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Breakfast Recipes

Not sure what to have for breakfast today or looking for something for the weekend?  Start off the most important meal of the day with this delicious healthy Simple Poached Egg and Avocado Toast topped with a sprinkle of cayenne pepper and chives.  Or this extremely popular Mexican dish of a Delicious Authentic Migas Recipe with a side of refried beans and avocado slices!  Pair pancakes, waffles or eggs with the Perfect Homes Fries with Peppers and Onions. Or maybe you're craving something sweeter for breakfast today?  Try these Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries) or Fresas con Crema (Strawberries and Cream).  Here you will find healthy, flavorful and delicious breakfast recipes for you and your family!

Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling)

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Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling) are delicious flaky buttery meat pies filled with a savory and hyper tasty Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo) and baked to golden perfection.  Serve with a side of hot sauce and hot peppers if you like.

Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling) served with a side of hot sauce and cherry peppers on a large white platter.

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If you’re having a brunch or a get together with a few friends, these Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling) will be perfect!

Having a small luncheon for mom this weekend for Mothers Day?  These would truly be perfect, she will love them and certainly thank you!

Since Pastelitos de Carne are not very big, they make a perfect appetizer.  Serve one or two per person with a side of hot sauce and everyone will thank you.

They’re also great as a snack or even served for breakfast.  …

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Dulce de Leche French Toast with Cinnamon Sauce

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Dulce de Leche French Toast with Cinnamon Sauce is an excellent breakfast choice for both adults and kids.  This french toast can even be served as a quick lunch or dinner.  Made with eggs, milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract and ground cinnamon.  

Dulce de Leche French Toast served with a side of Cinnamon Sauce and topped with confectioners sugar, syrup and sliced strawberries served on a white plate.

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Looking for a new breakfast recipe?  Or even a quick dinner?  Well if you love or enjoy french toast, then you will love this Dulce de Leche French Toast served with a delicious warm Cinnamon Sauce.

The bread slices are dunked in a delicious combination of sweetened condensed milk, eggs, milk, vanilla extract and cinnamon.

The cinnamon sauce is then quickly batched up with crema, sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon, butter and simmered.

Serve with a delicious maple syrup, top with fresh fruit and sprinkle confectioners sugar and you will find yourself in a little bit of food ecstasy….

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Huevos con Papas (Mexican Style Eggs with Potatoes)

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Huevos con Papas (Mexican Style Eggs with Potatoes) are a delicious and easy breakfast.  Creamy scrambled eggs folded in between potatoes and mixed veggies and served with a delicious salsa verde or salsa of your choice. 

Huevos con Papas (Mexican Style Eggs and Potatoes) made with mixed veggies, onions, scallions, potatoes and eggs topped on corn tortillas and served on a white platter with a side of salsa verde.

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Looking for a simple and delicious breakfast this weekend?  Or maybe a quick and tasty lunch or dinner?  Then you’ve come to the right place!

These Huevos con Papas (Mexican Style Eggs with Potatoes) tacos can be whipped up in under 20 minutes.  Serve on warm corn or flour tortillas with a delicious salsa and you’re set!

Choice to make these tacos meatless with mixed veggies or also add any meat of your choosing….

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Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries)

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Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries) are a delectable treat that are perfect for a scrumptious dessert, breakfast or snack.  Made with just 3 simple ingredients! Don’t forget the coffee!

Pastelillos de Guayaba served on a beautiful white platter surrounded by strawberry slices.

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Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries) are by far my favorite Puerto Rican pastry ever!  Anyone who knows me knows that pastelillos are it for me!!

And if you have never had them before, then you will be so pleasantly surprised that a treat this simple is so good!  You’re in for one of the greatest treats you will ever have….

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Fresas con Crema (Strawberries and Cream)

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Fresas con Crema (Strawberries and Cream) is a quick hyper delicious snack or dessert for any day.  Made with 4 ingredients and in less than 10 minutes.  Exquisite and elegant dessert!  

Fresas con crema (Strawberries and Cream) served in small transparent glasses with a side of fresh strawberries served on a transparent plate with a fork on top of a green lime napkin.

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“Fresas con Crema” (Strawberries with Cream) is one of the easiest Mexican desserts to make but don’t let that fool you because….Fresas con Crema is by far one of the most delicious desserts you will ever make.

This is not your ordinary strawberries and cream, that I promise you!

In less than ten minutes you will have a heavenly, sweet, hyper-delicious dessert or snack.

With just four ingredients to make this amazing and elegant dessert it makes it a winner for any day.

And with Valentine’s Day around the corner, not sure what to make?  This treat is definitely a winner!…

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