Make-Ahead Brunch Recipes
Fall Vegetable Hash
Recipe: Fall Vegetable Hash
You can sub any of your favorite root vegetables for the potatoes and turnips. To plan ahead, cut up all the vegetables and store them in zip-top plastic bags in the fridge for up to three days.
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Breakfast Sausage-Egg Pizza
Recipe: Breakfast Sausage-Egg Pizza
This creative brunch twist is a definite crowd-pleaser. Feel free to fry the eggs in a skillet and add to the just-cooked pizza. Don't worry about shaping a perfectly round pie—embrace the free-form look. Cheesy Mornay Sauce elevates this rustic pizza into a company-worthy pie.
Watch: Breakfast Sausage-Egg Pizza
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Spinach-and-Herb Pastatta
Recipe: Spinach-and-Herb Pastatta
Introducing the pastatta: a comforting, hearty casserole that's a cross between baked pasta and frittata.
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Fruit Salad with Citrus-Basil Syrup
Recipe: Fruit Salad with Citrus-Basil Syrup
This fruit salad incorporates a medly of juicy flavors like peaches, plums, and apricots. The zesty citrus-basil syrup makes a perfect finish.
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Cocoa-Coconut Coffee Cooler
Recipe: Cocoa-Coconut Coffee Cooler
This cooler is almost sweet enough to be a dessert. Stir in one cup rum or bourbon for an even more festive sipper.
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Poppy Seed-Ginger Muffins
Recipe: Poppy Seed-Ginger Muffins
To thin the glaze, add more orange juice.
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Country Ham and Gouda Grit Cakes with Tomato Gravy
Recipe: Country Ham and Gouda Grit Cakes with Tomato Gravy
Make grits and sauce a day ahead. Grit cakes (browned in a skillet) also make a tasty supper side.
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Sausage-and-Grits Quiche
Recipe: Sausage-and-Grits QuicheThaw food in the refrigerator. The science behind a slow, even thaw preserves flavor and texture.Impress your brunch company with this clever, simple spin on a traditional quiche.
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Mixed Greens with French Toast Croutons
Recipe: Mixed Greens with French Toast Croutons
A jar of presectioned oranges works in a pinch. The challah bread French Toast Croutons are so good you'll be tempted to eat them on their own.