The entry period for this giveaway is now closed. We’ll be selecting the winner shortly, so check back in a bit to find out if you’re getting the Brunch Cookbook and Pretty Pantry Gifts! In the mean time, you can still enter our other current giveaways!
Our Holiday Giveaways continue, today with knockout one-two…brunch!
We have a copy of Brunch by Louise Pickford, a handy little guide through staples like pancakes, French toast, eggs and baked sweets, all with that little something extra, which is exactly what transforms breakfast into a special brunch.
But that’s not all…
Along with the cookbook, we’re wrapping up Pretty Pantry Gifts, a kit that has everything you need to present homemade preserves, pickles and sauces as gifts, including: recipes that are bound together in a little book, colorfully printed fabrics and ties to cover jars, tags, stickers and bags to wrap up the final products. The kit is a gift for you, to make gorgeous, gourmet gifts for everyone else!
How to Enter this Giveaway
This is a quick and easy giveaway. There is one step:
Leave a comment on this post with your favorite BRUNCH dish.
Don’t worry if you don’t “do brunch”; just make something up. It doesn’t actually matter what you say since we’re going to pick the “winner” randomly, it only matters that you do comment, and that you do by the deadline, midnight Wednesday December 8. Make sure to enter your email address in the space provided address so we can contact you if you’re chosen!
Just to get things started, we’ll go first.
We have a curious fascination with Eggs Florentine right now.
Good luck!
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Easy — good ol’ eggs benedict. Fancy/spicy hollandaise is a plus, but not required…
Love making breakfast sandwiches – sourdough, bacon, tomato, avocado, little bit of lettuce and over-easy egg (the yolk makes the perfect sauce to pull it all together) + side of homefries with onions
Overnight Raspberry French Toast … creamy, fruity, and spongy – unbelievable when topped with fresh honey or pure maple syrup. Mmm….
I don’t often make it *to* brunch. Being a college student means that lunch is usually the first real meal of the day, and it’s often a late lunch at that!
But I am a sucker for a good omelet of any kind, although my favorite toppings are mushrooms, peppers and cheese!
Bacon – can’t have brunch without bacon.
Can I say everything??? Whatever it is, it’s got to include bacon, potatoes and a side of scones–any flavor!
A mimosa. Hold the orange juice.
though this is a random drawing (and we have to check with another dept to see if you’re even allowed to win anyway ;D ), this is the
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French toast with caramelized almonds and apples. Did I forget to mention maple syrup? DELICIOUS!
I love love LOVE huevos rancheros. The ones at Norma’s (in NYC) are sinfully delicious–worth the wait for seats AND the cost!
I <3 <3 <3 sharp tasty cheese (my absolute favorite being Dubliner Cheese) with fruit and warm buttery croissants as my brunch choices. There is always room for cheese.
Belgian waffles with strawberries and bananas. :)
smoked salmon & spinach crepes.
My homemade vegan biscuits and gravy!
“Gekochtes ei mit frische deutsche brot, schinken und ziegen käse auch.”
Traditional German brunch with a half cooked egg on a stand, a fresh bread roll, thinly cut raw cured ham and a heavy slice of goat cheese. Usually a marmalade is found near by as well. Fantastic!
Nutella crepes and sliced bananas with a side (a very large side) of whipped cream
Eggs in a basket. :)
Blintzes! I love me some blintzes.
Scrambled eggs with bacon!
This is what I like to make! :)
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I love Moroccan egs!
I love anything with bagels! :)
Blueberry buttermilk pancakes
Croissants & Fruit
This probably isnt a traditional answer, but there is a place near us that does brunch on Sundays (if you come in PJ’s its half off) and they serve chicken wings as part of their brunch menu. I am not a huge fan of breakfast foods – so chicken wings for brunch makes me super happy!
I have to say, it’s hard to pick just one, but my ultimate favorite would have to be blueberry pancakes, with fresh picked blueberries from my mom’s bushes.
Crepes with banana preserves and nutella inside. Oh and crepes with seafood newburg is pretty damn awesome too!
Waffles with bacon, cream cheese, and strawberries was always a childhood favorite of mine!
Bacon or muffins.
Eggs Benedict if someone else is cooking. If I am “cooking”, probably bagels with cream cheese, lox, red onion and capers.
