Brunch (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Ian Wallace (Photographer)

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Take the best of breakfast and lunch and turn it into brunch--the perfect opportunity to relax with friends and family. These 30 delicious recipes make brunch fun to cook and great to eat. Late Breakfast offers everything from the simple pleasure of Soft cooked Eggs with Asparagus to the satisfying comfort of Panettone French Toast with Coconut Milk. Classic Brunch is full of fresh ideas for traditional favourites. Pep up a classic combination and enjoy Bagels with Smoked Salmon and Wasabi Sour Cream, or rich and creamy Eggs Benedict. Early Lunch will satisfy big, late morning appetites. Try Mushroom Burgers with Caramelized Shallots and Garlic Mayonnaise, or Salmon and Sweet Potato Fish Cakes. Everybody loves Sweet Things, so spoil you friends with richly indulgent Walnut Cake with Coffee syrup, or elegant Baby Custard Tarts with Cardamom Coffee. Drinks-Raspberry and Rosewater Yogurt Drink or Champagne Cocktails or Iced Bloody Mary. Brunch brings you the ultimate in casual home cooking and entertaining. Take time to enjoy the foods and flavours that you dream about all week.

About the Author

Louise Pickford is a British food writer living and working in Sydney. She is the author of more than a dozen cookery titles and a regular contributor to several magazines, including Food and Travel.

Ian Wallace is a food photographer with an international reputation. His work has appeared in numerous books as well as in travel and food magazines. Ian regularly teams up with his wife Louise Pickford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184172212X
• ISBN-13: 978-1841722122
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,021,279 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glorious Photos, but..., August 22, 2005

By	Emily Dalton-Bryner "Artistic Etymological He... (Grants Pass, Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I absolutely love the pictures and design of this book. It's so clean and modern and fresh, and the angles and light are so pretty.

I got this as a gift and was excited about it, and I like the organizational structure of it: It's divided into Late Breakfast, Classic Brunch, and Early Lunch. But as I read it, I discovered I already knew how to make a healthier version of almost all the recipes that appealed to me. Some of them were just so weird for breakfast, like Salmon and Sweet Potato Fishcakes. Maybe they wouldn't be if, like the author, you are British, I guess. On the other hand, there are some unique takes on old standards, like Pannetone French Toast with Coconut Milk and Creamy Scrambled Eggs with Goat Cheese. I'd say my favorite recipes are the Asparagus Fritatta and the Baby Custard Tarts. The second, however, is time-consuming, so I doubt I'll make it often.

I guess the major redeeming feature is the section of drinks (raspberry and rosewater yogurt smoothie--yum!), including some delightful and imaginative morning cocktails (leave it to an English girl to come up with those, huh?)

Kind of novice-y if you're an accomplished cook. Maybe a little challenging (though well-explained) if you aren't. But beautifully presented comfort food with an English flair, either way.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 2, 2006

By	star1919 (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

THis book doesn't really offer information for doing a brunch. It has a limited amount of recipes. Some of them are as obvious as adding fruit and milk to store purchased granola. Or ones like adding icecream to coffee. There are much better breakfast books and brunch information than this book.