Category Archive: Breakfast

From pancakes to waffles to cinnamon toast - a collection of breakfast and brunch recipes

Easy Lemon Curd Recipe

Lemon curd may not sound very nice, but it is delicious! It’s a creamy, velvety-smooth custard that works well as a cake filling, tart filling or on toast or a scone. I’ve poured it over a vanilla and strawberry sponge cake, used it to fill fruit tarts and had it on the table alongside a …

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Tocino: Filipino Breakfast Pork Recipe

This is a favourite of our many house guests: tocino, Filipino-style bacon. Filipino breakfasts are amazing. There are few meals I love more than a good plate of garlic fried rice, fried eggs and sweet buns (pandesal) with one or more of the following Filipino breakfast meats: Filipino sausage (longanisa), Filipino bacon (tocino), Filipino breakfast …

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Japanese Hamburger Recipe: Quick Comfort Food

Sometimes, inspiration comes from strange places. The inspiration for this recipe came from a strange (and mildly embarrassing) place indeed – a Japanese cartoon (specifically, Skip Beat!, episode 15). Okay, okay…it may not sound cool for an adult in their early thirties to watch anime, but it did result in a wonderful recipe that has …

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English Pancakes – Crepes with Lemon and Sugar for Pancake Day

I collect words. Since we’ve started living in England, I’ve been collecting vocabulary differences (for example, lorry versus truck and lift versus elevator). And I’ve just collected one more: pancakes versus crepes. When the British say “pancake”, they don’t mean the delightfully puffy and light cake made in a pan that North Americans think of. …

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Brunch Pastry: Apple and Strawberry Galettes

Brunch is not complete without something sweet! This recipe has served me well on many occasions; it’s great to have a simple but delicious recipe on hand for a brunch party – especially since waking up early is not my forte! This recipe is from Donna Hay’s brilliant cookbook, Instant Entertaining. Brunch Pastry Serves 4 …

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