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French toast Serves 4 as Main Dish. This is a very simple and easy dish which is also very forgiving. My measurements are slightly rough and can always be adjusted to your own taste. 1 loaf Brioche (I use Whole Foods brioche-I estimate it weighs around 24 ounces) 4 X-lg. eggs (5 if you slice the bread thin) pinch salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1/4-1/2 c. milk 1 tbs. butter 1 tbs. canola oil Slice brioche into 1/2 inch slices (cautions: try to make slices as even & flat as possible; also, cutting slices too thin will cause them to break & cutting too thick will not allow egg batter to penetrate them sufficiently--try to find a happy medium). Whip eggs, milk, salt and half the cinnamon and half the brown sugar in mixing bowl. Soak each individual slice in batter briefly. Heat stovetop griddle to med.-high heat. Add a portion of the butter and oil. Lay slices onto griddle. While cooking, sprinkle remainder of brown sugar and cinnamon on top of cooking slices. Cook on each side around 2 minutes being careful not to burn (which can easily dry out & ruin the French toast). While cooking, pay attention to griddle flame adjusting if it's cooking too hot. Serve with either fresh fruit, jam and/or maple syrup. Keywords: Vegetarian, Easy, American, Breakfast ( RG748 )

It's Sunday morning. You were up far too late last night, drinking far too much. You're hungry and groggy, your head probably hurts a bit and your stomach is a bit tender. You need comfort food. You need Desolation Brunch. In my four years in Seattle I've not yet really found anywhere satisfactory for this yet. The *big* caveat is that I've not had a car very long so I haven't explored much outside of Cap Hill and am looking for suggestions on places to go. I've been to Glo's and while it's tasty it doesn't quite do it for me. Coastal Kitchen has very tasty food though their omelettes always have a bit of a strange consistency. They do have fantastic hash browns though. I've been to Hattie's Hat ages ago and I recall it being good but not earth-shattering. I guess that for me Desolation Brunch is about comfort food - dairy, carbohydrates and maybe some protein, everything fresh, everything tasty. It should settle a stomach that's recovering from tying a few too many on and leave me contented. To give you an idea of what I'm looking for, when I lived in Brooklyn my favorite spot were the following: Theresa's (Montague St., Brooklyn Heights) - This was our favorite spot for Desolation Brunch -- I'd usually get an order of peppery potato pierogen, a plum butter blintz (light and crispy on the outside and divinely rich on the inside), a bottomless cup of coffee and a tall grlass of incredibly-fresh orange juice. They opened up a branch in Manhattan on 2nd Ave. & 6th St. but we felt it was never quite as good as the Brooklyn one. Le Gamin (Front St in DUMBO very briefly but the more established branch was on... 6th or 7th ave and 13th St or so, though my memory may be off). Fantastically good crepes, big *bowls* fo cafe au lait and some of the worst service I've ever encountered (what sort of French creperie runs out of goat cheese during brunch on sunday?) but so worth it. Greek diners (usually the one right at the exit from the Brookyn Bridge but really any would do) - Some sort of egg or pancake dish and usually disco fries (or at least gravy fries. Nothing was ever excellent but the menus were huge and pretty much everything was pretty decent. So, where do you go for recovery of body and soul? [edited for spelling]

We are weekend breakfast junkies, but we are looking for somewhere new to us. We have gone to Fatzos most recently (good breaky, bad coffee) and avoid places like the Sunshine Diner, Sophie's, Cafe Zen because of the ridiculous line ups. Any thoughts? We will willingly embrace diners and are looking for something reasonably priced! Cheers

DDC DIM SUM BRUNCH We consulted the Oracle about when and where to have the DDC Dim Sum Brunch (DDCDSB). He said "Answer hazy. Try again." So we waited, then asked the Oracle again. He said, "Cannot predict now." So we waited, then asked the Oracle again. He said, "Orange". While that answer may indeed be profound and may indeed be prophetic, its meaning was lost on us. So we consulted a Magic Eight Ball. It said, "Cannot predict now". So we waited some more, then asked the Magic Eight Ball again. It said, "Outlook good". While definitely a promising answer, it still didn't tell us enough. So we waited some more, then asked the Magic Eight Ball once again. It said, "2:30pm Sunday, October 12th at the Golden Pheonix. Price $7". So there you have it, DDC DIM SUM BRUNCH Sunday October 12th, 1:30pm at the HK Golden Pheonix 909 Race Street Second Floor Philadelphia PA. Please RSVP to scoats@greylodge.com by 7am Monday October 6. Rich says to give a phone number, so I will, but e-mail is the BEST way to RSVP. If you absolutely have talk to a machine, leave a message at 215-333-4184. The price will be $7. The service will be family style (but with less guilt and nagging). There will about 14 different things on the menu, and we don't expect everyone to try everything (which is how Herb came to the $7 price). A Voluntary Donation for Philabundance Will Be Collected After the Meal. Thanks and sorry for the delay, Scoats and Herb

Does anyone have any Sunday brunch recommendations? I want a place between Fort Lee and Livingston, preferably not in Hoboken due to parking problems, and not the Short Hills Hilton ( I think that's over $60/person).

