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breakfast and brunch

First we eat, then we do everything else.

—M. F. K. FISHER

WAKE UP YOUR PALATE, YOUR PLATE, AND YOUR PLAYMATES with these fast-to-fix, easy-to-enjoy treats. For luxurious mornings of leisure, Whole-Wheat Blueberry Sticky Buns are a pleasure to share along with the weekend paper. Caught in the fast pace of the daily grind? You’ll never have to skip breakfast on a busy morning—with recipes like Fudgy Chocolate Banana Flax Muffins or Hot Grains with Coconut Cream, you’ll be fabulously fueled in no time flat. Savories and sweets, forkfuls and hand-to-mouth treats—from Banana-Pecan Buttermilk Pancakes to a Black Bean and Onion Frittata to Avocado Toast with Harissa, this chapter is full of morning nourishment, perfect for boys who breakfast and ladies who brunch.