brunch: the most amazing meal of the week

Oh weekends, how I love thee. Sleeping in, relaxing, no work and BRUNCH. The mouth-watering brilliant combination of breakfast and lunch perfect for a lazy Sunday morning or catching up with friends. Guess what? With very minimal effort you can skip going out, save yourself some money and make it yourself….. Yes, of course while enjoying your first pot of coffee. Go ahead, call your friends and wake them up. They’ll forgive you. It’s brunch time!

Pancakes, french toast, eggs benny, omelets, bacon, home fries, latkes, bagles with cream cheese and smoked salmon, fruit salad. Pick your favourites or go crazy and serve them all then just sit back and enjoy the day as you and your loved ones share the most succulent of laid back meals. The best thing about brunch is that you don’t have to limit yourself to breakfast-like options. Anything, and I mean absolutely anything is up for grabs. When I go out for brunch with friends I always get the ‘Special Sandwich’. It’s so good it’s ridiculous! Cajun chicken with curry aioli, swiss cheese, bacon and avocado on focaccia. My favourite server, Mo, lets me order it even when it’s not in the menu. It doesn’t have to just be a sandwich though, you can have salads, fries- the possibilities are endless.

a pre-marathon dinner party: running for our dinner

About a month ago, I hosted a pre-marathon dinner party at my newly revamped – okay, newly painted – house for all us runners, their significant others and my younger brother the night before running twenty-one kilometres.

The goal of the night was to feed the runners the carbs they would need for the big day while satisfying the pallet, while NOT driving myself so crazy I would feel like I had already run the twenty-one kilometres before it even began.

The key to the evening was preparation. I sent out the invitations a month or so in advance, making sure to ask if anyone had any food allergies or dislikes, then planned the carb-loaded menu.