Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
A selection of tea sandwich recipes to serve for afternoon tea, as an appetizer, or brunch. Recipes include chopped ham sandwiches, cucumber sandwiches, chicken salad, and more. A tea sandwich was originally meant as something to stave of hunger in the mid afternoon a few hours before a larger dinner was to be served later … Read more
A quick and easy potato pancake recipe made from potatoes, onion, milk, and eggs. They are a savory dish that can be served as a side or the main course for brunch. Serve them for breakfast or brunch with butter and maple syrup. Another alternative is to serve these savory pancakes with applesauce dolloped on … Read more
Cranberry scones are made with fresh or dried cranberries, buttermilk, sugar, and butter. The vanilla glaze on top makes this a sweeter scone and delicious pastry. Serve them for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon tea party. Moist chewy cranberries add a bit of sweet and tart to this scone recipe and a sweet vanilla glaze … Read more
An easy buttermilk bran muffins recipe made with All-Bran cereal and buttermilk. Buttermilk keeps these muffins moist. Serve these quick and easy muffins warm for breakfast or brunch. Always a favorite, bran muffins are a staple for an everyday breakfast treat. These are kept moist with buttermilk in the recipe. If you are looking for … Read more
These lemon poppy seed muffins are made with poppy seed, sugar, butter, eggs, plain yogurt, and shredded lemon peel. Yogurt in the batter keeps this quick and easy muffin recipe moist. A good traditional choice and loved by most everyone. They add a nice variety to a brunch table because they have a bit of … Read more
A non-alcoholic fruit punch recipe made with tea, orange, lemon, and pineapple juices and topped with ginger ale. Serve this tasty drink recipe for brunch, a wedding shower or bridal shower. Punch can be served for a variety of festive occasions along with coffee and other traditional drinks. It goes over well with almost everyone … Read more
An Old-Fashioned bread pudding with raisins recipe made with day-old bread, milk, and sugar. Serve bread pudding with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream or drizzle caramel sauce over individual servings. It also tastes great served just on its own. Just what do you do with bread and buns that are less than … Read more
These delicious blueberry cream cheese muffins are made with blueberries, cream cheese, eggs, and heavy cream that give the muffins a moist, creamy texture. Enjoy them warm for breakfast or brunch. Blueberries and cream cheese – what a great combination for a breakfast comfort food! These muffins also have a cinnamon sugar topping that makes … Read more
A raspberry cream cheese breakfast braid made with raspberry preserves, pastry dough and drizzled with a vanilla glaze. Serve for brunch or dessert. Oh my! This is a recipe that has been a family favorite for more than 30 years. It was originally posted in a Garden Club cookbook dating back to the mid 1980’s … Read more
Heirloom raisin muffins are made with raisins, butter, sugar and egg. This muffin recipe has moist plump raisins in the batter because you simmer the raisins to allow them to retain moisture. Serve for breakfast or brunch. My mom used to make these when I was growing up. What I remember most about them was … Read more