Turkish Menemem

Menem is a traditional Turkish dish made with scrambled eggs mixed with vegetables, typically tomatoes, peppers, and onions. It is often seasoned with spices like cumin and served with bread or rice. Menem is a popular breakfast or brunch dish in Turkey, known for its hearty and flavorful taste.

Apple compote overnight oats

Prepare a batch of these delicious and nutritious apple compote overnight oats on a Sunday afternoon to have a wholesome breakfast ready for the work week ahead. These oats are easy to make, delicious and if you use plant-based alternative milk then these are a great vegan option. If you are picking your own apples this fall and running out of recipe ideas then this is also a great way to use those extra apples.

Crêpes with dulce de leche sauce and fruits

Dulce de leche is a popular confection in Latin America. It is made by slowly heating sugar and milk for several hours until getting a thick sauce which can be used as a spread on bread or cookies, or as a filling on many pastries. For this recipe we are using a dulce de leche from Argentina found at “El gaucho” a butchery and Latin America products’ store north of Toronto. Many large grocery stores in Canada carry dulce de leche spreads imported from different countries; find it in the ethnic or baking products aisle.

Pork sausage, black beans, avocado and cheese breakfast burritos, paired with jalapeño salsa made in molcajete (mortar)

This scrumptious Tex-Mex burrito is paired with a Molcajete salsa. Molcajete is a type of mortar made of volcanic stone, very popular in Mexico to make all sorts of salsas, but if you don’t have a molcajete or other type of mortar at home, simply put all the ingredients in the food processor and pulse for a few seconds to get a chunky texture salsa.

Bagels

Traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. A world wide breakfast classic nowadays!