Issue #31 A Thanksgiving Brunch Menu
This month: A Thanksgiving Brunch Menu
In
this issue
of the Breakfast and Brunch Express, find recipes and menu ideas for
hosting a Thanksgiving brunch including cranberry sauce, squash muffins
and applesauce muffins.
Hello Everyone!
A Thanksgiving brunch is something that you can host when you are having friends or family visit for the upcoming holiday or any time during the fall. This could be in place of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner or you could serve brunch if you are not eating your Thanksgiving dinner until late in the day.You could also use some of these recipes for the day after Thanksgiving or on the adjoining weekend as a way to get to see family members in the area that may only come to visit for the long weekend.
I have added some new recipes this month as well. Try these squash muffins, applesauce muffins, cranberry sauce, and a tutorial on how to cook squash.
Christmas baking is right around the corner. If you want to try a few new recipes this year, check out these cookbooks: Candy, Christmas, Celebrations, Pies, Bread Puddings and Desserts, Cookies and Chocolate.
Happy Eating!
Laura Warnke
***The next issue of this newsletter is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Next month's topic: A Christmas Brunch featuring rum cake and a few of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes.
Thanksgiving Image above courtesy: 2008 © Melanie Neer. Image from BigStockPhoto.com.”
Quick Links to this Month's Recipes
(scroll further down the page for photos and descriptions of recipes)Eggs Benedict Cranberry Scones
Creamy Scrambled Eggs Squash Muffins
Fried Red Potatoes and Ham Applesauce Muffins
Browned Butter Potatoes Cranberry Muffins
Grandma's Waffle Recipe Easy Coffeecake
Cranberry Sauce Colby Cheese Fruit Salad
Breakfast Fruit Compote Mimosa
Hot Fruit Compote Spiced Tea
Bellini Cocktail
Thanksgiving Brunch Recipes:
Egg Dishes
This Eggs Benedict
recipe is an all-time favorite breakfast and brunch menu item made with
English muffins, Canadian-Style
bacon, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce.
These creamy
scrambled eggs are baked in the oven with milk, butter, and
cream cheese. Serve this scrambled egg recipe for an easy breakfast or
brunch.
Very little preparation makes these eggs perfect to serve when company
comes for breakfast or brunch.
Potato Side Dishes
Red Potatoes and Ham
A red potato recipe made with tiny red potatoes, green onion, ham, and
butter. Serve this as a hearty breakfast recipe for a busy weekend.
These potatoes make a nice addition to a savory brunch menu and are
delicious served with scrambled eggs, muffins, and fresh juice.
Browned Butter Potatoes:
Browned butter potatoes are cooked potatoes with skins left on that are
simmered in a beef broth. They are a simple potato recipe that tastes
great with quiche or ham.
The beef flavor complements the potatoes and they are then coated with
browned butter and chopped fresh parsley.Waffles
Grandma's
waffle recipe is made with eggs, sugar, milk, and butter.
Whipped egg whites make these waffles light, delicate, and fluffy.
Serve for breakfast or brunch with real dairy butter and maple syrup.Fall Fruits
Homemade
Cranberry
Sauce:
An easy cranberry sauce recipe to make for a fall brunch menu
or
traditional Thanksgiving meal. Homemade with fresh cranberries, sugar,
and cinnamon, it is a refreshing change from canned cranberries.
Colby Cheese Fruit Salad:
Colby cheese fruit salad is made with Colby cheese, apples,
grapes, strawberries, blueberries, yogurt and walnuts. Serve with
breakfast and brunch recipes like quiches, pancakes and waffles.
Breakfast Fruit Compote: The
warm bright inviting colors of the fruits are eye catching and add that
needed punch of color when you are serving a special brunch menu. Made
with prunes, apples, raisins, and oranges. A
hint of cinnamon adds a deep rich flavor to the fruit juices. Served
chilled.
Hot Fruit Compote:
This
recipe for hot fruit compote has a delicious combination of
pineapple, peaches, pears, cherries, and oranges.
Served warm, this
fruit recipe will complement your breakfast or brunch menu.Breads and Muffins
Easy Coffeecake Recipe:
An easy coffeecake recipe made with flour, sugar, milk, and
butter, and topped with brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Serve this
coffeecake warm for breakfast, brunch or an afternoon snack and add a
sweet treat to your day.
Harvest Squash Muffins:
A
delicious cranberry muffin recipe made with dried cranberries and
cherries and topped with cinnamon sugar. Serve these cranberry and
cherry muffins warm for breakfast or brunch.
Cranberry Muffins:
A
delicious cranberry muffin recipe made with dried cranberries and
cherries and topped with cinnamon sugar. Serve these cranberry and
cherry muffins warm for breakfast or brunch.
Applesauce Muffins:
These easy applesauce muffins are made with unsweetened applesauce and
flavored with cinnamon and a touch of cloves. Serve this moist muffin
recipe for a fall or Thanksgiving brunch menu.
Cranberry Scones:
Cranberry
scones are made with fresh or dried cranberries, buttermilk, sugar, and
butter. The vanilla glaze on top makes this a sweeter scone and
delicious pastry. Serve this scone recipe for breakfast, brunch, or an
afternoon tea party.Beverages
Mimosas: A
simple Mimosa Recipe made from Champagne and orange juice and a splash
of Grand Marnier Liqueur. Serve Mimosas for a weekend breakfast or
brunch or special occasion.
A Bellini cocktail
recipe made with peach nectar, peach schnapps, and a dry sparkling
wine. Serve this cocktail recipe as part of a special brunch menu or
for a wedding or baby shower luncheon.
Non-Alcoholic Spiced Tea:
Spiced
tea is made with orange, cranberry, and apple juice
and flavored
with cinnamon candies, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and sugar.
Serve this
hot beverage as an alternative to coffee in the cold winter months.Find more tips and ideas for a Thanksgiving brunch menu on this page.
Holiday Baking Recipe Cookbooks
A nice gift idea for someone special in your life or buy a few for yourself and expand your recipe collection. View more.Candy Recipes Pie Recipes Christmas Recipes
A Helpful Hint:
Did
your brown sugar turn hard over the summer? Try placing a slice of
fresh bread in your package of brown sugar. In a few hours the brown
sugar will have absorbed the moisture from the bread and you will have
soft brown sugar again.Quote for the Day:
A
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