A collection of stylish and relaxed Australian café style breakfast and brunch dishes to cook and enjoy at home.

A collection of stylish and relaxed Australian café style breakfast and brunch dishes to cook and enjoy at home.

Here you’ll find a stunning repertoire of healthy and delicious breakfast and brunch recipes to inspire you, whether you are looking for something quick to prepare on a busy week day or a relaxed way to entertain at the weekend. Featuring a host of appetizing recipes from nutritious bowls of cereal to hearty baked dishes, there is a recipe here to suit every taste. Fruit, Grains, & Oats features Bircher Muesli with French Berries and Honey-roast Figs with Orange Mascarpone and Toasted Almonds. Egg dishes include Baked Eggs with Chorizo, Mushrooms, and Lemon Crème Fraiche and Poached-Egg-topped Smoked Haddock Fish Cakes. Breads & Breakfast Bakes to try include Banana Bread, Raspberry and Apple Muffins, and Berry Friands. Satisfying hot Brunch Plates include Sautéed Mixed Mushrooms with Lemon Herbed Feta On Sourdough and Corn Fritters With Roast Tomatoes and Smashed Avocados. Homemade Preserves such as chutneys and jellies elevate toast to new heights and finally ideas for delicious Drinks from Pour Over Coffee to Best-ever Bloody Mary with Pickled Celery add the finishing touch.

This inspired her to quit her job and move to London in 2008, where she set up the Lantana Café—London’s first truly Australian café—in fashionable Shoreditch. It went on to win several accolades, including Time Out’s 2010 "Best Café". Two more branches have since opened, one in London’s popular tourist attraction Camden Lock and the other in Fitzrovia, near the British Museum. Shelagh lives in London with her husband and young family.