Why?

When my husband and I first went on the South Beach Diet, we thought that we could at least have friends over for eggs and bacon on Sunday mornings. After a few tries, we realized that this just wasn’t going to work.

First of all, eggs and bacon implies before 10 AM. That meant me getting up by 7 AM to shop, cook and set the table. On a weekend? I don’t think so.

It also meant a limited menu. Breakfast, for those of us who are carb counting, can be a limited entertaining option. Eggs and bacon for us; sliced fruit and muffins for the guests. We could only eat half of the food we were serving!

Brunch is a much more civilized entertaining option. Guests don’t have to arrive until noon, so I don’t have to get up until 9 AM (10 AM if I’m organized). I can make many of the dishes the night before. And, we can eat almost everything we serve. That’s for me.

Sunday Brunch Menu
(Serves 6)

Bloody Mary

Nutty Granola

Scandinavian Fritatta Cups

Baked French Toast

Assorted Breakfast Meats
(Canadian bacon, turkey sausage, vegetarian sausage patties)

Fresh Strawberries