Gale Gand's Brunch!: 100 Fantastic Recipes for the Weekend's Best Meal: A Cookbook

This is a beautifully done cookbook. I wanted a book that gave me recipes that could be made ahead for next-day brunches when I have friends staying over (so I don't have to get up so early) There are many recipes that fill the bill. Its beautifully illustrated also, which makes it much more fun to cook with. Gale also includes a nice selection of cocktail recipes. I made her Pim's Cup drinks to serve my guests as they arrived the prior evening and they were a big hit. Very different! Just about anything you'd like to see for breakfasts and brunches and general entertaining are here!

As always, Gale gives us the best of her quick and easy recipes for the weekend brunch with your family. I love all of her books as they are written for the beginner or experienced cook and you don't need a culinary degree to follow her instructions. Another Home Run!

Weekend breakfast foods can be pretty boring, but with Gale Gand's new book one just has to open it and randomly select something. There's not a bad recipe in the bunch! Each weekend we make 2 of these, working our way through the entire book. The recipes are easy with ingredients easily obtainable.

"Brunch" is destined to become a major go-to source for planning elegant brunches of interest to the experienced home cook, but also easily accessible for the novice. This book offers wonderful ways to surprise friends and family with something different for that meal that isn't quite breakfast but isn't exactly lunch. Yes, breakfast pancakes are there, but so are Gand's caramelized apple crepes, which are ridiculously easy to make and good for eating anytime. By the by, if you love chocolate and you love waffles, get the waffle iron ready. Finally, as an inveterate egg-lover, I wanted this book to make the baked eggs in ham cups I had seen Gand prepare on the "Today' show. Instead I've gone nuts over Cucurumao, a splendid concoction of eggs baked in a tomato sauce laced with red pepper flakes and fresh basil. Like several other recipes in this nifty book, you could also enjoy this Sicilian dish as a meatless dinner; add a couple of chunks of focaccia or sourdough and, well, wow!

This book is an awesome reference for basic brunch recipes like fritattas, stratas, waffles, pancakes, crepes, bread pudding, etc. Even though there is nothing revolutionary in the recipes (although there are many great twists and variations!), they are so well organized, so beautifully presented and so un-intimidating, that I fell in love with this book from the first page. It's just so convenient to have all my brunch needs in one book like this instead of having to go to different sources! So far, every recipe I've tried has been a winner. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves beautiful food without the hassle.