Recipes: Make these breakfast dishes for houseguests during the holidays

The holidays can bring overnight houseguests. Bless their little hearts, they appreciate a delicious start to the day, breakfast dishes that make them feel like they are getting special treatment. These dishes are a delicious way to make the first meal of the day more festive.

A combination of eggs and cheese is so inviting. Classically, bacon and egg quiche comes to mind, a recipe that can show off some shortcuts that neither jeopardize taste nor appearance. Another tantaliziing option is from culinary guru Jacques Pepin. He makes a dish he calls a “soufflan,” that combines the delicious elements of both flan and souffle. The quiche uses Swiss or Gruyere cheese, while the soufflan shows off both cream cheese and cottage cheese.

Ina Garten’s Breakfast Panna Cotta is scrumptious, and most of the work can be done a day in advance; the luscious creamy mixture chills in the fridge overnight. Just before serving top each panna cotta with crunchy storebought granola and mixe...