It’s way past breakfast and heading dangerously close to lunchtime. You feel like something substantial: it has to be brunch. Great brunch recipes look impressive, taste fabulous and can require minimum effort for maximum effect. Eggs are a focal point, poached and covered in shiny hollandaise sauce – add a smidgen of spinach and you can call it Eggs Florentine. They also come scrambled, fried, added to pancakes or nestling between the sausage and bacon in a classic English breakfast. Wake up it’s a beautiful morning (or is that afternoon?).
Bill Granger stirs up a speedy treat of creamy scrambled eggs for a brilliant breakfast or an 'anytime' snack
From Tonia Buxton, a healthy great British breakfast - gammon steaks, juicy mushrooms, tomatoes and a delicious poached egg
A stunningly simple dish from Tamasin Day-Lewis - richly flavoured and vibrant yellow eggs, butter and golden chanterelles
Cornmeal gives a sweet flavour and crunchy texture to these delicious orange-flavoured hotcakes, ideal for a special weekend brunch
Don't just wait till you eat out - recreate this restaurant brunch classic at home with Antony Worrall Thompson's step-by-step recipe
For a great breakfast or brunch dish, try Celia Brooks Brown's luxurious recipe for a vegetarian version of Eggs Benedict
Frank Bordoni's fabulous French toast with melba-style topping of cooked peaches and raspberry sauce makes a brilliant breakfast or brunch dish
Sophie Grigson's simple recipe for a traditional Welsh dish makes a great veggie snack, ideal for breakfast or brunch
Smoky fish and spicy rice make a mouth-watering combination in this cracking flavour-packed kedgeree recipe from Sophie Grigson
Give your parties a kick with Antony Worrall Thompson's twist on perfection - a spicy drink that tends to go down well with everyone!
