Meatless Mondays: Broccoli Kugel

Meatless Mondays: Broccoli Kugel

As an animal lover, Charlotte is trying to emulate one of her idols Paul McCartney and be a “weekday vegetarian”. I want to make sure she’s getting protein so was looking for an easy egg dish that didn’t seem too breakfasty. Charlotte claims her favorite 

Easter Egg Overload?  Time for some Deviled Eggs!

Easter Egg Overload? Time for some Deviled Eggs!

Lots of leftover Easter eggs?  Deviled eggs are always a crowd pleaser…or so I have heard.  I wrongly assumed I wouldn’t like deviled eggs because I didn’t care for the hard-boiled yolk.  But Tim loves deviled eggs so I decided to give them a try.  

Brunch for 4: Herbed-Baked Eggs

Brunch for 4: Herbed-Baked Eggs

I made this delicious egg dish today for brunch. Baked eggs allow for such an elegant presentation and appear far more complicated than they actually are. It really isn’t much more than throwing some eggs and other ingredients in gratin dishes. This recipe was flavored 

Five Year Anniversary Breakfast: Baked Eggs with Artichokes and Parmesan

Five Year Anniversary Breakfast: Baked Eggs with Artichokes and Parmesan

Friday was Tim and my five year wedding anniversary!  It’s hard to believe it’s been so long since that beautiful day in Lenox, MA. Tim and I celebrated with an amazing dinner at Bouley.  I have been lucky enough to dine at Bouley a few 

Frittata with Asparagus, Tomato, and Fontina

Frittata with Asparagus, Tomato, and Fontina

Looking for a Sunday brunch recipe?  Here is a delicious and easy frittata!  I made this last Sunday for Tim’s family and everyone seemed to enjoy it. I doubled the eggs and whipping cream — I had made the recipe once before and it really 

Brunch Dish: Zucchini Frittata

Brunch Dish: Zucchini Frittata

As I mentioned in a previous post, we had guests in the Berkshires this weekend.  I had planned out the meals for the weekend pretty well, but hadn’t given much thought to Sunday breakfast.  I had eggs and bacon so that was a good starting 

The Weeknight Gourmet's 100th Post!

The Weeknight Gourmet's 100th Post!

I started this cooking blog one night in late January and really wasn’t sure how it would be received or if I’d enjoy writing it. I have been pleasantly surprised by the positive reception from my readers and how much I enjoy communicating my culinary 

Mother's Day Brunch: Tomato, Olive & Rosemary Crustless Quiche, Asparagus Gruyere Tart, and a Green Salad

Mother's Day Brunch: Tomato, Olive & Rosemary Crustless Quiche, Asparagus Gruyere Tart, and a Green Salad

Tim and I hosted an “Early Mother’s Day / See our New Apartment” brunch on Saturday for Tim’s parents, brother, our sister-in-law, and our beautiful little niece Kaylin.  I made two wonderful brunch dishes – a tomato, olive, and rosemary crustless quiche and an asparagus 

Magic Mushrooms: Jess's Mushroom & Gruyere Quiche

Magic Mushrooms: Jess's Mushroom & Gruyere Quiche

I saw an amazing mushroom quiche recipe by Thomas Keller in Food & Wine but it was way more quiche than we’d needed for three people and I wasn’t in the mood to make my own pastry. I ended up making a variation combining elements 

Real Men Don't Eat Quiche* – Mediterranean Quiche

Real Men Don't Eat Quiche* – Mediterranean Quiche

Taste: **** Difficulty: Moderate Cleanup: Moderate Quiche is a wonderful brunch food.  Even my mother who doesn’t really like egg dishes, can’t resist the combo of the savory quiche filling and the buttery crust. I have made this quiche a number of times.  Often I