The Weekend: Brunch with friends
Brunch is one of my favorite meals because there is time to linger over a late morning feast with beloved friends. It’s also a great time to celebrate with mimosas and rich, but vibrant food. We drank mimosas, sangria and gossiped over coffee and tea while dining on eggs, fruit and buttery pastries.
The menu below (and early-in-the-week posting) gives you plenty of time to shop and to plan for next weekend’s fabulous brunch. I suggest going to a farmers’ market for gorgeous flowers, fresh fruit (and juice) and bread.
Our brunch:
Mimosas (pick your fav champagne plus your fav orange juice)
White sangria (check out this one for red sangria)
Assorted fruits: raspberries, mango, pineapple, kiwi fruit (or see Friday’s post on kiwi berries), oranges…
Smoked salmon scramble with chives and parsley (Barefoot Contessa has a great recipe or try this one)
Zucchini squares (see recipe below)
Assorted pastries
coffee and tea
Recipes:
Zucchini squares
Ingredients:
5-6 small zucchini
1 small onion, chopped (I use white onion)
2-3 cloves of minced garlic
1 cup of Bisquick
4 egg, beaten
1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons of dried parsley (I’ve also used fresh parsley with good results)
1/2 teaspoon of dried marjoram
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Slice the zucchini thinly and place in a large bowl. Mix together all of the other ingredients. Pour into an oiled 9″ by 13″ pan. Bake zucchini squares for 30-35 minutes. Cool the zucchini squares for about 20 minutes and cut into squares. This dish can be served cold or hot.
March 15th, 2007 at 12:54 am
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April 5th, 2007 at 2:51 am
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