Relish Recipes — Breakfasts

Sheet Pan Western Omelet

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Sheet Pan Western Omelet

If you’re on breakfast duty, these sheet pan omelets are unbeatable for their ease of preparation. Omelets are hearty and filling, but standing over a stove making individual omelets probably isn’t how you want to spend a gorgeous morning at the lake—especially when everyone rolls out of bed at different times. You can serve these alongside bacon and home fries, but for my money, they make the perfect filling for a build-your-own breakfast sandwich bar! (From The Essential Cottage Cookbook by Andrea Buckett, Appetite by Random House, 2025)

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Apple Five-Spice Snacking Cake

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Apple Five-Spice Snacking Cake

This Chinese five spice cake is brimming with a delicious blend of aromatic spices and grated apples all topped with rich and creamy ginger frosting! It's the perfect mid-afternoon snack or to even serve to guests.

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Anna's Wholegrain Pancakes

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Anna's Wholegrain Pancakes
Yes, wholegrain pancakes can be fluffy, tender and tasty. Letting the batter sit for 5 minutes before cooking your pancakes allows the whole wheat flour and oats to absorb the liquid, which keeps the batter light and delicate. I usually prefer regular rolled oats in baking because they hold their shape and texture, but quick-cooking oats work equally well here because they soak up the liquid quickly and still make a fluffy pancake.

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Rhubarb-Oatmeal Streusel Muffins

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Rhubarb-Oatmeal Streusel Muffins
These muffins have been a "Donna-Marie favourite" for years. The original recipe hails from the Canadian Living Country Cooking cookbook from 1991. No matter in what form this tasty quick bread is baked, it's the highlight of any breakfast or coffee break and best served warm.

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The Versatile Crêpe with Two Fillings

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The Versatile Crêpe with Two Fillings

Thin French pancakes, the well-known crêpes can be filled with either sweet or savoury fillings. You can make them ahead, keep a batch in the fridge or freeze. Even just a slather of jam, a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce makes a super easy dessert!

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