Mothers Day Brunch Part 3: Recipes SuperPost

In my last post, I described a template menu I use for all of my brunch/dinner parties:

Fresh fruit/appetizer platter

Green salad with dressing

Bread

Pasta (for dinner) or quiche/frittata/egg bake (for brunch)

Chocolate dessert

Non-chocolate dessert

Alcoholic beverage

Non-alcoholic beverage

Let's see how I used this template to create this year's mothers day feast.

Fresh fruit/appetizer platter

I was pressed for time, so I picked up a big container of cut fresh fruit off the Hy-Vee salad bar and put it in a bowl to be served as fruit salad.

Green salad with dressing

Herb salad greens with Granny Smith apple slices, cheddar cheese, toasted walnuts and dijon vinaigrette.

Dijon Vinaigrette recipe

2 T olive oil

2T water

2T cider vinegar

1 t dijon mustard

salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients in a leak-proof container and shake to combine.

Bread

Another quickie from Hy-Vee: garlic take-n-bake baguette

Pasta (for dinner) or quiche/frittata/egg bake (for brunch)

Asparagus Leek Crustless Quiche

2 T olive oil

1 cup chopped leeks

1 bunch asparagus, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 cup sliced baby bella mushrooms

6 large eggs

3/4 cup shredded asiago cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375. Coat the inside of a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add leeks to olive oil and saute for about 4 minutes. Add asparagus and mushrooms. Saute until tender, about 6 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, cheese, salt and pepper. Spread vegetables in an even layer in baking dish. Pour egg and cheese mixture over top of vegetables. Bake at 375 until firm, about 30-45 minutes.

Chocolate/non-chocolate dessert

dark and white chocolate fondues with a variety of dippers

Fondue

2 cups (1 bag) white, dark or milk chocolate chips

1/2 stick butter

1/2 cup heavy cream

Melt all ingredients in microwave, 15-30 seconds at a time, stirring thoroughly between heating. Do not overheat, as this will ruin the fondue. When mixture is melted and smooth, transfer to fondue pot.

Alcoholic beverage

mimosas- no picture, but this recipe is easy: fill a wine glass half way with orange juice, then top with champagne ;)

Non-alcoholic beverage

Peach Italian Sodas

Fill a glass with ice. Pour club soda into glass until it is almost full. Add 2-3 tablespoons peach (or any flavor you like) syrup. I use torani syrups, found in the coffee aisle at the grocery store or at www.torani.com.