Let's Brunch - by Belinda Smith-Sullivan (Hardcover)

About the Book

Brunch, a meal designed for leisure and good times spent with family and friends, is the perfect target for Belinda Smith-Sullivan's Southern flavors and hospitality. Smith-Sullivan grew up at her grandmother's elbow, learning how to cook from scratch long before she had any professional training. This down-home connection to food is the base for her more sophisticated ingredient and spice combinations. Chef Belinda offers up some of her tastiest dishes yet with brunch menu ideas like Collard Green and Rice Casserole served with Sugared Peppered Bacon, a side of Rosemary Biscuits smeared with Meyer Lemon Marmalade, and a Pomegranate Mimosa to toast a great start to the day. With more than 85 satisfying recipes, the cookbook is divided up into chapters that focus on starters, soups, and salads; eggs dishes; casseroles; breakfast meats; pastas; grits; sandwiches; breads; jams and syrups; desserts; and beverages that include hot drinks, juices, and alcohol libations.

Book Synopsis

Lend a little Southern hospitality to your brunch menu with approximately 85 flavor-packed recipes for breakfast and brunch, including front porch-worthy libations, from Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan in her newest cookbook Let's Brunch.

Brunch, a meal designed for leisure and good times spent with family and friends, is the perfect target for Belinda Smith-Sullivan's Southern flavors and hospitality. Smith-Sullivan grew up at her grandmother's elbow, learning how to cook from scratch long before she had any professional training. This down-home connection to food is the base for her more sophisticated ingredient and spice combinations. Chef Belinda offers up some of her tastiest dishes yet with brunch menu ideas like Collard Green and Rice Casserole served with Sugared Peppered Bacon, a side of Rosemary Biscuits smeared with Meyer Lemon Marmalade, and a Pomegranate Mimosa to toast a great start to the day.

With more than 85 satisfying recipes, the cookbook is divided up into chapters that focus on starters, soups, and salads; eggs dishes; casseroles; breakfast meats; pastas; grits; sandwiches; breads; jams and syrups; desserts; and beverages that include hot drinks, juices, and alcohol libations.

Review Quotes

"South Carolina Living food columnist Smith-Sullivan (Just Peachy) puts a Southern twist on brunch in this satisfying collection. Jams, syrups, and flavored butters abound, and a lemon curd and ginger snap trifle is a scene stealer. These accessible recipes make brunch a classy, bountiful affair."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"... Let's Brunch, is a cacophony of delightful recipes for you to create at home.

Let's Brunch is a collection of 100 recipes to get your creative juices flowing. Follow Chef Belinda's recipes, and once you're comfortable enough, you may substitute some ingredients according to season. I am confident these recipes will become your all-time favorite go-tos in no time. Why not select a few to create this weekend with your family?"-- "Diary of a Mad Hungry Woman" (9/16/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"... a cookbook so appealing that it will tempt you to cook everything in it."--Katie Moseman "Magnolia Days" (1/18/2021 12:00:00 AM)

"A new cookbook is here to help you cook your way to that perfect combination of breakfast and lunch.

So whether it's a brunch for two or a group of friends hanging out on Zoom, Smith-Sullivan brings southern hospitality (she lives in Trenton, South Carolina) to your brunch menu."--Karen Martin "The Advocate" (9/9/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"Be it a brunch buffet or a group of friends hanging out on the patio via Zoom eating frittatas and drinking Bellini's, this book explores a meal concept that proves popular year after year."--Joe Tennis "Bristol Herald Courier" (9/13/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"But that beloved [brunch] experience can all be replayed at home (hangover too, if you'd like) thanks to the cookbook, "Let's Brunch: 100 Recipes for the Best Meal of the Week," by Belinda Smith-Sullivan. Belinda, who's a chef, food writer, and entrepreneur, has fused all of her favorite brunch recipes (100 total!) into one book, replete with a little Southern flavor and hospitality.

Armed with this book, brunch can be celebrated on any day of the week."--Amy Schulman "Chowhound" (9/11/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"Eighty-five flavor-packed recipes, including front porch-worthy libations, put the spotlight on leisure and good times spent with family and friends."--Debra Simon "Carolina Woman Magazine" (12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"I'm sure you likely have a brunch fan on your gift list. I have the ideal gift for you! Let's Brunch by Belinda Smith-Sullivan is a delightful book with 100 recipes and mouth-watering photos."--Tom Plant "WINEormous" (12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"No matter how you plan to get together with family and friends this holiday season, Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan's new cookbook says celebrate with brunch!
This year, as you plan your holidays, make room for brunch. Let's Brunch is the perfect cookbook to lift the spirit and delight the taste buds. Brunch just might become the new dinner party!"-- "Vie Magazine" (11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"Save room for the Red Velvet -Pecan Waffles with Fried Chicken -- it'll knock your socks off!"-- "Better" (12/1/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"These are innovations not to be found in competing brunch cookbooks. They adapt regional fare into brunch-oriented flavors to expand the idea and presentation of brunch to embrace soups, brunch cocktails, and casseroles, among other fare.
Cooks who love brunch but have found their skills limited by egg-based dishes alone will welcome the more expansive, easy dishes in Let's Brunch."-- "Donovan's Bookshelf" (12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"When life gets back to normal, this book will be a welcome addition to those who like to entertain. In the meantime, they have many recipes to explore."-- "New Haven Register" (12/21/2020 12:00:00 AM)

We absolutely love a good brunch. ... Dig into one of the scrumptious brunch recipes from chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan. Indulge in red velvet and pecan waffles with fried chicken, spinach chorizo frittatas, salmon asparagus quiche, breakfast macaroni and cheese or panettone Grand Marnier french toast. Sunday brunch is looking like the best day of the week.-- "Leite's Culinaria" (8/15/2020 12:00:00 AM)

About the Author

Belinda Smith-Sullivan is a chef, food writer, spice blends entrepreneur, and a commercially rated pilot. She has a culinary arts degree from Johnson & Wales University, and writes a monthly column for both South Carolina Living and Bella Magazine. She also is featured on South Carolina Living's website with monthly how-to videos. Smith-Sullivan is an active member of the Southern Foodways Alliance, International Association of Culinary Professionals, American Culinary Federation, and Les Dames d'Escoffier. She lives in Trenton, SC, in the heart of South Carolina's peach country.