorite)

Add 1/4 c. cocoa powder and 1 Tb red food coloring along with the water

Cook as usual on a griddle and I decorated with chocolate chips and cream cheese icing

Crab and Bacon Bloody Mary Shooters

Bloody mary base

2 c. tomato juice

3 Tb horseradish

2 Tb cholula -or fav hot sauce

2 tsp granulated garlic

3-4 heavy dashes of worcestershire

2 tsp celery salt

juice of 1 lemon

Combine and chill very well

In each shot glass place 4-5 pieces lump crab, fine dice shallot, diced avocado

Pour cold tomato juice over and garnish with a slice of crispy bacon

Donut Cheeseburger Sliders

1 can biscuits

 -Fry biscuits at 350 until golden on both sides

Allow to cool and then cut in half

Glaze

1/4 c. milk

2 tsp butter

2 c. powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Warm milk and butter and whisk in sugar and vanilla

Glaze over top half of donut

Place a cooked cheeseburger (bacon would have been a good addition) on donut and finish with glazed donut top

You will want to eat all of these!!!