Brunch - quick and easy recipes - page 31

A quick and easy mustard recipe to serve with sandwiches, especially corned beef, both traditional and slow-cured. A little mustard powder, a little Worcestershire sauce, 10 minutes to develop flavor, and you’re done.

Mustard plus mayo yields mustardaise, a sharp, creamy condiment perfect as a sandwich spread for ham or corned beef, both traditional and slow-cured. In this version, a bit of chopped pickled jalapeños gives it extra bite.

Frothy, cinnamon-scented Mexican hot chocolate is delicious for breakfast (with or without churros for dunking) or on chilly evenings before bedtime. If you’d like to skip the milk, go ahead and substitute the same volume of water.

A bright-tasting variation on traditional chicken salad, with a flavor profile inspired by Mexico. Greek yogurt, cilantro, jalapeño, and lime juice yield simple but striking results. Use as a sandwich filling, or pile on top of a simple green salad for a healthy lunch.

A healthy chicken and greens salad recipe. You’ll need to make a batch of Tahini Dressing for tossing.

For this delicious yogurt-avocado dressing recipe, tangy Greek yogurt combines with creamy avocado, lime juice, and an herbal trio of chives, cilantro, and parsley. Use it to dress a classic shrimp and greens salad.

For this easy Chinese chile garlic sauce recipe, adapted from Asian Dumplings, fresh red chiles combine with garlic and vinegar with a touch of sugar.

For these classic strawberry shortcake crêpes, sliced ripe strawberries are folded into whipped cream, then rolled up in freshly made crêpes. Game Plan: You’ll need to make the batter for Basic Crêpes and Easy Whipped Cream before you begin.

This classic recipe for a chocolate-hazelnut crêpe with banana will transport you to the streets of Paris. Game Plan: You’ll need to make the batter for Basic Crêpes before you begin.

A classic French egg, ham, and cheese crêpe recipe, perfect for brunch, lunch, or a light supper. Game Plan: You’ll need to make the batter for Basic Crêpes before you begin.

This classic recipe for savory mushroom, spinach, and Parmesan crêpes is perfect for an elegant brunch, lunch, or light vegetarian supper. Game Plan: You’ll need to make the batter for Basic Crêpes before you begin.

For this healthy spaghetti recipe, roasted red onion, zucchini, yellow squash, and red bell pepper combine with toasted pine nuts and chopped black olives.

For this healthy, refreshing salad recipe, jicama combines with ruby grapefruit and mango with lime, cayenne pepper, and cilantro.

My mom’s slow cooker chocolate cake is a straightforward recipe that’s a great way to introduce little ones to cooking. I measured out all of the ingredients, and then had my daughter do all the mixing. Serve Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with this cake for dessert, and there you have it: an easy, kid-friendly menu. Note: You’ll need a medium-sized, 3.5-quart, slow cooker for this recipe. If you use a large, 7-quart, slow cooker the edges tend to by black.

For this easy microwave chocolate mug cake recipe, flour, sugar, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, and an egg turn into a delicious treat in 90 seconds. Raspberry preserves and shredded coconut give it a Black Forest twist.

For this healthy coleslaw recipe with Asian flavors, Napa cabbage combines with green onions, a gingery rice-vinegar dressing, and chopped toasted peanuts. You can make the slaw 2 hours ahead, then cover and refrigerate. Re-toss before serving.