Or just anything and some BACON!
woody woodchuck pancakes! (pancakes with granola sprinked in..mmmm)
I’m an Aussie and we’re all about one bowl meals- or ‘mash-ups’ as my American husband calls them. One of my favourite morning mash-ups consists of crepes, smoked salmon scrambled eggs, bacon and fresh berries. Any combination works, but if you roll all the ingredients up into the crepe and then drizzle a little maple syrup over it, you’ll never be the same again. Bloody brilliant, mate.
Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes with Honey Butter!
blueberry waffles!!
Grilled prawn skewers, creamy white cheddar grits and wild mushroom gravy. Toast
*I forgot the poached egg!
Chocolate chip pancakes with hashbrowns and BACON.
And yes, bacon deserves all caps.
Anything with Nutella!
My absolute favorite part of brunch is the mimosas!
But I also love to make low-fat muffins for all my dieting friends. A little applesauce and non-fat vanilla yogurt in place of oil or butter.
Mimosas + Screwdrivers = Mimosadrivers.
Eeexcellent way of staying wherever you are until Monday…
french toast and a cup of coffee
Banana muffin with nutella and whipped cream…meaow…
french toast
pesto’ed broccoli with scrambled eggs in a crepe wrap!
My fave brunch dish has got to be Baked French Toast. Yum.
I’m all about pumpkin crunch french toast topped with a cranberry compote
Ham, eggs, and hash browns. Or huevos rancheros. Or eggs Benedict. I can’t decide!
crepes filled with meyer lemon cream and topped with blueberry compote and lot’s of whipped cream on top.
Multi-grain Belgian Waffles with homemade blueberry sauce and/or warmed Hard sauce.
Pancakes, and good strong tea.
Definitely French Toast with real maple syrup
Brunch with friends is the best :D
sunny sided up, ham, toast, sausage, potatoes.YUM.
Omelets baby
I love everything but i would have to say my favorite would be waffles with maple syrup with strawberries and bananas…..Now i want some lol good luck everyone !
I would have to choose waffles with maple syrup and strawberries and bananas…..I posted a few mins ago but i don’t see it so if it did i’m sorry not trying to enter more then once…..
Stuffed French Toast
Make French toast as usual, dipping bread into beaten egg and frying in butter on medium low heat until golden on both sides. Remove to plate, smear with soft cheese, goat cheese, brie or camembert, or if you like cream cheese. In the same pan, quickly heat up some fruit, like strawberries and blueberries, or peaches, and put onto the cheesy French toast slice. Cap with the other piece of French toast, ice with syrup and sprinkle with a bit of icing sugar to make it pretty. Mmmmmmm. Stuffed French toast…. I made it up.
I just had brunch last weekend – my husband misordered and got me brioche french toast with maple syrup, sliced bananas and vanilla ice cream.
I was only angry when it was gone …
Oh, Cream Cheese Stuffed Blueberry Fresh Toast would get my vote as my favorite brunch dish. Of course I would have to take a nap after eating it. YUM!
strawberry stuffed french toast with fresh whipped cream
plain simple pancakes! with looot of butter and maple syrup of course
Quiches are one of my favorite American brunch dishes, but my all-time favorite is dim sum (esp. BBQ cha siu). It’s too bad most restaurants serve it only during early/late breakfast hours.
Go with friends and order many dishes (it’s cheap this way & you get variety). Stuff yourself and drink tea. Finish it off with an egg tart at the end for dessert. =D
Definitely frittata and coffee!
A ham and egg sandwich!
a good quiche! heavenly :)
Sweet potato hash browns with sauteed onions, garlic and kale. Yumm
Eggs Benedict!
Shrimp with Jalapeno-Cheddar Grits!!
Definitely french toast….and frittatas! Oh, and eggs Oscar!
dutch baby pancakes!
eggs benedict
My favorite brunch dish would be……thats hard there are so many, maybe a bagel, or a piece of cake or something like this, something sweet and crunchy :)
herbed baked eggs, tomato-feta fritatta, oh just about any egg dish:
breakfast/brunch is my favorite meal.
Crepe with nutella & banana filling!
I like French toast and a poached egg!
Scones!
Definitely eggs benedict! Nothing better for brunch!
Quiche, as long as it has more meat and cheese than actual egg.
Eggs Benedict! With baby asparagus.. mmmmm!
eggs benadict on crab cakes, no question
My best brunch dish???? I think it’s pancakes! Lots of pancakes! And I like pretty much all good pancakes (blueberries, bananas, carotts, raspberries…)
Have a nice day!
Who doesn’t like brunch?!?!
Banana & cinnamon pancakes
My favorite brunch dish is stuffed french toast!
Cinnamon Rolls!
