Breakfast Comforts (Williams-Sonoma): With Enticing Recipes for the Morning, including Favorite Dishes from Restaurants Around the Country

In theory I love a Big Breakfast, all those yummy, fried foods and yeast goods - in reality the fat/calorie load is too over the top for me to consider cooking breakfast more than a couple of times a year. Today was the perfect excuse, I host a family meal near my birthday every year and this year wanted to do breakfast - great chance for me to try out a range of recipes from my copy of Breakfast Comforts on my captive victims...I love WS books, they have a beautiful photo for every recipe; nice, heavy quality paper that can handle the need to wipe up the odd spill. So, yep, just love, love them.This book is broken up into the following chapters:- from the griddle- eggs, glorious eggs- sweet treats- savoury delights- on the side- drinks- basic recipes- indexThere are a few restaurant featured recipes in each section.Each recipe is formatted with bolded ingredient list running down left side of page, with step-by-step instructions on the remainder of the page. Most of the recipes have a short introduction, which personalises the recipe and is a feature I really like in a cookbook.Recipes I had a go at:Cinnamon Rolls (p.115): after reading the blurb on Hell's Kitchen, I decided that I would use the dough and cinnamon/sugar recipe from Pecan Caramel Rolls (p.116), but finished with the cream cheese icing (p.115). Though I have strayed from my basic sweet dough recipe a number of times over the years, this is the first time that I have found one that I prefer. Love it and will use it again. I did complete the second rising of the dough in the refrigerator overnight and they were beautifully risen and, after a little warming up, ready to bake this morning.Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Breakfast Loaf (p.124): This is the only recipe I had made previously from the book, I think it was even better this time around - I did the second rising in the fridge overnight, as above. This loaf is perfect for toast also.Tomato Tart with Basil and Ricotta (p.145): It's mid summer here in Australia and the basil is thriving in my garden, unfortunately my tomatoes are not up with the program, but I can get good early season ones at the market. Loved this tart, the ricotta/egg/cheese/basil base was a really great complement to the tomatoes. I used freezer puff pastry rather than the quick puff recipe in the book to save time. Worked great. Definitely will be making this again when my tomatoes are ripe.Cheese and Chile Skillet Cornbread (p.195): This recipe had 2 things that I loved right off - corn kernels, and not as much fat as my usual recipe. I did not use the quantity of chiles listed in this recipe, other than that I stuck to the rules :) I made the cornbread last night and reheated, wrapped in foil in a low oven this morning. Still stayed lovely and moist. I will make it again, but will reduce the maple syrup by half, and increase the salt a little to make it a bit more savoury.These recipes really rounded out my breakfast along with the old standards. We loved it and I will definitely cook them again along with a number of others I am keen to try from the book.

I have hundreds of cookbooks and I love breakfast as does my family. If I had to narrow down which cookbook I would keep as my go to for breakfast recipes this would be the one. The instructions are clear and concise, not hard to follow, so whether you are an experienced cook or novice, you can follow these recipes. The photos (which I always like in any cookbook, I want to know what it should look like when I am finished), are spectacular. You eat with your eyes and these pictures will inspire you to try your hand at the recipe offerings. I have made several of the recipes for my family, Eggs Blackstone (featured on the cover), Huevos Rancheros, Cinnamon Rolls, Apple Fritters, etc ... all of them turned out perfectly and all I had to do was follow the recipe (I always follow the recipe to the letter the first time before I tweak anything ... these didn't need any tweaking, it was that good). The cookbook is organized nicely into breakfast categories so if you are looking for egg dishes, sides, from the griddle, sweets, it is there for you and easy to find. The ingredients used aren't exotic, you should be able to find what you need in your local grocery store. Truly a treasure trove of recipes that will delight your palette and range from sophisicated to just fun !

I bought this book firstly for myself because the recipes looked amazing. I took it with me when I traveled to my sisters in the UK and she fell in love with it so I left it there and had to buy another for myself. I love cooking and this book is full of mouthwatering simple and homely recipes. The banana bread is the best I have had and the Huevos Rancheros recipe is so easy and tasty. The pictures that accompany the recipes are almost as delicious as the final product. A must for breakfast lovers!

Williams-Sonoma Breakfast Comforts by Rick Rodgers is the best breakfast cookbook I have ever purchased. Not only are the recipes amazing, all the photos in the book are equally inviting. The restaurant recipes are fantastic too. It makes me want to hurry out of my warm bed to whip up one of the featured breakfasts. I cannot say enough about how pleased I am with this book. It should be on the best sellers list, if not already!

Breakfast is one of my favourite meal of he day and this book has definitely lived up to my expectation and more. I have already tried a couple of recipes and they were both great. I cannot wait for my weekend mornings to try another recipe. This book is certainly worth it!