Breakfast

Pipérade (Gascon) or Piperrada (Basque), from piper (pepper in Gascon) is a typical Basque dish prepared with onion, green peppers, and tomatoes sautéd in olive oil and flavoured with red Espelette pepper. The colours coincidentally reflect the colours of the Basque flag (red, green and white). It may be served as a main or a side dish. Typical additions include egg, garlic or meats such as ham.

You can use rice left after Chinese takeout (you need 2 generous cups of cooked rice). This version begins with brown rice, which you can prepare in advance and keep in the refrigerator. Freshly cooked rice needs just a minute in the pan. If you use leftover rice that’s been refrigerated, it will need 5 minutes to heat through.

When your kids are on the run and don’t have time for breakfast, hand them one of these bars. They’ve got oatmeal, walnuts, almonds, coconut, plenty of dried fruits, and taste like oatmeal cookies without too much sweetness. The bars store well and can be frozen.

Spicy fried potatoes and a classic egg scramble combine to make a hearty and zesty breakfast.

If you’ve ever had a latke lovingly prepared by your mother, grandmother, or any other relative, it may have tasted delicious but chances are it was a ghoulishly gray color. Potatoes begin to turn a grayish brown minutes after peeling. But keep your latkes pure ivory by working them with the onions. Most latkes share a strikingly similar list of ingredients: potatoes, onions, matzo meal, eggs, and salt. This recipe is no different. But here, we use a food processor instead of a box grater to grind the potatoes and onions together.