Some of the best conversations happen around the table. There’s something truly special about sharing food together and slowing down to enjoy one another’s company. Brunch is the perfect excuse to get together over food and weekends are simply made for slowing down. Therefore, brunching and weekends are the perfect combo!
Brunch menus seem to vary greatly, so this month, we’ve been asking our #CanolaConnect community:
What is your must have brunch menu item? Tell us for a chance to win a #CanolaConnect prize package!
Here are a few of the staples that seem to be favourites among our community:
A brunch staple that can be dressed up with fresh berries or fruit compote. My favourite tip, as I shared in What We’re Lovin’ for May, is to separate your eggs! Beat the egg whites in their own bowl and fold them into the batter at the end to make your waffles extra fluffy! Don’t waste the yolks – just toss them in with the other wet ingredients as you make the batter.
My family LOVES hash browns — The crispier, the better! I’ll often add chopped up peppers, onions and mushrooms for some added veggie goodness, but they’re delicious plain and simple as well. For the crispiest hash browns, use a cast iron pan and bake them in the oven, then broil to finish.
One of my favourite crowd-pleasing brunch menu items is crepes. I love to do a make-your-own crepe bar for guests with a wide variety of filling options!
A nice addition to any brunch is a yogurt parfait with choices of toppings such a fresh or frozen fruits, chocolate chips and some delicious homemade granola. Leftover granola can be stored for a healthy snack later in the week, or put into small mason jars as a little take-away for your brunch guests.
We want to know how you’re brunching this month! Tell us in the comments or tag us on Instagram and Twitter: share your favourite brunch menu items or show us what you’re serving up!
Eat Well… Jenn
Contest is open to Canadian residents only, excluding Quebec. See our online contest rules.
Eggs Benedict
Our family really enjoys a red pepper and lentil with eggs, we bake it in a skillet!
My favourite brunch is a peanutbutter bacon and jam toasted sandwich.
Eggsenedict w/ bacon is a family favorite..When the men are finished seeding canola, they have time for brunch on Sundays!
I serve it w/ watermelon and kiwi slices!
Eggs benedict
I like a steak and eggs brunch. Served with home fries and fried green tomatoes.
My favourite brunch is pancakes and sausages.
My favorite brunch item is waffles.
Our favourite brunch item is a hash brown scramble with colourful peppers,mushrooms,onions,sausage.
My favourite brunch item is Eggs Benedict with fresh cut fruit. You can never go wrong with it – at home or out at a restaurant it’s my go to.
I love adding scrambled eggs to my brunch menu.
roast beef
potato salad
Spinach & bacon quiche, delicious
I love eggs benedicts
Pancakes!
Omelets! They’re filled with whatever I have on hand – mushrooms, red, orange or green peppers, green onions, tomatoes and always cheese of course!
An omelette and avocado toast
I like omelettes because you can switch it up everytime.
It would have to be waffles! They are so brunchy!
crispy hash browns
Scrambled eggs
For brunch I love Quiche, with spinach and various healthy vegetables in it.
I love Egg McMuffins
Lots of fruit
I love waffles!
Eggs Benedict
Anything Bacon and Eggs, I could eat this every meal, every day.
My favorite brunch item is pancakes
Tuna salad
My favorite lunch item is crepes.
French Toast
I love Coconut Cream stuffed French Toast drowning in Maple Syrup!
I absolutely love Eggs Benedict.
French toast and omelettes!
Eggs Benny with Lox
I always make a beeline to the breakfast sausages at brunch.
Waffles are my go to brunch item.
For brunch, we must have pancakes, eggs – any style, bacon and hashbrowns. These 4 items must be present to constitute a proper brunch for me and my family.
mushroom and cheese omelette
Omelette!
My favourite brunch item is a Spanish Tortilla/Frittata!
chicken and waffles
My fav. brunch item is omelette with cheese, ham and tomatoes
Sure would like to snag this excellent swag.
eggs benny are such a treat
Those hashbrowns look unreal!
Omelettes, they’re so versatile.
Hash browns with onion, then cheddar cheese melted in, everyone here loves them!
My brunch menu must have is fresh fruit.
I LOVE to enjoy smoked salmon and/or salmon lox with capers and onions!
Quiche
Bread & cheses
It isn’t really brunch without a round of mimosas. I also love french toast as a treat!
Crepes and bacon.
I love bacon and eggs!
My favourite brunch item is a frittata made with lots of vegetables. My favourite recipe includes a generous amount of parmesan cheese.
Eggs benedict
I love a Veggie Omelette for brunch.
Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict for sure!
My must have is Hashbrown Casserole and bacon.
Omeletts with choice of bacon or ham and veggies
My must have brunch menu item is a Turkey Sandwich on rye bread.
French toast
Baked French Toast
Omelettes
My go-to brunch item is French toast with fresh fruit!
My favourite brunch is most definitely a BLT. Or a club house, hard to choose .
Must have some bacon with brunch!
Eggs Benedict with seafood added
My must have brunch item is a beautiful Spanish style Frittata loaded with vegetables and cheese!
Waffles topped with fresh whipped cream and berries!!
bacon and eggs with whole wheat toast
I love fresh seasonal veggies & cheese omlets
My husband’s hash browns
Bacon and eggs for sure!
