The Book of Breakfasts and Brunches

by Kerenza Harries

Book Overview

Whether you're interested in an elaborate brunch or a quick, healthy b reakfast for on-the-go eaters, here is a collection of recipes that will make the day's first meal a delicious success. Detailed,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895868237
• ISBN13: 9780895868237
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: HP Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Hubby Dub Just Loves when I Cook from this Book

Seven years ago my husband Dub and I sailed into Wangarai Harbour in New Zealand. On our way in I spied some friends or ours, Gayle and John, who we'd met in Tahiti. They were Kiwis and they were ending their five year circumnavigation, home at last. We anchored close to their boat and later dinghied over for sundowners (usually Coke and Rum). That evening, as usual, we told tall tales of our adventures at sea and we congratulated ourselves on being in this wonderful place at this wonderful time. Later, as we were saying our goodbyes, Gayle gave me her set of the Salamandar Book of Series Cookbooks. They are sold by HP Books in the States as paperbacks. Gayle carried these books around the planet and now she was giving them to me, complete with her notes (written in the books) on the recipes, how well she and John liked certain dishes, which were their favorites, how hard they were to prepare. She knew I was a cook and she thought I'd appreciate them. She was right. Like all the books in the series "The Book of Breakfasts & Brunches" is about five inches wide and about a foot tall, making them kind of unique among cookbooks. But one should not be put off because of the odd shape, these are real books and you can find mighty darned good recipes in them like in this book. Breakfasts in our house used to be about oatmeal or Cheerios, but not always. Just try Egg and Mushroom Benedict on Page 9 or the Croque-Monsieur on Page 63. Dub and I spent a year in Paris and we spent many a morning at those delightful outdoor cafes eating these and it's nice to revisit them once and a while in my own home or even on our sailboat "Tara." I know breakfast is supposed to be the healthy meal and we do usually do the oatmeal bit, but not on the weekends. Saturdays and Sundays (even though every day is basically the same on a sailboat) are out special days and we often start them with a recipe from this book. I love to cook and don't mind the extra trouble a nice recipe calls for and let me tell you Hubby Dub sure enjoys everything I serve him from this book. You will too. Review Submitted by Captain Katie Osborne

Great introduction.

In its roughly 50 parts, all written by experienced cooks and cook book writers, HP Books' "The Book of ... Cooking" series takes you to the cuisines of various regions of the U.S. and around the world; all in easy to follow, well-explained recipes. This installment, the Book of Breakfasts and Brunches, presents recipe suggestions for all major variations on the day's first meal, from family breakfasts to party brunches, drinks and entire menu suggestions. Individual sections are dedicated to special occasion breakfasts, healthy breakfasts, informal brunches and summer brunches. Classics such as the good old BLT, assorted rolls, muffins, waffles, eggs and omelets, berry compote, brioche, ham and cheese croissants, corn fritters, croque monsieur, potato skins, gazpacho, hash browns, hot chocolate, peach melba hearts, blinis, roesti, salami and melon, savarin, shrimp toasts, Spanish omelet, spiced orange tea and punch appear next to unique dishes such as grilled citrus cocktail, lemon shrimp, oat-cream mousse, peach creme brulee, sausage and apple braid, trout rolls and watermelon and apple slush. From apple-cinnamon toasts to winter compote and zabaglione baked apples, this collection of recipes is a great introduction to the endless possibilities of starting the day with a good meal - and at a relative bargain price, to boot. Also recommended: Around the World Cookbook Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant (Cookery) Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (4th Edition) Textbook only Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006