I need a great recipe to take to a brunch?

Question

I am going to a brunch for 30 people (15 adults plus kids), and will be driving some distance. I won't have access to a stove or oven to bake, but might be able to warm it up when I get there.

People are already making a cheese plate, veggie tray, muffins/breads, and fruit salad. Drinks are also taken care of. What can I make that is easy and portable, and will complement the other foods?

Answer 1

why not try emapnadas? check out www.allrecipes.com and search empanadas. they are little individual pies, you can make either sweet fruit filled ones or savory sausage filled. make them the night before, and refrigerate. then, be sure to pack them in zip lock backs & place in a cooler with icepacks or ice. you don't have to heat them up to serve, but they should sit out to room temperature before they are eaten and if you have a way to heat them on arrival, they will just be extra yummy.

Answer 2

Easy Pumpkin Muffins
Enjoy this great pumpkin muffin recipe. These muffins stay very moist and fresh for at least a week. They taste good even when frozen and defrosted

INGREDIENTS
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan or line with paper liners.
In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves until smooth. Spoon equal amounts of batter into the prepared muffin cups.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center of one comes out clean.

Answer 3

Jenny, I can't believe you're expected to make something and travel with it rather than have you supply the bagel, crossants or whatever.
Of course quiches always work well, you can make them in muffin tins lines with flattened refrigerator biscuits (you know, the kind you smack against the counter to open) and fill 2/3 of the way with the following mixture.

1 lb bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
1 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
8-10 large eggs
3 cups whipping cream or half-and-half
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

Whip the eggs, cream, salt, pepper and cayenne. Add in the remaining ingredient and pour into you muffin cups.

Another idea is pan fried potatoes or hash browns.

Just pack it all in a cardboard box layered with newspaper below and above your foods for insulation and you should do alright.

Answer 4

How about portabello stuffed mushrooms...these are soo soo soo good and great brunch food.

2 portabello mushrooms, whole, stems removed & reserved
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons yellow sweet peppers, chopped
2 tablespoons red peppers, minced
2 tablespoons onions, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons cheddar cheese, grated
Heat the butter in a skillet.
Brown Mushroom caps, both sides, remove and drain on a paper towel.
Add Onion, chopped stems& garlic to the pan cook until softened.
Add peppers cook 1 minute.
Place mushroon caps in an oven proof dish.
(you can do the recipe up to this point and 10 minutes before serving finish cooking).
Sprinkle cheese over the mushrooms.
Bake in 375F degrees oven for 8 minutes.
Broil for 2 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
Serve.

Answer 5

Here is a recipe for Blue Cheese Deviled Eggs

24 hard-cooked eggs
1 cup (4 oz.) crumbled blue cheese
2/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Diced celery

Slice the eggs in half lengthwise; remove the yolks and see the whites aside. In a bowl, mash yolks with a fork. Add the blue cheese, mayonnaise, parsley, hot pepper sauce, celery seed and pepper; sirt until well blended. Evenly fill the whites. Refrigerate eggs until serving. Sprinkle with celery. Yield: 4 dozen.

From my Taste of Home Annual Recipes 2005 cookbook.

Maybe to keep them cold until you serve them, put them in a cooler with an ice pack or two. Make sure you have something to store the eggs in as well. :) Hope this helps.

Answer 6

This is ALWAYS a hit: cucumber sandwiches. Buy a loaf of sliced white or wheat bread (I like the wheat) and cut circles with a cookie cutter or shot glass. Take 8 oz cream cheese and mix it with ranch or italian dip mix, and spread it on the bread cutouts, then top with sliced cucumber ( peeled). It's so easy, and anywhere I've ever taken it to, everyone loved it. It looks elegant on a nice tray too. Good luck!

Answer 7

Since there will be kids there, how about fruit pizza? Arrange crescent rolls to cover a pizza pan and bake until golden. Allow to cool and spread on strawberry cream cheese (the whipped kind spreads really easy). Chop some fruit (avoid bananas and apples, they brown up), I use peaches, strawberries, blueberries, and mandarin oranges and pineapple tidbits (thoroughly drained). If necessary, you can use fruit cocktail (thoroughly drained). Mix the fruits together, spread over the pizza, and sprinkle on coconut for the "cheese." It travels well, kids love it, and no heating required!

Answer 8

Stuffed cherry tomatoes.Just slice the short end off the tomato, and drain out the pulp.Take crispy fried bacon, cream cheese, cheddar,green onions, and mayo to mix.Then refill the tomatoes.You can transport in a small container,then put them on a plate with a paper doilly under them.They are delicious.....

Answer 9

Huevos Rancheros Recipe


12 small corn tortillas
Oil
2 1/4 cups black beans
2 tomatoes, diced
1 onion, diced
1/2 bunch cilantro, leaves chopped, plus sprigs for garnish
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 large eggs
Sliced avocado, for garnish
4 tablespoons sour cream

Fry corn tortillas in 1-inch of hot oil until crispy. Set aside on paper towels to drain excess oil. Warm the black beans in a saucepan over medium heat. Add tomatoes, onion, cilantro and salt and pepper to saucepan. Reduce sauce over medium heat until flavors meld and ingredients come together.

Fry eggs over-easy or over-hard in fry pan.

To assemble:
Plate corn tortillas. Top with black beans. Place eggs over black beans. Add rancheros sauce on top of eggs. Garnish top with avocado, sprig of cilantro and a side of sour cream.

absolutely delicious

Answer 10

Pasta salad w/butternut squash. Yummy and not to heavy for a mid-day meal.