Breakfast, In November

I find this book so charming but this page was really starting to bug me. Our schedule has grown so busy that it is more common to see frozen waffles on the breakfast table than something that pulls everyone from bed in a fog.  I made a plan for good breakfasts this week and it all actually worked out beautifully.  

Monday: French Toast made with brioche, apples slices and mulled cider.

Tuesday: Pumpkin Bread (I didn't add chocolate) and hot tea.  

Wednesday: Rosemary Bread with homemade ricotta

Thursday and (thankfully) Friday too: Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

(rising in the dark, quiet kitchen)

The children have requested pancakes for tomorrow and I think I have just enough buttermilk to make that work.  Do you have any favorite November breakfast recipes?  

Comments

[Sara]

What a good mom you are! Anything you make will be fine with me!

[Sarah]

I agree with Sara, you are a great mom, making all these delicious breakfasts this week for your family. I guess it does help to have a plan, doesn't it? We are in a frozen-waffle rut, too, and I'd like to break out of it, but since I have to rush the girls off to school, I don't have that much time to do much else. At least everyone will eat those. Thanks for the recipes. Hopefully, I can at least try them on the weekend or a day off =)

[Kirsten]

It is so funny you mentioned this book!! I just picked it up from the library yesterday. I have been slacking in the breakfast area also. Everything looks so delicious. And your post on ricotta brought back great memories. We used to make that when we had our cows. You are right it does not compare to store bought ricotta. Homemade mozzarella is equally awesome but much more work.

[kimberlee]

Everything looks so yummy (and beautiful)! November is when we feast on frequent apple German pancakes and we make granola to warm up the kitchen. We had French toast this morning with a loaf fresh out of the bread machine. I've been without a waffle maker for two months but just got a new one yesterday - yay!

[Celeste]

Love this post--you have me drooling! Pumpkin scones today at our house: sans frosting and very lightly sweetened, they were wonderful with my coffee at snacktime too. I love fresh bread or rolls with butter in the morning as well--very filling and comforting. Baked apples are a standard here too, as is oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar. Fall is my very favorite.

[MelanieB]

I am so not a morning person. The idea of cooking breakfast other than making toast or oatmeal is just foreign to me except when I'm in the first trimester and have to eat protein and so make eggs. We do have pancakes or eggs and bacon on Sundays after mass. Otherwise I make a bowl of oatmeal for myself everyday and the kids can have some of that or else they eat yogurt, cereal, toast and fruit.

Recently I've been poaching some apples and cinnamon and adding them to my oatmeal in addition to frozen wild blueberries. It feels very autumnal.

I do find myself making more baked treats in the fall though. Muffins, sweet bread, cookies, etc. But the only cinnamon rolls we've had are the leftovers my sister brings from her job at Starbucks. Your recipe looks yummy, though. I might have to try it.

[Sara]

I wish I had time to make breakfasts like these! It looks so yummy.

[sarah]

I am so impressed by this! How lucky your family is to have you at the helm.

[Amy Caroline]

I am singing, "Gorgeous!"

[Sarah]

Odd, I just ate breakfast and now I'm hungry again after looking at those pictures :-). A favorite fall/winter breakfast in our home is sausage and apples. Take a 1 Lb roll of sausage, slice it into patties, and fry, just until browned on the outside. Cut the patties into half-moons. Toss in an 8x8 pan with about four (adjust to taste) apples cut into eighths and cored. Sprinkle brown sugar over the top (optional) and a little cinnamon (also optional). Cover loosely with foil and bake at 325/350 for about half an hour until the apples are soft. If the apples seem very dry, add a few tablespoons of water to the pan. The result is melt in your mouth sausages and apples in a caramelly syrup.
This is good on its own, or as a side with biscuits, pancakes, or waffles.

[Chrissie]

We hust unpacked the waffle maker and had giant belgian waffles with a slice of cooked bacon tucked inside. Delicious...but it was also noon when we ate them!

[Jennifer]

So many good ideas! Thank you friends.

[Kelly]

Oh! We love that book! Just read it again with the kids last night. Our favorite breakfasts for this time of year are Apple Pancakes and Cinnamon Waffles. I'm hoping to try out that homemade ricotta recipe soon. And btw, those pics are making me drool. :)

[francis shivone]

Beautiful.