Ode to Brunch, #1

My life is a study in conflicts. Not two weeks after I wrote a blog about not liking things too salty I made a banana bread that ended up bland (I put as much salt as the recipe called for, fyi). I love to sleep late on the weekends but I love, love, LOVE breakfast.


This is why I am so happy that brunch exists. One thing I love is a great brunch. There are so many good things about brunch; you can have breakfast OR lunch, you can have it almost anytime during the day, after you have brunch with friends you still have the day ahead of you to do whatever you like, and you can take a nap after it if you want.


Brunch alone is just eating; brunch with friends or family is an event. And I have had some fun, amazing, great brunches. I'm sure future blogs will discuss other brunches in more detail; here are a few highlights.

Ok, so donuts right out of the fryer are decidedly NOT brunch but look at these golden orbs of yumminess with the sun shining right on them...seriously, would you turn these down if someone showed up at brunch with them? My dad and sisters made them and they are just as delicious as they look. Sometime there will be a detailed donut blog.

A few years ago we had Easter brunch at my cousin's house. My cousin and his partner are great hosts and great cooks. This brunch was poached eggs on english muffins, bacon, trifle, fruit salad, croissants, and cake. Beautiful and fun! By the looks of the glassware, we also had mimosas. Plural, I'm guessing.

The Front Room in Portland, ME is one of my favorite places to get brunch. The lines are insane on the weekend, the service isn't great. The noise is atrocious, the tables are packed together. This restaurant makes a perfectly runny poached egg and they make their own brown bread--and that is all that matters. 

Another great poached egg; made even better with short rib hash. This was my birthday brunch a few months ago. I had two really strong drinks that had rum AND vodka in them before this meal so it's hard to say if it was truly good or not but I did have a very happy birthday!