I'm always looking for cool dishes and I've had some tasty breakfast items in Latin America. I'm not sure I liked breakfast until I ate it in Latin America. Interested in anything from your favorite pan dulces to chilaquiles to cachapas. Whatever. If you want to include a recipe, that's cool. But if you just want to give a brief description I'll try to find a recipe that matches. Thanks.

I have lived in NDG for many years and I feel you can't get a decent breakfast/brunch. Just came back from a disatrous breakfast. It was the third time I have been there and sadly my last. Any suggestions?

Hi everyone, I stumbled upon Egullet.com last weekend when running a search for a local restaurant, and I am so ecstatic! This board is so much better than any other I've come across in terms of discussing the merits of food & restaurants. Anyways, I'll skip the babble & get straight to the point.... where can I find good breakfast in Northern NJ?? Please don't include diners.. I'm looking for breakfast joints that deviate from the norm.. eclectic, fresh ingredients preferred. I've lived in NJ for 3 years now, and to this day I have not found one place that serves what I call a "gourmet breakfast". For example, a fave breakfast joint of mine in Burlington, VT.. Smokejacks, serves a brown sugar, pecan & cream cheese stuffed sweet potato french toast with fresh whipped cream on top. The Garden Room Cafe in Grand Rapids, MI serves "Garden Blossoms", which are Phyllo Cups filled with Smoked Ham, Chives & Parmesan, topped with Poached Eggs & Hollandaise. I could go on & on, but I think you get the drift of what I'm looking for. I've been searching high & low for 3 years now, and I still find myself needing to drive into the city anytime I want a good, eclectic breakfast. Can anybody help?? Nice to meet you all!

And as the South serves the best breakfasts in the U.S. and quite possibly the world, I'm talking the best breakfasts, period. I can't decide between Skinhead's in Paduccah KY where the aroma of country ham acookin' fills the parking lot and the Loveless Cafe, where the country ham is just as good and the biscuits come by the dozen to be sopped in Red Eye gravy and topped with homemade preserves. Any other contenders out there?

Brunch seems to be an odd meal in the restaurant world. I don't eat it out much anymore, because I can cook brunch-y food just as well at home using fresh foods from the Takoma farm market around the corner. I've seen way too many restaurants where brunch is just an afterthought; I used to live in Dupont Circle and at that time this was just about the only type of brunch available there. Just the same, sometimes it's nice to head downtown and enjoy a lazy late-morning meal with friends. Where do you like to go for brunch in and around DC? Who does a great job? We've talked about the dim sum brunch at Cafe Atlantico in detail before. I've had brunch at Cashion's Eat Place a few times. I believe this is the only Cashion's menu that doesn't change week-to-week, and it includes a nice trout with beurre blanc and hot house-made croissants along with the usual egg type dishes. I also liked brunch at Tabard Inn, where I shared homemade donuts with my friend and enjoyed a properly made omelet. I've always wanted to check out breakfast at Melrose; I asked Chef Brian McBride about his breakfast offerings when he did a demo at L'academie and his obvious pride in what he described as "the best breakfast in the city" piqued my interest. But is Sunday morning a good time to go there, or should I try for a slower Wednesday or Thursday morning? I see from searching OpenTable that Bistro Bis, 15 ria, Firefly and New Heights, among others, are open during brunch hours. (I'm assuming here that they offer a brunch menu to tables at 11am on Sundays.) I'm supposed to have brunch with a friend downtown next week, and these look like interesting options. Anybody tried them in the morning? Anything else I oughta check out?

I will be staying this weekend in Bayhead at the Gables bed and breakfast. Would like suggestions on a brunch place not to far away. Grenville isn't an option my niece works there and i don;t like the stories i hear on food prep. The Old Mill Inn i understand has been done over and is good. Any thoughts on that one?

My wife, Godzilla, and I spent our holiday in London this Spring for our first time in England. We stayed in a three star hotel and could not believe the prices for food. A continental breakfast, featuring bologna, bread, dry cereal, cheese, some fruit, cofee and tea was $18.00. If you also wanted eggs and ham/sausage the price was $23.00 per person. Why?

Mom's Waffles 2 c flour 1 Tbl Baking Powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp Baking Soda a little cinnamon a little nutmeg 2 c Buttermilk 4 eggs, separated 1/2 c melted butter 2 Tbl. syrup a little vanilla Stir dry ingredients together. Combine egg yolks and buttermilk. Add egg yolk mixture to dry ingredients. Stir in slightly cooled butter. Add syrup and vanilla. Fold in eggwhites, leaving little fluffs of them showing in the batter. Bake in waffle iron. (duh!) The also make yummy pancakes...especially if you forget to bring the waffle iron to the weekend getaway...d'oh Keywords: Breakfast, Waffle Iron ( RG580 )

Crisp & Light Belgian Waffles 3 c Bisquick ™ 1 c milk (or substitute 1-1/4 cups buttermilk) 2/3 c espresso or strong coffee (or substitute 2/3 cup milk) 1 c sour cream 1/2 c (1 stick) butter, melted 2 eggs, separated. 1 tsp vanilla In large mixing bowl, combine Bisquick ™, milk, coffee, sour cream and egg yolks. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in butter and let stand for 20 minutes. While waffle maker is heating, beat egg whites until firm and fold into batter. Bake. Keywords: Breakfast, Waffle Iron ( RG579 )

I'm thinking to haul out a wedding-present-waffle-iron, never opened never used in this century, but can hardly remember anything about waffle-making. What to do? Are there tricks, tips, better and worse recipes, issues, factions, schools of thought? (Related topic: waffle irons)

Buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, scrambled eggs. A sliced orange or two, just to counteract the cholesteral. No grits.

