PatchCooks: Readers Share Go-To Weekend Breakfast Recipes

When I was a new mom, I had images of laid-back weekend mornings cooking elaborate breakfasts of bacon, eggs, fresh-squeezed juice, the works. 

Perhaps even dabbing the little one’s nose with a bit of homemade pancake batter while they cutely (and neatly, ha ha) whisked away at my side. So homey! So virtuous! So...not happening.

Now I just pray everyone will sleep really late.

Weekend mode means keep the cold cereal in an obvious spot on the counter and hold the belief six is plenty old enough to pour your own milk. (She’s quite handy, that kid.) 

But I still have days where images of motherly perfection creep back in, especially once September comes. Curious if I was alone in my autumnal return to the hearth, I asked Patch readers for their best weekend breakfast ideas. 

As always, you are an amazing and generous bunch: 

Stephanie West Stellwagen and Lauren Ayres of Greenwich, CT both decided to take on the humble egg: Lauren gives us a decadent frittata that also manages to use up leftovers (score!) while Stephanie goes a little lighter with egg whites and almond milk. 

Laura Crosbie of Hazlet, NJ shares her "Cupcake Omelets." They freeze great and can take you right into the work week.  

And what would a recipe round-up be without Nutella? For that we can thank Amanda Bloodgood, also of New Jersey, by way of Freehold and Jackson. 

We're no test cooks though—that's where you come in! Test it, try it and tweak it your way. Just be sure to share your recipes, tips, tricks and photos back.  

PatchCooks is a new nationally crowd-sourced feature that gathers favorite recipes from Patch readers coast to coast each week on a particular theme. 

This week's theme was "weekend breakfast"—delicious things you love to make when you have a little extra time. 

Next week's theme: Ridiculously easy weeknight dinners, emphasis on "Yeah, I can make that with three hungry kids hanging all over me, easy."  

What's your go-to recipe? Use #patchcooks on Twitter or email kathleen@patch.com.