I miss entertaining. This weekend I had a small brunch with family for my mom’s birthday. Here’s what I made.
Drinks:
- Iced coffee (with pumpkin cold foam): If you’re obsessed with the Starbucks pumpkin cream cold brew like I am, this foam is a decent, though not identical, take on that.
- Apple cider mimosas (just champagne and apple cider)
Entrees:
- Everything bagel breakfast casserole: This might be my new holiday breakfast staple. Unlike most breakfast casseroles, this has some texture to it beyond egginess and so even though it’s clearly not a health food, it somehow feels lighter to me than other casseroles. It also reheats fairly well.
- Chips with my fave salsa and guac: As usual, I made the salsa the day before so the flavors had time to meld together.
- Autumn fruit salad with cinnamon Greek yogurt dressing: I had medium expectations for this. When’s the last time you were blown away by a fruit salad? Well, I was pretty blown away by this dressing and will definitely make it again. It could also be made vegan.
Dessert:
- Old-fashioned sour cream crumb cake: I’ve probably made this 5 times for brunches/work things. Easy and delicious.
- Biscoff chocolate chip cookies: These were one of my Christmas cookies last year. Biscoff spread adds a subtle depth to these. So good.