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Great Brunch Recipe: Tomato Basil Quiche

We all collect great brunch recipes, especially ones that can be completely or partially prepared the night before. This tomato basil quiche, from a 2003 Kitchen Parade column that's published online for the first time, is a real favorite, one I've served summer and winter for many years. Here's the recipe for tomato basil quiche . And if you're looking for still more ideas, here's my collection of great brunch recipes .

Welcome to the New 'Kitchen'!

Some cooks long for granite counters, Viking stoves and copper pots. Here at Kitchen Parade's brand-new home online, there's nothing half so fancy. But for the first time, Kitchen Parade is presented in the two-column layout for which it's expressly written -- finally! For more than two years now, I've been longing for an online version of a two-column 'kitchen' -- my writing and the recipes just make better sense when presented side by side. One web designer after another objected. I heard, "It's just not the way it's done," and "That would be really hard." Enter the magicians at Matchbox Creative, a wife & husband duo from Vancouver, Jeannette with a flair for design, Cornelius with a brilliance for code. I'm grateful, truly, for their work. So look around around. Every single recipe, even ones you've spied before, will look 'brand-new'. For example, here's the most recent column on the old site an

Saturday Soup

What to eat when your fridge is filled with nothing but bits of leftovers? Saturday Soup! It's my family's proven forumula for using up lots of bits of leftovers. It's rarely pretty but it's usually surprisingly tasty – and best of all, food waste drops to nil. Thanksgiving leftovers are the best! But if a week’s gone by and your fridge still holds turkey bounty, chances are, everyone’s ready to move on. SATURDAY SOUP is a terrific way to use up leftovers all year round. Make it regularly and you’ll find yourself saving tiny bites of leftovers (sometimes in a designated container in the fridge or freezer) that might otherwise go to waste. As a kid, we threw a batch together for Saturday lunch, cleaning out the fridge before Mom headed to the store to pick up the next week’s groceries. Because the leftovers changed every week, two pots rarely tasted the same, except for being both reliably delicious and completely unrepeatable! ALANNA's TIPS Bacon

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

When picturing a Thanksgiving meal, my mind’s eye moves straight to the pumpkin pie, its crust golden and flaky, the filling tawny orange flecked with spicy brown. But some years, it’s good to part with tradition! Treat your family to this luscious bread pudding, if not for Thanksgiving then before or after. While it’s a bit homely looking, you’ll be licking the dish clean! The original recipe is what makes America obese: the portions were enormous and laden with fat and sugar! Even with half the calories and a third the fat, you’ll find the revised recipe generous and rich. ALANNA's TIPS Use fresh rather than stale bread – it will more easily soak up the pumpkin-infused egg and milk mixture. If the bread is crusty, think about removing the crust before tearing into cubes. For texture contrast, top with a few toasted pecans. If you bake ahead of time, reheat the pudding before serving. The sauce can easily be made in advance, then reheated. If you’ve wanted to expe

Sengalese Soup

This Recipe Has Moved The recipe for Sengalese Soup has been updated, please see Sweet-Corn Soup with Shrimp © Copyright 2003 Kitchen Parade

Family Recipes & Reader Recipes

BREAKFAST & BRUNCH Breakfast Casserole with Sausage, Apples & Caramelized Onions Chilaquiles Five-Week Bran Muffins Fried Bread Gashouse Eggs Gingerbread Muffins Ham & Eggs Homemade Egg McMuffin Homemade Peach Syrup with Fresh Peaches Lifetime Pancakes Mexican Gas House Eggs My Mom's Pancake Recipe On-the-Run Breakfast Bars Overnight Coffeecake BREAD Armenian Easter Bread Best-Ever Oatmeal Bread Fried Bread Homemade Yeast Rolls No-Knead English Muffin Bread Perfect Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins Skillet Cornbread Swedish Rye Bread APPETIZERS Blueberry Salsa Easy Easy Grilled Mushroom Appetizer Game-Day Pretzels Lavosh (Armenian Cracker Bread) Mini Crab Bites Savory Pecans BEVERAGES Cantaloupe Smoothie My Perfect (Unsweet, Unboozy) Sangria MAIN DISHES Caraway Corned Beef Chicken Cacciatore Dutch Apple Puff Emerald Isle Stew Minnesota Sloppy Joes Mom's Roast Chicken Rock-Star Fried Chicken Ten-Minute Enchiladas Ten