Favorite brunch dish eh? Peanut butter, egg, and honey sandwich! Sound odd? Perhaps. But it’s delicious!!!
surely it’s cinnamon rolls!
I absolutely love waking up to fresh, homemade pumpkin pancakes drizzled in pure maple syrup! Mmmm…
As a southern gal that’s an easy one…shrimp and grits!
I like pita´s whit some spread.
Does a mimosa count as a favourite brunch “dish”? No? Okay, then waffles. With real butter and real maple syrup.
Blisscakes from M Henry
http://www.mhenry.net/images/pics/food/blackberry_blisscakes.jpg
scrambled eggs with cream cheese and chives.
a mushroom omelet :)
WAFFLES
Smoked Salmon “LT-” Pastrami-style salmon, tomatoes & greens, served on house-baked nine-grain bread withmayo & mustard,.
Brunch is harder for me since I’m not a fan of most normal breakfast foods, unless they’re prepared very well. I’d have to go with either monkey bread (which is brunch the way I eat it….) or a nice couple of pancakes with blackberry syrup. Delicious!
Spinach quiche
I go to school at UGA in Athens, Ga and my family always takes me out to brunch when they visit. We head to our favorite restaurant, The Last Resort, and I always order the egg white omelet with tomatoes, spinach, feta, and a green tomato veracruz. It’s delicious!
Bacon, egg & fontina panini
Paula Dean’s french toast casserole!
As long as bacon and potatoes are there, I am good :)
spinach mushroom strata! with tasty cheese, any cheese.
A long time favorite in our house is a breakfast casserole – consists of eggs, sausage or bacon, cheese & diced jalapenos. YUM!
baked french toast with real maple syrup, delightful!
Tasty pancakes of any kind and hash browns. I think I could have that for every meal and be the happiest person in the world.
Belgian waffles with a bit of melted butter, maple syrup and bacon. Mmmm!
I love brunch. One of my favs is Eggs Benedict with a Maryland style crab cake and
a super lemony spiked Hollandaise sauce. YUM!
I love bagels, cream cheese, lox, capers and red onions- it’s always a treat!
My homemade “Esse di Raveo” biscuits!
Asparagus, tomato and fontina frittata. Delicious.
Eggs benedict or if I am really hungry, chicken fried steak.
A big stack of french toast with strawberries, bananas and REAL Vermont maple syrup. Salivating…
I love making coffeecake for brunch, with lots of crumbs on top.
Chocolate chocolate chip pancakes or a broccoli or asparagus, sausage and cheese strata. YUM!
That’s aneasy answer – eggs benedict with smoked salmon and baby spinach! :)
Hashbrown Casserole! Who doesnt love a cheesy heap of baked shredded potatoes?! Yummy!
… Brunch, well that would have to be some good ol’ southern biscuits and gravy at grandma’s house. Yum Yum! Grandma i’m comin over!
Bagels, cream cheese, and lox! yummmmm
Bon Apetite’s Creme Brulee French Toast. Tastes awesome and you make it the night before (just bake in the AM). Thanks, Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)
I love hash browns or homefries. And some kind of omelette. My mom used to do that and we would have it on our way out to church on the weekends. Meat, eggs, veggies, and potatoes. Where could you possibly go wrong?
Now that I am older, there is often a Mimosa replacing my typical OJ at the brunch table!
Monkey bread! Always a winner!
that’s a hard one, but my favorite is probably waffles. My mom makes ones with a strip of bacon cooked right into the middle of the waffle! Delicious!
Penne with marinara sauce (we can write anything, right? right.)….but french toasts are awesome too!
Green salad with lardons and poached egg, and a baguette.
Cheddar chive biscuits with an egg over easy, fresh fruit and a tiny bowl of oatmeal! yummm
I make a mean frittata, with loads of fresh basil, green pepper, saffron, and Greek yogurt. YUM!
A favorite brunch dish is the Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich… it’s comfort food for us.
I love eggs benedict!
My fave brunch of all time – Smoked salmon eggs benedict, a good strong cup of coffee and a big bowl of fresh fruit.
waffles (real maple syrup of course), hash browns and chicken apple sausages
Chocolate pancakes…:)
Pancakes with as much sugary goodness on top as possible.
Bacon and swiss cheese quiche. :)
Eggs Benedict with lots of hollandaise sauce! and a few strips of extra crispy bacon.
I love french toast!
Just give me some scrambled eggs, hash browns and a ton of good ole spicy sausage and champagne.
A favorite in my home is raspberry muffins.
the french way: a fresh croissant and a black coffee.
