In addition to being a delightful, late-winter update to the Shabbat table, pumpkin-apple butter challah makes the best breakfast challah that ever was. It is divine toasted and slicked with soft butter, or tahini mixed with a little honey. It is lovely alongside fried eggs. And French toast? It’s a natural. Photo by Sara Kamin

A date and almond-butter smoothie for a morning detox. Photo by Leah Koenig

Bulemas are savory Sephardic pastries most often filled with spinach, cheese or eggplant. Photo by Leah Koenig

This fig and pumpkin bread pudding checks off all the right boxes. Photo by Leah Koenig

This ricotta toast with cherries, strawberries and pistachios is easy to whip up in minutes. Photo by Leah Koenig

This everything bagel butter from "The Gefilte Manifesto" takes bagels to the next level. Photo by Lauren Volo

Molly Yeh's waffles à la challah are so mind-blowingly tasty that challah French toast better watch its back. Photo by Molly Yeh

Shakshuka: the ultimate breakfast, the fast and easy lunch, and the surprisingly perfect dinner. Here are our 5 glorious ways to make this timeless Israeli dish. Photo by Liza Schoenfein

Our top 3 breakfast smoothie recipes -- pumpkin pie smoothie, greens and berries smoothie, and mango-avocado smoothie -- are winners among kids and adults alike. Photo by Flickr