Ham and Cheese Croissant Casserole

Easter Sunday brunch 🐰!  I found this recipe here and it sounded easy enough to put together as I had to do dinner AND dessert, all homemade as well.  I did a few things on Saturday to make life easier.  I edited the recipe to design it just for the two of us (4 servings).

Raspberry Jam Oatmeal Bars

Son loves oatmeal anything and I had company company for dinner so thought this would accomplish a couple of things, dessert, breakfast and treats for everyone.  There were oodles and oodles of recipes online and I decided on this one.  What I used:

Raisin Scones

I saw this recipe and used it as a guideline.  I thought I'd make my son some scones as he really likes them.  I was going to add cinnamon and vanilla but I forgot until after they were in the oven...

Carrot Raisin Walnut Loaf

I make banana bread or some type of banana muffins every single week for lunches.  I thought I'd change it up this week and use carrots instead.  Well, the real reason is I had no bananas and had lots of carrots so this is what I concocted:

Sunday Night Quickie

I saw this in a Louisiana cookbook from 1959 called "River Road Recipes" and it's still in print!  It seemed so bizarre I just had to make it...and did for brunch today.

Overnight Clotted Cream

I found I was able to buy organic cream that is 36% milk fat here so I wanted to try making overnight clotted cream.  Of course it would be served with scones.

Sugar Free Cornbread Corndog Muffins

I saw this on a cooking show and wanted to make them.  I had hot dogs in the freezer and they were wrapped individually so was good for the recipe. I wasn't going to blog this so didn't take any pictures while cooking, but they were so good, I want to remember it!  Good for a corndog fix without the deep fry!

Lemon Curd

I recently re-discovered this delicious treat and love it.  One of the few sweets I cannot say no to.  I had to try making it myself.  The one I bought was not only expensive but also hurt-your-teeth sweet!  I found a few supposed "easy peasy" recipes and made 3 cups as I wanted to gift some as well.  I even bought mason jars for it.  When I want to gift food, it often doesn't turn out the way I imagine, so fingers crossed!  🤞  What I used:

Spicy Shakshuka With Feta Cheese (Eggs in Purgatory)

I've always wanted to make shakshuka. I've seen it on food t.v. for years now.  The opportunity presented itself to me in an easy manner.  We had lamb shanks last night for dinner and I had all this tomatoey gravy leftover and so it became shakshuka sauce today with a couple of edits.  My sauce had herbs, onion, garlic, carrots and "Bianco DiNapoli" crushed tomatoes.  I guessed there was about 2 or 3 cups there.  To make it compliant for this dish, I added:

Caci-Oat Pepe

I saw this on food t.v. and knew I had to give it a try for the next brunch. Plus I admire chef Michael Voltaggio and wanted to try his recipe as I thought it was ingenious.  He made avocado toast pizza too!  I added an over-easy egg to each dish, bacon on the side and fresh raspberries to complete plating.  What I used:

Avocado Walnut Cheese Toast

This was my own creation.  I have a surplus of avocados because I was going to make sushi (California Rolls) but that's going to have to wait due to Christmas stuff going on...  They're all ripe now so my millennial son would be getting his fave avocado toast for bit.

Smoky Bison Sausage Hash

I had 2 & 1/2 bison sausages leftover from dinner last night.  I was trying to decide what to make with them for my son's lunch today.  Then I came up with an idea of a brunchy hash.  This is what I used:

Polenta Dutch Baby with Ham and Cheese

I've made the sweet version before and now it was time for the savory.  I found the recipe here.  What I used:

French Toast Roll Ups

I saw this on pandemic food t.v.  I liked the idea so decided to make these for my son who I knew would really enjoy them.  I make him French toast often so this was a nice spin on that.  I bought this buttermilk honey bread from a local bakery and it was really soft, so I thought it would be perfect.  I also bought some Canadian spreadable cream cheese that is a specialty for Montreal bagels.

Egg White Veggie Frittata

This was brunch today.  I used what I had in my fridge to make up the ingredients.

Avocado Toast with Cloud Eggs

I read about and watch food t.v. daily but never heard of a "cloud egg" before.  When I saw it on my news feed, I decided to give it a try for my son.  He's a big avocado toast fan and I make it for him all the time.  I use premium bakery bread in a nice thick slice, toasted.  I put some cream cheese on, 2 slices of black forest ham, followed by diced avocado, a sprinkle of "everything bagel" seasoning and then usually over easy eggs.  Today would be cloud eggs instead.

3-Ingredient Banana Nut Cookies

These are my kind of recipes - 3 ingredients.  I got it from a favorite site, Skinnytaste.  Basically this was 2 bananas, mashed, 1 cup of quick oats and crushed pecans.  Into a 350°F oven for 20 minutes and voila, done!

MacLaren’s Cheddar Jam Squares

I googled this cheese as I used it in my potato soup and I wanted to provide a link to it.  When I did, I came upon this recipe and knew I had to make it.  I've always been a huge fan of cheese and jam together, and I love cheddar melted on apple pie too.  But I really made them for my son as I knew he'd love them.

Blueberry Buckle

Courtesy of Alton Brown, I made this for my son.  It's supposed to be one of Alton's best recipes.  I should have made this when blueberries were abundant here and fresh from the farms.  I found his measurements confusing and when googling it to convert to cups, I got different results, however, this was my best guess at it...

Apple Walnut Cinnamon Bread

I made this for my son long after he had gone to bed last night.  He loves my banana bread, but I wanted to try something different.  I followed the recipe, but added toasted walnuts and tweaked a little for my tastes.