Sunny-Side Up: More Than 100 Breakfast & Brunch Recipes from the Essential Egg to the Perfect Pastry

by Waylynn Lucas

Breakfast and brunch recipes from the essential egg to the perfect pastry, from pastry chef and Cake Wars judge Waylynn Lucas.

Sunny-Side Up is about making delicious brunch and breakfast food with love and attention--whether it's a scrambled egg for one or a full-on champagne brunch buffet for a special occasion. And it's not an exclusive party for seasoned foodies. In fact, Waylynn considers it her responsibility as a trained pastry chef to make things less--not more--complicated for home cooks who want to make super-yummy breakfast delights in their own kitchen.

The book will feature more than 100 recipes and 100 photographs. Recipes run the gamut from decadent Grapefruit Pistachio Cakes and Almond Frangipane Pear Baked French Toast to on-the-go breakfast bars and yogurt pops to healthful Spinach, Roasted Red Pepper, and
Goat Cheese Frittatas, Avocado Pineapple Smoothies, and breakfast bowls. Fun brunch cocktails round out the recipes to make an all-occasion powerhouse of delicious and uplifting recipes.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction, Culinary, Food and Drink, Adult

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2019

Reviews

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked. I am keeping.

[Taryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The recipes in this collection are unreal! I absolutely love breakfast food and Waylynn knocked it out of the park on this one!

[Virginia Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's something about a good breakfast--savored, not inhaled--that carries you through the whole day. It's not just the sustenance, which is important, it's the sight, the sounds, and the scents of the breakfast ritual. Done properly and enjoyed with as much leisure allowed, breakfast is a form of pampering. When I was growing up, my family and I greatly enjoyed "breakfast for dinner", and I still love it to this day. Waylynn Lucas, acclaimed chef and popular TV food judge, celebrates breakfast and brunch with "Sunny-Side Up", which includes over 100 delicious recipes. In addition to those scrumptious recipes, you'll also find "Way With Eggs"; Prep Talk For A Sunny Kitchen"; "Helpful Hardware"; and "A Note On Ingredients". Here's a sample of those "can't wait to try" recipes: "Bacon, Tomato, and Cheddar Bread Pudding (Breakfast Strata)"; "Baked Egg Cups"; "The Breakfast Burrito"; "Huevos Rancheros"; "Rosemary-Garlic Breakfast Potatoes"; "Chicken and Waffles"; "Savory French Toast"; "Buttermilk Biscuits"; "Honey Butter"; "Bacon-Cheddar Biscuits"; Honey-Cranberry Muffins"; "Banana Mocha Chocolate Chip Muffins"; and so many more wonderful goodies!

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[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice book! Photos are beautiful, and recipes are quite approachable. I like the extra suggestions that are made (if this happens, then do this....). Really like this book and it would make a great gift for a morning foodie!

[Amy Reade · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has some unique recipes using eggs, but I was hoping for a little more oomph in the savory department and a little less oomph in the pancakes/waffles department. I'm looking forward to trying many of the recipes. Gorgeous photos.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a little something in here for everyone, from taste (types of food) to skill level. However, while the photos included were fabulous, I would have liked to have seen more.

I have successfully made a few of these foods and I photocopied a couple of Lucas' for future use, but for a few of the recipes, I got confused - Personally, I think it's because the required skill level is beyond me, but for example, for the Baguette (p. 111+), you are required to do more than one thing in each step of the instructions - Step 6 (and there are 2 different photos to help with this) has you doing something with the dough (making sure that it is seam-side up) and then in the next sentence, doing something completely different (making sure that it is seam-side down). This was too confusing for me, so will be avoiding this, altogether.

Still, an interesting addition to our cookbook collection.

[Riegs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a lot of substance, but tons of French toast...

[Jenn Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading as many of the Goodreads Choice Nominees as I can.

This was an aesthetically pleasing, well put together breakfast/brunch cookbook.
I'm more of a savory than sweet person myself, and this was fairly balanced.

One thing I'm beginning to appreciate about cookbooks (now that I'm going through so many of them) is that each author/chef tends to have specific things that they have *very* specific opinions on. This makes the experience of each one unique.

What I liked most about this is how Lucas would present her version of a very basic food, and then also detail some variations. For example, many books might not bother to include a simple french toast recipe, but here we get that and several ways to change it up. The sidebars of helpful tips for techniques also seemed really helpful for a home cook trying to get more sophisticated.

[JC Cornell · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love breakfast. Like absolutely adore it. So was very disappointing that this book mostly went over the basics on breakfast. Was hoping for more. Couple of recipes I was interested, but not that many.

[Brianna Sowinski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice Breakfast cookbook

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m a huge fan of breakfast so I really liked the recipes in the book. The layout and photos are also very nicely done.

[Laurla2 · Rating 1 out of 5]

-almond frangipane and pear baked french toast recipe looked interesting

-extremely detailed complicated 2 page long instructions for cooking scrambled eggs. i was not impressed.

[Beka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everything looked so delicious!

[Aasinathena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it !! All doable and easy !

[Jenny]

I’m a sucker for a toast cookbook.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some recipes I can't wait to try to make this weekend. Especially those bread recipes.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot to like here, but what chef in her right mind wants Laughing Cow cheese in her eggs?

[Kelli · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love reading cookbooks for stories and inspiration to create things for my family. I found a few good recipes, but I felt as though it was beyond basic, and somewhat condescending.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great addition to my cookbooks. Wonderful photos and recipes and a gem of a person who keeps it real. Excited for winter baking and cooking!

[Elizabeth Behrens · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good collection of various brunch/breakfast recipes. Lots of variety and stunning pictures. For our family, the recipes fell a little flat. They weren't bad, but they just weren't winners for us.

[Zibby Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun and easy, and approachable cookbook with tips and tricks. It is very family-friendly and provides different recipes for making pastries and egg dishes that will spice up any breakfast or brunch.

Breakfast is the hardest for me. I feel like we do the same old stuff every day, scrambled eggs or frozen waffles. So the book was inspiring because we immediately tried the crunchy French toast recipe. In the book, there's also an acai bowl that takes five minutes to make. The acai bowl and smoothies are super easy to throw together because you put everything in a blender, slice up some fruit, sprinkle on some granola, and you're done. It’s a no-brainer!

To listen to my interview with the author, go to my podcast at:
https://zibbyowens.com/transcript/way...

[Korin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm really looking forward to trying some of these recipes! From the pictures to the ingredients, nearly everything in this book looked amazing. It's even got instructions on how to make baguettes! And another thing- everything was homemade, I didn't see a single cake or pudding mix used, which is just the way I like it!

[Cynde · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved all the great ideas for breakfast and brunch! The photography was outstanding and the recipes were easy to follow and often required ingredients that were already in the pantry. Other it was worth the trip to the store for. I wrote down my favorite recipes and passed the book on to my daughter-in-law who is learning to cook. She is enjoying the book too.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this book in a goodreads giveaway. The recipes look good and not overly complicated. I wish there were more savory recipes. The party menus in the back were a nice way to see how to use this book for an event.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some very interesting recipes. I've made 6 different things so far and 4 were big hits with the family; other 2 were okay

[Lorelei Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of good recipes especially for us egg lovers!
I like the easy to follow instructions and having pictures to go when the recipes. Good and tasty food!

[Debbi Serrano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, Great Recipes.

[Sarah Wolfe · Rating 4 out of 5]

The recipes looked delicious, especially the cocktails.

I received this book free in the goodreads giveaways

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the ideas in here. They were original and had nice commentary. I am personally not a huge fan of breakfast but there was a nice range of sweet and savory, beginner and advanced options.