• Weekend breakfast -- a relaxing mealMonkey Business Images Ltd/Valueline/Getty Images
  
  Weekend breakfast offers a luxurious, lazy quality that brings family and friends together. Whether you're feeding your family, weekend guests or a group of friends, have plenty of juice and coffee or tea to accompany the meal.
  
  

Savory Dishes

• Breakfast menus often feature the popular and versatile egg. Make scrambled eggs with fresh, in-season vegetables. For a rich, creamy scramble, add your favorite cheese when eggs have almost set.
  
  Frittatas and quiches require more preparation but add sophistication to the weekend breakfast. Begin with easy recipes -- and premade crust for the quiche -- before creating your own.
  
  

Sweet Dishes

• A stack of homemade pancakes is visually enticing and delicious.pancake stack image by msw from Fotolia.com
  
  Stacks of syrupy pancakes give the morning a warm, homey feel. Pancake mix contains the same mixture of flour, sugar and baking powder as pancakes you make from scratch. Dress up pancakes by adding sliced pecans or blueberries to the batter, or by topping them with fresh fruit and pure maple syrup. Or top pancakes with sliced bananas and sour cream. Experiment with pancake recipes -- try cornmeal or pumpkin pancakes. Potato pancakes with sour cream and applesauce are a sweet yet hearty option that are robust and filling in the winter months.
  
  

Accompaniments

• Side dishes make breakfast feel like a special event. Berry muffins -- blueberry, raspberry, cherry -- provide a taste of summer while spiced apple muffins will warm your guests in the fall.
  
  A bowl of fresh fruit complements any breakfast dish. Fresh berries celebrate spring; apple slices signal fall. If you're going for a simple melon medley, add chili powder and lime to excite the palate.
  
  Bacon or sausage can serve as a finishing touch. For vegetarians or healthier eaters, look for soy alternatives.