Brunch with Grace and Shawn and Elin

Updated plan:

• Muffins - http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/oatmeal-muffins-recipe.html
• Strata - rebar recipe plus http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/12/spinach-and-cheese-strata/
• Sausages - purchase links at whole foods
• Feta dill torte - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/dining/151arex.html (update: really need to make this and then leave it out of the oven for 2 hours before flipping it over and taking it out of the pan - mine got soggy on the bottom because I flipped it too quickly)
• Potato latkes (update: these were too salty from Smitten Kitchen and were best when cooked initially - not as good reheated like mamma's potato pancakes were)
• French toast - purchase cinnamon raisin bread for Sean
• Fruit salad - http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/ (update: this was ok - a little overly vanilla maybe...) 
• Yogurt - Vanilla Strauss yogurt (update: the fruit was sweet so plain yogurt might have been better)
• Coffee - Ritual
• Mimosas - OJ and champagne
• Sparkling water

Before Friday:

• Roast garlic
• Purchase cinnamon raisin bread and sausages (and buy more grey poupon? other juice? hot chocolate?)

Friday night:

• Assemble strata
• Make potato latkes
• Make fruit salad
• Chill champagne

Saturday morning:

• Make feta-dill torte (takes about 2 hours - start before 8 am)
• Bake muffins (takes about 1 hour - start before 9 am)
• Make coffee
• Prepare for French toast (don't start making until we're ready to eat)
• Prepare to cook sausages (don't cook until we're ready to eat so they're hot?)
• Warm up latkes in oven
• Bake strata in oven
• Finish fruit salad
• Prepare:
• Bowl of yogurt
• Bowl for fruit salad
• Plate for sausages
• Plate for latkes
• Pitcher of orange juice
• Milk, cream, sugar
• Tea
• Hot chocolate
• Hot sauce, ketchup and mustard
• Honey for torte
• Maple syrup for French toast
• Butter

DRAFT ===============
What I want:  At least one egg dish, something savory, something sweet, meat and potatoes, fruit and yogurt, something baked

Ideas:

• Deviled eggs or egg salad
• Homemade doughnuts
• Muffins
• Scones
• Cinnamon buns
• Homemade bread (artisan? raisin?)
• Fruit
• Winter fruit salad
• Yogurt
• French toast with cinnamon raisin bread
• Strata - combo of Smitten Kitchen and Rebar
• Sausages (links)
• Potato pancakes or latkes
• Feta dill torte??? 

Drinks:

• Coffee
• Hot chocolate
• Bloody marys
• Mimosas
• Orange juice

Recipe ideas:

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/oatmeal-muffins-recipe.html

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/cinnamon-buns-recipe.html

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/baby-bran-muffins-recipe.html

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2007/05/a-new-muffin-in-town/ (lemon muffins)

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2008/04/whole-wheat-apple-muffins/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/dining/apple-bourbon-bundt-cake-recipe.html