Assortment of fruit
I guess mine would be waffles, though I don’t think I have ever actually done brunch. On the farm, breakfast was before 6am, lunch at 12, supper at 5 or 6 pm. Coffee at 10 and 3. And plenty of work in between!
I do pecan waffles! LOVE them! Or we do omelettes.
Fresh fruit! It adds such colour to your plate.
When we do brunch we always have to have cheese omelettes.
Belgium waffles mmmmm
waffles
Canola Granola with yogurt!
Eggs benedict
Our family’s must have is yummy veggie and cheese omelettes
I like doing a waffle bar with different toppings like berries, whip cream, different syrups, etc. 🙂 thanks!
My favourite brunch items are pancakes and bacon
An oven baked omelette with lots of fresh fruit
My must have brunch item is pancakes, especially lemon ricotta blueberry pancakes.
Both delicious and easy is a French Toast Casserole. It can be done the night before so all you have to do is pop it in the oven. You don’t have to stand over the stove doing individual pieces of French Toast and everybody gets hot food at the same time! Grab that maple syrup. What’s not to love?
Egg’s Benny
My favorite brunch item is an omelette with cheese onion ham green and red peppers served with salsa toast and tea or coffee.
My must have brunch item is a Mimosa!
Eggs Benedict is my favourite. I like having that for brunch.
Eggs, bacon, pancakes and hashbrowns are all a must for brunch.
I love hash browns!
Grilled Monte Cristo Sandwich accompanied with a Classic Cole Slaw with shaved raddicio.
Pancakes and Eggs Benny!
home fries
Omelettes and bacon is our favourite for brunch!
If I could have anything at brunch it would be Belgian waffles with strawberries.
Vegetables, whether in an omelet or hash or with eggs bennie or seafood
Cantelope
Broiled asparagus
I would always choose french toast.
Spinach, Mushroom, Red Onion & Feta Fritatta with Crispy Home Fries and a side of Ancient Grain Toast.
My husband makes the best Mexican omelet!
EGGS! either benedict style or a quiche..always welcomed and enjoyed at my house with family and friends too !:))
I must have tons of fresh fruit with a side of yogurt.
eggs benedict with fresh asparagus
For us its always fresh fruit!!
Eggs Benedict
French toast
Fresh fruit and granola yogurt.
Hash browns
blueberry waffles for sure !
Fancy omlet
My must-have brunch menu item is muffins.
I love my eggs benedict with smoked salmon…
Omelettes.
we dont eat a lot of carbs so I love to have a bowl of berries on the side
Waffles with fresh berries and whipped cream
A nice omelette with spinach, onion and goat cheese! Yum!
I love omelette eggs inside half a cut roasted pepper, and adding lots of veggies and cheese and bake it in the oven!
Eggs Bennie
Farmers breakfast in a skillet!
My must-have brunch item is waffles with strawberries, bananas, Nutella, and whip cream.
Gotta go with the eggs benny on this one….
Yummy French toast!!
fruit! and cheese
French toast !
I LOVE French Toast! Just made some this morning!
Crustless quiche is my go to for a big crowd.
My must have brunch item has to be eggs benedicy
Blueberry Pancakes with home made syrup.
We made a savory waffle with mashed potatoes last weekend, with garlic and parmesan. Delicious!
Eggs Benedict is a must-have Brunch Menu Item in our household!
My favourite brunch item is Eggs Benny!! It’s sooo good!
Waffles with chocolate chips and fruits on top!
Our brunch always includes fresh fruit and coffee. We often have eggs and bacon incorporated with it.
Leo I have to limit it to just one!!.. hash browns, frittata, fresh fruit!… oh and Belgian waffles they must be authentic leige waffles not pancake batter in a waffle iron did I mention brunch might be my favorite meal or breakfast for supper
Scrambled Eggs!
Love waffles!
Have to have my eggs Benedict, with a side of waffles, or maybe pancakes…the list goes on and on! Lol
Waffles with chocolate chips in the batter and fruit on top!
I love a good fluffy pancake.
Eggs benny with smoked salmon is my fave!
I love eggs Benedict for brunch with bacon or ham!
My favopurite brunch item is Hash Browns.
eggs benedict made with smoked salmon and lots of fressh veggies and fruit
I love fruit, but bacon and eggs are a must.
I enjoy a savoury Eggs Florentine at brunch.
Traditional Eggs Benny
My favourite brunch item is bacon
My favorite brunch food is French Toast – perfect with the egg for protein and REAL maple syrup for sweetness!!
My must have brunch is Quiche
It’s not brunch without my Eggs Benedict.
Eggs Benny!
Avocado toast!
belgian waffles!
Any type of eggs (I know that’s non-committal, but,) I love eggs!
egg white omelet
Veggie Omellettes
Melon fruit.
I love eggs benedict when I go out for brunch because I never make it at home!
Eggs Benedict
I LOVE any kind of skillet! (scrambled egg, meat, cheese over hash browns)
Hashbrowns
Strawberries, pancakes or waffles, coffee, scrambled eggs, lots of great flavours.
Bizcocho with red rooibos tea.
Scrambled eggs always tastes so good, but I also like some fruit to go with it. Thanks.
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Favourite brunch recipe is spelt waffles with maple syrup and blueberries.
Quiche, fruit, perhaps bacon or sausage and coffee!