Valentine's Breakfasts

Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate

To make this hot chocolate you will need to have prepared my Salted Caramel Sauce.

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Breakfast Bruschetta

This is quick to make, absurdly easy in fact. The strange thing is that it is as easy to eat, even first thing. I can wolf this stuff down.

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Orange French Toast

There is not a type of French toast I don't love, but this version — a kind of eggy, squidgy toast and marmalade — is the perfect mixture between morning-sharp and weekend treatiness.

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Chocolate Croissants

First, let me say that if I can do this, you can. As I have never tried to hide, I have no patience and even less dexterity. But this is child's play: indeed, you could consider getting children to ma…

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Red Velvet Pancakes

It has been impossible not to notice the growing popularity for that classic of the American South (a region I have a culinary fondness for) the Red Velvet Cake; this is an observation and a personal…

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American Breakfast Pancakes

These are those thick, spongy American pancakes that are often eaten with warm maple syrup and crisp fried bacon. I love them with the syrup alone, but if you do want bacon, I think streaky is best. Y…

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Ricotta Hotcakes

These are breakfast pancakes summer-style, ridiculously light, and lemony somehow even without the addition of lemon. If you imagine the flavour of cheesecake combined with a texture that's best descr…

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These have become a firm family favourite! When I'm stuck for an after school meal idea I turn to these hot cakes. Not only does my 4 year old love these with cheese/ham/fruit/honey, he'll also gladly help with the measuring and whisking. Fab!

Doughnut French Toast

My weaknesses are mainly savoury — think salt and vinegar crisps or cheese and biscuits — but there are times when only a doughnut will do. This craving can get desperate late at night when the shops…

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Green Eggs and Ham

This weekend breakfast favourite can, frankly, be eaten at any time of the day with equal relish and has also in its favour that children (who in my experience would probably eat anything if it had pe…

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Arabian Pancakes With Orange-Flower Syrup

Don't think breakfast pancakes, but rather a dreamy, light, aromatic and sweet pudding, slicked with orange-flower syrup and nubbled with pistachios, to go after a vaguely Middle-Eastern dinner eaten…

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Mexican Scrambled Eggs

This is not only the best way to start the day, but the best way to end it, too. You can make it even more of a meal by serving some refried beans alongside, but I love it just as it is. It also happe…

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Perfect! Feeling slightly fragile this morning and this has perked me up no end!