Essentials of Breakfast and Brunch: Recipes, menus, and ideas for delicious morning meals

by Georgeanne Brennan, Elinor Klivans

Packed with practical tips and stunning photography, Williams-Sonoma Essentials of B & B is the latest in the popular Essentials series. It offers a range of recipes for meals served from early morning through lunchtime. The book includes information on seasonal ingredients and pantry essentials, entertaining ideas, instructional tips on how to make the perfect cup of coffee or tea, and helpful suggestions for setting

Genres: Cookbooks, Food

288 pages, Hardcover

First published April 20, 2008

About the author

Georgeanne Brennan, born and raised in Southern California, is the author of the James Beard Award winning cookbook, The Food and Flavors of Haute Provence, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals award for her book, Aperitif, among numerous others, including her best-selling memoir, A Pig in Provence, about her years raising goats and pigs and making cheese in France in the 1970s. She’s divided her life for many years between her modest home in Provence, where she learned to make French style aperitifs, and a small farm in Winters, CA. She co-founded the pioneering seed company, Le Marche Seeds International, an important source for emerging organic market growers, in the 1980s. In the 1990s she conducted week-long Culinary Vacations in Provence. In 2014 she founded the on-line store lavierustic.com. She and her work have been featured in numerous publications including the New York Times, Food and Wine Magazine, InStyle, Vogue and many others. She has a bachelor’s degree in History and English from San Diego State University and master’s degree in History from UC San Diego.

Reviews

[Karla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several great dishes in this cookbook. I recommend the Baked Eggs with Tomatoes, Herbs, and Cream. However the second time I made it I added a few variations---add cilantro (instead of parsley), a little ham and onions. I have always had to add a little extra cooking time.

If you try the bacon with brown sugar and cardamom on page 246, only use about 1/4 of the brown sugar. It was really sweet and chewy. I would probably recommend skipping it all together.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. It's one of my favorites, and I use it often. I've cooked several recipes out of it, and they have all been great. There is a variety of breakfast foods from which to choose, and I believe any breakfast lover will want to cook a lot of the options offered. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves breakfast and brunch foods.

[melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love brunch. like a maniac. i can't wait to try the recipes in this book...and it has pictures!

i like my cooking to be uncomplicated, and considering this is W-S, i was surprised at how delish and easy everything was to make.