Welcome to On Sundays We Brunch Series Sixteen! I’m hoping this will be a time for us to talk about life like we’re really sitting together over brunch and share favorites…articles, recipes, products, books, inspiration, whatever it may be!
Brunch is my favorite because the spirit is light, you have the whole day ahead of you afterwards, and all food is fair game and it often involves champagne. Urban Dictionary defines brunchin’ as “Midday lunchin’ acting a fool in the mid-morning to lunch time”. Could there be a more fitting description?
Grab a mimosa, pull up a chair and let’s chat! Oh, and if anyone wants to act a fool, I’m game.
What should I plant this year?
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…FROM THE BLOG LAST WEEK:
THE BEST THING I ATE ALL WEEK:
We went to dinner this week for my mama’s birthday at one of my favorite places in Des Moines, a French restaurant called Django. My favorite meal of the week is a toss up between this potato-and-truffle stuffed agnolotti pasta with a sage cream sauce, mushrooms, arugula and lamb pancetta and this to-die-for dessert of cherry gelato, amaretti cookies, bruléed marshmallow, dulce de leche and pistachios. It was so good that I’ll even forgive ’em for the pistachio shells I inadvertently chomped down on.
RECIPES I’M LOVING:
- Goat Cheese and Tomato Tart with Rosemary and Mascarpone
- Apple Fritters with Maple Glaze
- Nigel Slater’s Coq au Riesling
- Lavender Lemonade Cocktail
- Salsa Verde Baked Eggs
- Split Pea Soup with Ham
- Funfetti Cinnamon Rolls
- Thai Almond Salad Dressing
- Spinach and Artichoke Dip Stuffed Garlic Bread
- Sun-Dried Tomato Mushroom Pizza with Arugula and Balsamic Vinegar
WHAT’S COMING NEXT WEEK:
My April (what?! APRIL?!) book picks, antipasto two ways: an Italian sandwich and a chopped salad, the flakiest buttermilk biscuits, BLT pizza and a super-decadent chocolate bread pudding. Plus another week of brunchin’!
A REMINDER FROM OLIVER, BIRDIE AND I:
