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April 12, 2020 by Kirstin

grazing platter for mother’s day brunch

brunch grazing platter for Mother's Day

What better time to work on perfecting my current favorite trend- THE GRAZING PLATTER – than during quarantine, while everyone is home 24-7 and our kitchen basically rivals the Great British Baking Show for flour usage.

And this extra pretty, baked-goods-heavy, fruit filled Mother’s Day brunch board was a great place to start.

(To be super honest, when I first pictured putting together a brunch grazing platter for Mother’s Day, I imagined being able to host people in our house. And also that bakeries would be open and able to provide some of the yummy brunch treats. But even without either of those, it still turned out great!)

Unexpected bonus- all of these yummy brunch foods have made for great quarantine breakfasts and snacks (and even lunch one day- haha!).

To put this brunch board together, we made-

–blueberry muffins

-strawberry banana bread (we made mini loaves)

-raspberry glazed doughnut muffins (the recipe calls for blueberry glaze, but we did raspberry instead)

-skewers of silver dollar pancakes with a kiwi fruit topper

-hardboiled eggs (do you guys make these in the instant pot? It is such a game changer!)

-yogurt parfaits

We also added grapefruit, oranges, kiwis (Adam cut them into those crazy stars- pretty right?), crumpets (easier to come by in New Zealand, but Trader Joe’s has crumpets in the States), and chocolate croissants.

So so so pretty right?

And great for Mother’s Day, whether you’re doing brunch for a crowd or breakfast in bed.

(Also- sidenote- after the lockdown restrictions loosen, I am determined to be more cogniscent of and thankful for small luxuries like hosting friends and open bakeries. I love a good carb-baking-extravaganza as much as the next girl, but wow do I miss friends and stores!)

April 25, 2018 by Kirstin

blackberry rosemary sparkling lemonade

sparkling blackberry rosemary lemonade recipe (the perfect addition to brunch, or to dinner on the patio!)

This might be my favorite time of the year- spring blooms, warmer weather, pool days reappearing on our schedule (WOOHOO!), and all of summer stretched out in front of us. We love to grill out year round, but when spring arrives, it seems like our grill use doubles, as does our dinner guest tally. I […]

March 8, 2018 by Kirstin

celebration pancakes (“crazy cakes”)

The perfect pancakes for a big (dessert) celebration (aka "crazy cakes")... a stack of rainbow pancakes with a pile of wild toppings!

Once upon a time, when we lived in Saipan and popped over to Seoul a couple times a year for long weekend in the city, Burke and Pi (ok, and also their mama) were super into Crazy Shakes. There was an O Shakes in Seoul near several of our go-to restaurants and we loved trying […]

December 1, 2017 by Kirstin

crispy spicy sweet potatoes

crispy, spicy, YUMMY sweet potatoes

Even though these sort-of-crunchy and just-a-little-kick-spicy sweet potatoes aren’t necessarily a Christmas-y side dish (in fact, I made them the first time for Easter brunch), they fit right in with a fall-ish, winter-ish holiday menu, making them perfection for this time of the year. Plus easy. And did I mention YUMMY? INGREDIENTS 3 large sweet […]

January 11, 2016 by Kirstin

dragonfruit smoothie recipe

dragonfruit smoothie recipe

We can’t get enough of dragon fruit around here- even though the taste is super mild (similar to a kiwi), dragon fruit smoothies are absolutely the most fun. Because, bright pink! Also, since we are trying to eat as many fresh mangoes as we can before we leave the tropics, pretty much all smoothies around […]

January 9, 2016 by Kirstin

not quite voodoo doughnuts (but still tasty!)

Is geography getting in the way of your Voodoo Doughnut cravings? These Not Quite Voodoo Donuts are a fun second-best replacement.

So living overseas is great, and it’s super tricky. It’s great because beach. And travel. And family time. And a whole new world. And it’s rough because it’s just so far. And a whole new world. We have a long list of things we miss from home. The list is mostly made up of food. […]

June 1, 2015 by Kirstin

citrus glazed donuts

Semi homemade citrus glazed donuts. These look so delicious! And so easy!

Burke’s Pirate Birthday Brunch was this weekend (we are still recovering- whew!). While I am editing five hundred pictures, I thought I’d share these semi homemade citrus glazed donuts with y’all. You need them- probably tomorrow, actually. Burke had two requests for the brunch menu- homemade biscuits with tons of toppings and Voodoo doughnuts (can […]

April 30, 2015 by Jordan

brunch idea: yogurt parfait bar

yogurt parfait bar: super simple brunch idea

A couple weeks ago I threw a brunch baby shower for a dear friend and we made a yogurt parfait bar. It was SO simple to put together and all the guests loved it. We pre-filled mini mason jars with the yogurt custard (recipe below) the night before which made it super easy to assemble […]

March 26, 2015 by Jordan

the yummiest make ahead breakfast casserole

breakfast casserole

To me, any sort of hot breakfast food is ultimate comfort food. Perhaps it is because extravagant breakfasts are always paired with holidays, or brunch parties, or guests… I don’t know, but I LOVE breakfast food. Even better, you can make this breakfast casserole the night before, making it the perfect brunch recipe. It is […]

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