Here is a little secret: we have been quietly building up a library of fabulous breakfast and brunch recipes here on Cook the Vineyard. Okay, maybe it’s not a total secret, but since we have so many new readers every week, I thought I’d do a refresh on how to find recipes, including that fabulous breakfast collection:
On our recipe index page, you can search for recipes four ways:
- By ingredient (Apples, Arugula, Asparagus…)*
- By type of dish (Appetizers, Bread and Pizza, Breakfast…)
- By order of posting — most recent first (Caramelized Sweet Potato Halves with Custom Toppings, Cinnamon Apple Skillet Cake, Harvest Salad with Fresh and Grilled Vegetables)
- And of course, by our internal Google search
* The ingredient search appears on every page of the website, on the right-hand side.
And if you click on Breakfast, you are in for a treat – many treats. (More on our favorites below). Recently, though, I was going through the collection and noticed a hole – a waffle hole. Quelle horreur – no waffle recipe! I immediately got in touch with Abby Dodge and asked her to come to the rescue. Voila, All Day, Any Day Waffles. Indeed, I say. I could most certainly make and eat these crisp-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside buttermilk waffles at a moment’s notice. With both butter and oil in the batter for crispness and flavor, a touch of vanilla, a bit of salt, and plenty of eggs, the flavor rivals the texture. You can use any waffle iron; here's a list of Wirecutter's top picks. And find more waffle tips in Baking Together #37.
And since we’re in refresh mode, Abby and I thought it would be a good time to remind you about her Six Steps to Better Baking. Armed with that, you’ll have great success with all of Abby’s 37 Baking Together Recipes.
Now for the sake of economy, I offer you a curated selection of our favorite breakfast and brunch dishes, knowing you’ll know where to find more:
Seriously Filling Egg Dishes
Broccoli, Bacon, and Gruyere Bread Pudding
Potato, Leek, Herb & Goat Cheese Frittata
Not Your Standard Pancakes
Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes
Zesty Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes
Custardy Classics
French Toast with Chocolate
Popovers
Berry Clafoutis
Puffy Oven Pancake
Cake For Breakfast
Coffee Coffee Cake
Blueberry Crumble Coffee Cake
Chocolate Banana Muffins
Streusel-Topped Ginger Pear Coffee Cake
Sigh. There's so much more - I could eat breakfast three times a day. But that would mean I would miss Beef Ragù with Bacon, Tomatoes, and Mushrooms. Wouldn't want to miss that!
Eat well, be well, and I'll see you on Instagram @cookthevineyard.
What's Open, What's Happening
If you're looking to make a dinner reservation or wondering which farm stands and markets are open, visit What's Open on Martha's Vineyard for regularly updated listings.
THANKSGIVING TURKEYS
- Beetlebung Farm will be selling The Good Farm's pasture-raised turkeys again this year. Find the online order form here.
- North Tabor Farm will have around 25 turkeys this year, all around 20 pounds. The order form is here.
EVENTS AND CLASSES
- Join Chef Charlie at Slough Farm for a class about cooking meat to perfection, tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Pre-registration required.
- The Agricultural Society Harvest Festival is on for Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
