Breakfasts & Brunch Recipes

A semi-homemade coffee cake using white cake mix and vanilla pudding for extra moisture. Swirled with cinnamon, cocoa, sugar, and chopped nuts, it bakes up rich and golden for brunch or weekend treats.

Old-fashioned yeast coffee cake enriched with scalded milk and lard, topped with cinnamon sugar. A tender, bread-like breakfast cake from the yeasted coffee cake tradition.

Bread machine coffee cake made with semolina flour, graham cracker crumbs, and a triple hit of coffee flavor. Slice thick, spread with mocha buttercream, and top with chocolate coffee beans.

Cheesy scalloped potatoes with hash browns, cream of mushroom soup, peppers, and pimentos, topped with crunchy cheese cracker crumbs. One-dish comfort at its finest.

Corn pancakes studded with whole kernel corn and sweetened with light corn syrup cook up golden on a griddle. A simple breakfast with pops of sweet corn in every bite.

Cottage cheese pancakes blended smooth in a blender with eggs, flour, and oil. A high-protein, creamy pancake with just 4 ingredients and 15 minutes start to finish.

Homemade low-fat turkey sausage patties with dried apples, sage, and nutmeg. Ready in 30 minutes, these breakfast sausages skip the grease and pack real country flavor into every bite.

This recipe uses ready-made taco shells, but soft tortillas are good too.

Savory cottage cheese and rice pancakes with corn and mustard. A low-fat, protein-packed griddle cake for breakfast or a light dinner.

Cream cheese roll: a tender sour-cream yeast dough rolled around cream cheese filling, snipped into a braided pattern, and baked golden. A brunch-ready pastry for any occasion.

Creole eggs scramble straight into a savory base of onion, green pepper, mushrooms, capers and tomato juice, then pile onto buttered toast. A quick, New Orleans-style breakfast in under 10 minutes.

Most of my recipes are ideal for a good lunch or dinner, but would start the morning with this recipe.

Eggs bake in a buttery cheese sauce spiked with hot sauce and Worcestershire, then get spooned over toast in this retro Delaware breakfast that turns simple ingredients into pure comfort.

Fresh grated zucchini and dills bring the frittata very fresh taste, creamy goat cheese adds the extra creaminess and smooth, excellent breakfast for starting a day!

Farm-style breakfast scramble with bacon, sliced potatoes browned in bacon grease, onions, green peppers, and eggs scrambled together with a splash of Tabasco. Hearty, stick-to-your-ribs comfort.

Oil-free breakfast hash with brown rice, potatoes, and vegetables seasoned with cumin and soy sauce. A vegan, low-fat morning skillet ready in 25 minutes.