Best Family Day Brunch Ever

I hope all you Ontarians who get Family Day had a great one!

We are one of those families who relishes a good collective feast.

Here’s what we had, to feed fifteen (well, fourteen – one was eating carrot purée instead) lovely people at my sister’s apartment (it was potluck):

Homemade by those in attendance…

• nut-and-seed granola
• garlic hummus
• rosemary-flavoured farmer’s cheese
• pineapple-mandarin salad
• cranberry cheese ball
• count ’em – four varieties of mini-muffins (forming a continuum: banana-oat, banana-chocolate-chip, orange-chocolate-chip, and orange raisin)
• vegan valentine chocolate layer cake

Not homemade but still delicious:

• cocoa-cinnamon raisin swirl bread (from With the Grain)
• crackers and cheese
• potato perogies with fried onions
• vegan sausage
• mini cinnamon rolls
• candied ginger slices
• roasted cashews
• real organic maple syrup
• yogurt (dairy and soy)
• oranges and grapefruit
• coffee, white tea, herbal tea, orange juice, blueberry pomegranate juice, and various spiking liquids (Kahlua, Irish whiskey, etc.)

Special food on holidays: SO great. Let’s all be inspired and eat food worth eating today!