Celebrate the arrival of spring by dressing up the porch with your favorite vintage things and farm-fresh fixings. Our skillet scrambles are the centerpiece of a do-ahead down-home brunch.

What better time to host a simple brunch on the porch or patio than on Easter? Make it simple for you and your guests: Set the table with a pretty robin’s-egg-blue tablecloth and add small bouquets. Continue the theme by piling footed compotes with brown eggs and the naturally colored (blue) eggs of Araucana chickens. Use egg cups to hold condiments. Set up a portable camp stove and provide guests with mini cast-iron skillets.