What does Mom want for Mother's Day brunch? I'm pretty sure it's cheese blintzes: paper-thin crêpes filled with lightly sweetened ricotta cheese and topped with a strawberry-rhubarb compote. Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 14, and everyone wants to surprise Mom with a special breakfast. In my mind, no breakfast is more special than cheese ...
Holiday Breakfast: Radicchio and Squash Quiche
The holidays mean houseguests. While we all plan ahead for the traditional holiday dinners and festive New Year's Eve parties, no one remembers to plan for breakfast. But if you have houseguests, you have to feed them lunch, dinner and breakfast. So what do you make for the day after the big party? You know, when everyone wakes up and wants yet ...
Butternut Squash and Kale Quiche for Fall
There can be no doubt that fall has arrived and my weekly visit to the farmers market is tinged with bitterness as I count the weeks until the market closes for another year. This weekend, I made sure to stock up on green tomatoes -- and expect an unusual green tomato recipe later this week -- apples, pears and other seasonal produce. Around ...
Mother’s Day Brunch Menu
I strongly believe that you should not go out to eat on big restaurant holidays, like Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. The restaurants are crowded, the prices inflated and the waitstaff harried. Restaurant critics will tell you the same thing but then give you a long list of restaurant recommendations anyway because that is their job. So, my ...
Easter Brunch Recipe Round-Up
Easter is this Sunday and although my family is not celebrating the holiday, we do have some fun plans. We are taking advantage of the fact that the children don't have Hebrew school (because of Spring Break) and the cancellation of my husband's Sunday morning pick-up basketball game, (because of Easter) to go out to a rare family brunch! As a way ...
Butternut Squash & Kale Quiche
At this time of year, many people are looking for satisfying meatless meals. Perhaps your family is observing Lent. Perhaps you are simply trying to eat healthier or in a more environmentally-friendly manner as part of your New Year's resolutions. My family are not vegetarians but we do eat several meatless meals a week in part for health ...
How to Host a Bagel Brunch
This past weekend, I hosted a baby shower for a friend who, like me, is an East Coast transplant to Chicago. Because my friend and her husband are both from New York, we decided to make New York the theme of the shower. The menu? A classic bagel brunch, of course! A bagel brunch is a relaxed and easy party to throw because you purchase most of ...
Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas
I am of the firm belief that you should not go out to eat on big restaurant holidays, like Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. The restaurants are extra crowded, the prices inflated and the wait staff harried. You are much more likely to have a great meal on any random Saturday night or Sunday morning when the dining room has a normal number of ...