My Favorite Essays

2002 Cheese Gnocchi Pie (Kitchen Parade's debut column!) Best-Ever Oatmeal Bread 2003 Frozen Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Homemade Yeast Rolls Molasses Cookies Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake Wild Rice Salad 2004 Alex's French Eggs Lentil Soup Vincent Sausage & Kale Split Pea Soup Alice Waters' Coleslaw 2005 Easy-to-Elegant Asparagus Soup Rhubarb Sorbet Country Rhubarb Cobbler Strawberry Ice Cream Peacherry Blues Cottage Cheese Pancakes Summer's Tomato Soup Coffee Chops Panzanella Fat Rascals Dutch Apple Puff Quick Supper Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Cranberry Sauce Squash Puff Sweet 'n' Hot Chicken Lucky Black-Eyed Pea Salad 2006 Quick Supper Tin Foil Chicken & Veggies Winter Pesto with Pasta Cashew Chicken Curry Blueberry Galette Quick Supper Crockpot Chicken Goulash Lemon Turkey Noodle Soup Hot Cross Buns Quick Supper Sole with Mushrooms & Onions Asparagus Custard Tart

Celebration Recipes

Birthdays & Anniversaries Perfect for Potlucks Weekend Suppers Elegant Dinners Supper on the Patio Back to School Birthdays & Anniversaries Appetizers Basil-Cream Cheese Dip Black Pepper Almonds Cheddar-Olive Spread Cheese Puffs Cranberry Champagne Cocktail Easy Italian Appetizers Red Pepper Crostini, Olivada & Parmesan Crisps Easy Radish Spread Herbed Ricotta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Lemon Basil Shrimp Mini Crab Bites Three Quick Appetizers Spinach Puffs, Cream Cheese-Chutney Spread & Cheddar-Olive Spread Main Dishes Quick Supper Cauliflower Risotto Quick Supper Chicken Sybil Quick Supper Chicken with Creamy Cider Gravy Quick Supper Maple Glazed Salmon Quick Supper Pepper Steak & Mushrooms Quick Supper Thick Chops with Mustard Crust Quick Supper Tropical Pork Tenderloin & Quick Supper Tropical Salad Supper All Courses Lavender: An Easy Romantic Dinner Lavender Steaks, Lavender Potatoes, Lave

My Cooking Tips

How To's Favorite Ingredients & Tools Cooking Lessons How To's How to Make Caramel Corn in the Microwave in a Paper Bag How to Host a Cookie Exchange / Cookie Swap Frosty Christmas Trees How to Mix Muffins Now, Bake Later Five-Week Bran Muffins When to use inexpensive olive oils Tiapinno (Ciopinno) - Herbed Fish Stew Rub dried herbs between your fingers to release their oils Tiapinno (Ciopinno) - Herbed Fish Stew How to Reduce Fat and Increase Flavor in Soups Low Fat Vegetable Soup & Scandinavian Pea Soup How to Prevent Beans from Getting Tough Scandinavian Pea Soup How to Freeze Milk-Based Soups Laura's Carrot Soup How to Cook Corned Beef Caraway Corned Beef How to Make Cheese Sauce Caraway Corned Beef How to Clean Leeks Scandinavian Pea Soup How to Reverse Ingredient Proportions to Update Old and Favorite Recipes Tomato Soup Vegetable Salad How to Take Advantage of A Big Crop of Bell Peppers Red & Yellow Pepper Relish