Hi all, I will be in Medford next week for a day or two and was trying to find some micro brewpub type place with great beer and great food, bar food stuff ok. Need great local breakfast too. The big 3 egg omelette with homemade bread and real maple syrup kind of place. Ashland to Talent ok I have a car. TIA D

Do you eat Chinese breakfast? What do you like to eat? Sweet or salty soy bean milk with fried dough? Congee? A cup of coffee and a bun? Bacon & eggs?

I hope it's not too early to start thinking about Mother's Day, but my mom loves the planning as much as the taking out, I think. I'm wondering if anyone knows of places for brunch, in central jersey. Preferably Monmouth/Ocean county, probably no further north than Union county. Under $30pp. And eggs benedict are almost a requirement. We called up Lobster Shanty down in Pt Pleasant, but they're only doing dinner (they used to do a nice brunch during the winter; haven't been there in awhile). The current candidate is Redhead's, in Eatontown (I think...). $18pp, fyi, but I have no idea what they have. Haven't been there since I worked in the area a few years ago. Lunch was decent at the time...

Fresh Breakfast Sausage 1 lb pork, boned 1 tsp pickling salt, non iodized 1/4 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp sage 1/8 tsp ginger 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp thyme 1/4 tsp paprika 2 fl oz water Grind pork through a 3/16" plate. Mix all other ingredients in bowl and then mix into ground meat. Chill in freezer for 30 min. Grind through 1/4" plate. If you just want bulk sausage, you can form into patties or just store in freezer bags, in freezer. If you are going to stuff..... Chill in freezer for 30 min. Stuff into sheep casings. This is no more difficult than it sounds if you know a few tricks. Just rinse about 3 feet of sheep casings in cold water and after finding the hole in one end, feed this onto the stuffing tube. Just keep sliding it on the tube until you reach the end. Tie a knot at the end and start stuffing. It is a lot easier with a helper to either keep the stuffer full or to do the stuffing. When the 3 ft casing is full, lay it out on a counter and smooth it out with the hands to a uniform thickness. About 3" from one end, pinch the casing and give the link a full twist. Pinch again about 3" from the first link and twist in the opposite direction. Continue in this manner to the end, always twisting the current link in the opposite direction from the previous. I always put the meat back into the freezer while linking just to keep it cold. Once the process is learned, you can stuff the whole batch and link them all at one time. Hang the stuffed sausage in a cool place to dry to the touch, approximately 30 minutes. Refrigerate or freeze immediately after drying. You now have your own home made sausage. All the fresh sausages are made in the same manner. Keywords: Pork ( RG406 )

During the week I always skip breakfast. I just dont have the appetite for it and am not hungry, at all. On the weekends, however, I am hungry for breakfast... Is breakfast still the most imortant meal of the day or this a myth?

My boyfriend & I will be in town this weekend for a brief visit, and I'd like to have one nice dinner option on Sat night and a nice brunch on Sunday (I know it will be crazy with Easter). Getting to places is not a problem. Any consensus on recommendations? I have been to Jaleo once, a few years ago, and wouldn't mind going back if we could get in. Other than that, we're wide open -- just no steakhouses or sushi, please. Thanks in advance . . .

Any suggestions for Easter Brunch or Dinner in northern NJ (Passaic, Bergen, or Essex counties)? Thanks!

I've been reading for a while, but here's my first post. Hooray! This is my problem. My lovely wife started working evenings at a fine local eatery, and I would still like to take her out. We have a "Ste-Patate-24hr-grease-joint" on the corner, but somehow that just doesn't seem appropriate, and besides, I doubt they have good coffee. I've seen lots of posts about recommended Mexican, Thai, Sushi, One-day-in-Montreal places, so I hope people can help me out. I remember passing by a place on Mont-Royal just east of St-Hubert once, but the lineup looked hours long. Can anyone remind me what this place is called, and whether it is worth the wait? Are there other choices? Also, what are the approximate costs for a good breakfast? We probably wouldn't be having wine... Thanks!

Anyone know a good place for Easter Brunch in Morris, Somerset, Union, or Essex counties? I realize that this is like going out on Mother's Day but hey, short of converting my wife's entire family to Judaism (oy, my parents would be thrilled! ) this is what I've got to deal with. I do have a reservation for the North Maple Inn in Basking Ridge but I'm open to suggestions.