My dad’s breakfast casserole. Not fancy but full of memories!
Great giveaway! I love cinnamon rolls for brunch and egg, sausage and cheese casserole. YUM!
Pancakes!
french toast and omelets!
Eggs Benedict for sure!
Some sort of scramble with eggs and leftover bits. Unless you mean going out. Then it’s eggs benedict.
Baked ham, orange sour cream scones, omelets, heirloom tomatoes. I’m too hungry to go on.
There’s always some quiche at brunches in my family. I guess that would be my favorite. ^^
french toast with granola on top!
French toast and pancakes.. Yumm
To order? Eggs benedict. To make? Finnish pannukakku!
I love a good omelette!
All-time fav is bananas foster french toast!!
Crab cakes benedict!
My favorite brunch dish is Monte Cristo casserole. It tastes just like the sandwich from Disneyland!
Smoked salmon and cream cheese! yum!
pumpkin buckwheat pancakes
Oh man I will forever be a lox kind of girl
egg white sandwich!
Stuffed French toast!
Pancakes, french toast, bagels & lox, fruit crepes, waffles!
I’m also a sucker for dipping my toast in a runny egg yolk!
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a biscuit with egg and cheese
just one… waffles… smoked salmon…
Eggs Benedict with cinnamon French toast!
LOVE… crepes. vanilla filling with strawberries and cream on top… delish!
Love perfectly cooked eggs… or anything with bacon!
crab eggs benedict, cinnamon french toast, buttermilk pancakes, everything !
butter croissants & coffe
butter croissants & coffee
Smoked salmon eggs benedict
Pancakes, of course!
mm, coffeecake. or eggs benedict. or eggs on cheesy hashbrowns. or… chocolate chip cookies with black coffee.
I love carbs! And breakfast is by far my favorite meal of the day, so when I treat myself and sleep in I like to pull myself out of bed, run to the kitchen and pull something out of the fridge from where I prepared it the night before, and then dive back into my nice warm bed while it bakes and smells up the house with cinnamon and nutmeg. Given all of these factors my favorite brunch treat is by far baked oatmeal. Chock full of fresh peaches, apples, and blueberries, I love to eat it with a splash of milk and some orange juice.
My Mom’s “Crazy-Good-Cinnamon-Bread”– basically monkey bread, but with ice cream as a key ingredient. Swoon.
captain crunch french toast
Baked French Toast!
Bacon. But, then again… I could happily eat bacon any time of day. It is one of the few foods that keeps me carnivorous.
Warm & flaky Spanakopita.
Tied between dim sum and country fried potato with bacon and over easy egg!
Scones with whipped cream and blackberry jam
It would have to be a hash – any hash with eggs over easy on top. Corned beef hash, or applewood smoked bacon hash, or spicy itlian sausage hash…my main concern is to have awesome potatoes and the eggs over easy.
Waffles…….Thick cut bacon……Skim milk!
croque monsieur from tartine bakery in SF with an almond croissant and a big cup of cafe au lait. YUMM
Yummmmmmm egg and sausage casserole…
Frittata!!!!!!
eggs eggs eggs.
Mmmm brunch. My favourite meal! I think strata with roasted red peppers, goat cheese and prosciutto would be my favourite brunch item.
crepes filled with yogurt, granola, and fruit!
Eggs benedict! But if it’s at a good country sort of place I’d always go with biscuits and gravy.
I have so many “favorite” brunch dishes that it would be very difficult to pin me down to one or two. Certainly, however, any list of my favorite dishes would have to include a traditional eggs benedict. I enjoy making it for other people and when made properly, I enjoy eating it myself.
Eggs Benedict!
Waffles with fresh berries and whipped cream
Grand Marnier french toast drizzling with chocolate and cream cheese. And if you’ve got room left on the plate, bacon & scrambled eggs =9
Traditional steak and eggs sunny side up has to be it. Yum
Drottning Kristinas Julbröd and a big cup of strong black coffee… MMMMM!!
Eggs Benedict!
I love Eggs Benedict!
Gotta be pancakes with blueberry compote and cottage cheese. With a sinful avocado milkshake with coconut flower nectar syrup!
Waffles, waffles, waffles… with fresh cream & mango! YUM!
I am a big fan of anything with bacon…really want to try this: http://www.tedsbutcherblock.com/resources/recipes/show/9
Brioche french toast with a dash of cardamom in the egg mixture, mmmm. Complete with whatever fruit’s in season + freshly whipped cream, please!