Welcome to the weekend! I hope that your weekend plans include fitting in a big hearty breakfast. If you were able to catch Kelsey’s Essentials last week you know that the episode was dedicated to all things breakfast/brunch. This was one of my favorite episodes to film and the recipes are some of my best from this season. I feel like breakfast is incredibly approachable. For me, the ingredients, techniques, and tools used to make classic breakfast foods are all essentials. Growing up my dad didn’t EVER cook…unless it was breakfast. It was the one meal that he could tackle and he always did a great job. For many years we had the tradition of making breakfast for a late night dinner every Sunday night. Breakfast is comforting, nostalgic, and by darn it’s deemed the most important meal of the day for good reason.
I’m looking forward to the upcoming weekend because we’ll be hosting my in-laws and sharing some of our favorite city spots with them. I’m also looking forward to the finale of Food Network Star. I’ve been addicted to this season and feel very invested. I had the chance to meet some of the finalists at the Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival a few weeks ago and it was a great experience. It is such an exhausting process to be on the show and once you are alum…it’s like you’ve joined a club. I know exactly what it feels like to get so close to obtaining your “dream job” and then be sent packing. Your emotions are so invested in the experience and making your next move after being on the show can be overwhelming as well. What I do know is that whether you win or lose, an experience like Food Network Star will benefit you for the good. Melissa D’Arabian wrote a fantastic blog post about The Art of Losing in regards to the show and I couldn’t agree with her more. “Losing” was the best thing that ever happened to me on the show. If you’re a fan of Food Network Star, you should definitely read it. Have a good one!
Cooking breakfast this weekend?
Stuffed Potato Skin Skillet Hash, Stuffed French Toast, Homemade Breakfast Sandwiches
photos: cookingchanneltv.com
I love when we have time in the weekends for breakfast. Tomorrow is one of those days and I’m planning mini quiches in proscuitto cups with pan fried potatoes. Yum!
The Food Network Star note is interesting. I actually auditioned a few weeks ago for the next season but wasn’t chosen. Maybe next year! Anyways, one of the questions on the application was “Which FN Star do you identify with most?” I put you! And then like a week a later I saw your lunch with Oh Joy! and was happy to see you had a blog. Anyways, I guess it’s just a semi stalkerish way to say I’m a fan. Keep doing what you’re doing girl!
That all looks so good! If it was done right, I think breakfast would be my favourite meal of the day! In my house we don;t really ‘do’ breakfast…
That french toast looks amazing. It’s my favourite weekend breakfast when I feel like a treat.