Easter Brunch

I tried two new recipes for my brunch.  I always make a frittata, this year I tried a strata and a new French Toast Casserole.  They turned out soooo delicious!

Check out some of my dishes!  Here I am with my simple fruit salad.  I don’t care for fruit salad with lots of sugar. This is just fruit, lemon juice and fresh mint.  I served creme fraiche on the side.

Our friends David and Mel, and Dave all arrived around 11:30.  We had a delightful day together.  The weather was perfect!

There was broccoli salad with bacon, grapes, red onion, celery – so simple, and fantastic!

Make Ahead Brunch

I found the recipe for the French Toast Casserole from Bon Appetit, Y’All: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking by Virginia Willis.

Look how delicious it is when you cut into it, I know it looks dry, but it is so moist and flavorful, you really don’t even need to add syrup, but we all did anyway!

Danny and Claire found a quiet moment in the newly designed garden.

Then , after brunch, we played “bags” in our newly designed back yard.  I actually designed the hardscape around the dimensions required to play this game.

It is so much fun!

I love nothing more than spending time with my family and friends… this was a perfect day!