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Summer Favorites

Summer makes me think of light and refreshing foods and long brunches with family and friends. Pastries full of fresh fruit, waffles and pancakes and French toast, oh my! I invite you to join me in making some of my family's Summer Favorites that are on repeat all season long!

When the sun’s out, brunch gets even better! From a breezy no-bake parfait to a crowd-pleasing fruity mocktail, these recipes are made for lazy weekend mornings and cool outdoor sipping. Start with my light lemon crepes or keep it sweet with a scoop of my strawberry spoon cake. Yes, cake for breakfast is totally a thing.

Fruity flavors

  • strawberry-spoon-cake
    One-Bowl Strawberry Spoon Cake
  • Blueberry jam in a glass jar with a slice of toast with jam in the background.
    The Easiest Blueberry Jam Recipe
  • Lemon crepes on a white plate with strawberries.
    Lemon Crepes
  • Yogurt and brown sugar peach parfaits topped with granola in small glasses.
    Yogurt Peach Parfait

All the potatoes

  • Potatoes O'Brien in a cast-iron pan with an antique spoon.
    10-Minute Crispy Potatoes O'Brien
  • Serving spoon, holding crispy, scallop potatoes over a cast iron pan of potatoes.
    Crispy Skillet Potatoes
  • Crispy roasted potatoes with salsa verde on a green platter.
    Crispy Roasted Potatoes with Herb Salsa Verde
  • Sheet pan filled with crispy roasted potato slices.
    Crispy Sheet Pan Potatoes

Perfect pancakes

  • Three pairs of hands reaching in to cut up a short stack of pancakes.
    Pancakes for the Table (Small Batch Pancakes)
  • A Korean vegetable pancake, cut into wedges, on a wooden cutting board.
    Easy Korean Vegetable Pancakes (Yachaejeon)
  • Side view of cheesecake filled pancakes topped with strawberry sauce and fresh strawberries.
    Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes: Cracker Barrel Copycat
  • A stack of birthday cake pancakes with vanilla glaze and whipped cream and a lit candle on top.
    Festive Birthday Cake Pancakes (From Scratch!)

Delicious egg dishes

  • Cottage cheese scrambled eggs with chive sprinkled on top on a plate.
    High Protein Cottage Cheese Scrambled Eggs
  • Eggs Benedict with hollandaise sauce on a floral plate.
    The Best Eggs Benedict Recipe (with 5-Minute Hollandaise Sauce)
  • Potato cheddar and chive egg bites on a white platter.
    Potato Cheddar and Chive Egg Bites (Better-than-Starbucks Copycat)
  • Breakfast taquitos on a platter with avocado and two salsas.
    Sausage and Egg Baked Breakfast Taquitos

Breakfast sandwiches

  • Side view of croissant breakfast sandwiches on a parchment paper lined sheet pan.
    Croissant Breakfast Sandwich (Easy Make-Ahead & Freezer-Friendly)
  • Two breakfast burgers with gravy on a parchment paper covered wooden cutting board.
    Southern Breakfast Burger on a Buttermilk Biscuit
  • Homemade Mcgriddles on parchment paper.
    Homemade McGriddles (Better Than McDonald's Copycat)
  • A stack of homemade egg McMuffins on a white napkin.
    Homemade Egg McMuffins (Better than McDonald's)

Alcohol-free sips

  • Peach mocktail with a slice of peach and sprig of rosemary on the edge on a white cloth.
    Rosemary Peach Mocktail
  • A lemon elderflower mocktail on a black tile background with lemon slices and elderflowers in the background.
    Lemon Elderflower Mocktail
  • Spicy Paloma mocktails with a grapefruit and jalapeño garnish sitting on a black surface.
    Spicy Paloma Mocktail Recipe
  • Strawberry lemonade mimosa mocktail on a white background.
    Easy Strawberry Lemonade Mimosa Mocktail
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In our house we get up with the sun, and most of us don't stop working until late in the night, so breakfast and brunch are our family meals. So join me at the kitchen counter, where I cook up delicious food for my busy family, starting first thing in the morning!

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Trending Recipes

  • Sliced crispy corned beef on a wooden cutting board.
    Crispy Corned Beef (Oven or Slow Cooker Method)
  • White plate containing a piece of toast with crispy prosciutto and creamy ricotta scrambled eggs.
    Creamy Ricotta Scrambled Eggs
  • Basic buttermilk muffins on a white background.
    Basic Buttermilk Muffins with Variations
  • A blackberry sage refresher on a black counter with a accoutrements behind.
    Copycat Starbucks Blackberry Sage Refresher
  • flaky buttermilk biscuits in a cast iron pan/
    Small Batch Buttermilk Biscuits for Two
  • Two ingredient bagels, one with cream cheese, on a wooden cutting board.
    2-Ingredient Bagels

Summer Favorites ☀️

  • Potatoes O'Brien in a cast-iron pan with an antique spoon.
    10-Minute Crispy Potatoes O'Brien
  • A stack of birthday cake pancakes with vanilla glaze and whipped cream and a lit candle on top.
    Festive Birthday Cake Pancakes (From Scratch!)
  • strawberry-spoon-cake
    One-Bowl Strawberry Spoon Cake
  • Potato cheddar and chive egg bites on a white platter.
    Potato Cheddar and Chive Egg Bites (Better-than-Starbucks Copycat)
  • Side view of croissant breakfast sandwiches on a parchment paper lined sheet pan.
    Croissant Breakfast Sandwich (Easy Make-Ahead & Freezer-Friendly)
  • Yogurt and brown sugar peach parfaits topped with granola in small glasses.
    Yogurt Peach Parfait

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