20 best quick & easy brunch recipes

• VERY IMPORTANT. Get everything prepped before you blend your smoothie so that it doesn’t start melting as you do everything else.
• Cut banana, wash and prep all toppings so they are ready to go before smoothie step.
• Blend together bananas, spirulina and milk. Add in greek yogurt if you choose to add.
• Pour smoothie contents into bowls Add your toppings as pinteresty as possible
• Take a picture and make everyone think you’re better than you are.
• Next time dress it up… serve it in a carved out pineapple or melon!

• Mix all of your ingredients in the blender... and blend!
• Taste it while still in the blender to see if you want more chocolate or peanut butter flavor.
  

• Cold peanut butter will make combining everything easier.
  
• Combine all ingredients into a medium sized bowl and mix with a spoon or your hands. Use your hands and form the mixture into balls.
• Refrigerate or freeze to set them for 1 hour+
  

• VERY IMPORTANT. Get everything prepped before you blend your acai puree so that it doesn’t start melting as you do everything else.
• Cut banana, wash and prep all topping so they are ready to go before acai step.
• Blend together juice, milk and acai puree. Add in spirulina and greek yogurt as well if you use it. If needed add more juice but better to start with less than more.
• Pour smoothie contents into bowls. Add your toppings as pinteresty as possible.
• Take a picture and make everyone think you’re better than you are.
• Next time dress it up… serve it in a carved out pineapple or melon!

• Pretty simple here…
• If you want to be a hero and juice your own carrots and apples go ahead… the rest of us…
• Mix all in a glass and stir.
• As mentioned I like to make this x 6-10+ and store in a jar in the fridge for the week.

• Spicy salt rim. Most important start… I already have my celery salt & Tajin mix in a wide Tupperware container to stay ready, sort of like an alcoholic linebacker, always be prepared.

  Put a little water on the glass from the tap letting the water flow around the top edges of the glass. Dip the wet (not dripping) edges of the glass into the salt and get a nice thick rim around the edge.
  
• Add in the vodka and ice cubes.
• Fill the glass with Clamato juice about 1-2 inches from the top and add pickled juice.
• Shake in sauces to taste & lime juice then stir.
• Add your ideal pickled garnish... not celery.
  

• Pour frozen mixed berries, ice and White Claw into a blender... blend... serve.
  
• Make the shot recipe!

• Put all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake. Can stir as well if no shaker option.
  
• Garnish with coffee beans, ground cinnamon stick or cinnamon.
  

• Do this the night before your pool party or event.

  Stabilize the melon, cut a whole in the side of the melon that is big enough for the bottle to fit in.
• Take out some of the watermelon flesh inside so that the bottle isn't automatically stopped from pouring in via the flesh.

  Put the vodka bottle into the watermelon and let it sit overnight for at least 12 hours.
• It probably won't take all of the vodka bottle and if it doesn't there's a good chance you will have some leftover watermelon infused vodka in the bottle!
  
• Cut & serve.
  

Shaft Espresso Shot

• Put all liquor into a shaker and shake it up.
• Pour in your glass.
• Top with espresso and stir.
• Put a straw in and suck it back as fast as you can.
  

Flaming Dr. Pepper

• Add amaretto to a shot glass
• Top with rum and light rum on fire
• Drop into half a pint glass of beer
• Make sure fire is out… or don’t…
• Chug
  

Picklebacks

• Whiskey in one shot glass, cold pickle juice in the other.
• Take your whiskey shot and chase it with the pickle juice
  

Mexican Snowshoe

• Pretty simple again… fill your shot glass with half tequila and half Rumple Minze.
• Drink it.

Irish Car Bomb

• Layer baileys first then slowly pour whiskey on top.
• Drop into half a pint glass of Guinness
• Chug
  

Drop Claw Shot

• Pour White Claw into a short glass. Our amaretto and rum into a shot glass.
  
• Drop the shot into your White Claw and chug. Be sure to cover your teeth with your lips just in case the shot comes down.
  

• Overall they all have similar steps but there are very important steps you can’t skip over when adding in fresh fruit or the non-standard ingredients.

Standard Mule

• Always add ginger beer at the end so you don’t stir it up and lose carbonation
• Ice in glass
• Vodka or Tequila & lime juice, shake it then add ginger beer. Optional: gently muddle ice in your cup prior.
• Garnish with mint for that rule I told you above regarding smell

Skinny Healthy Mermaid Mule

• Make matcha or green tea and chill
• Put ice in your glass
• Add tea, vodka, juice, spirulina, ginger and stir or shake well to combine
• Add sparkling water or soda water
• Garnish with fresh ginger piece & mint

Spicy Mango Guadalajara Mule

• Add mango chunks and muddle
• Cut jalapeño and take out seeds so you don’t burn die every time a seed or multiple go into your mouth each drink.
• Cut jalapeño so it is flat and when you muddle it just expresses the juices vs. tearing it up.
• Add vodka & Ice into your mixing cup and shake well then pour into your drinking glass.
• DO NOT add ginger beer into shaker as you don’t want to lose carbonation
• Add ginger beer & stir
• Add garnish

Berry/Citrus/Strawberry Mule

• Add fruit & juice to your shaker or mixing up and muddle or crush.
• If mint is in recipe then add after muddling the juice so that you gently muddle and more press the mint to release the juices vs. tear up the mint and it ends up like grass clippings in your drink.
• Add vodka & ice into your shaker or mixing glass and shake well, then pour into glass
• DO NOT add ginger beer into shaker as you don’t want to lose carbonation
• Add ginger beer into glass & stir
• Add garnish

• In a shallow bowl, mix together bread soaking ingredients. Soak both sides of break for 3-5 seconds on each side.
  
• Brown both sides of bread per below;

  On a large frying pan over low-medium heat, place two pieces of soaked bread onto pan and cook the side for 2-4 minutes until golden brown.

  Flip one piece and then place down half the cheese, then tomato, pickles, bacon and then the rest of the cheese. Cheese both ends so it sticks to the bread on both sides.

  Place the other piece of bread (cooked side down) on top of the sandwich.
• Lower heat to low-medium so it heats up the inside of the sandwich without burning the outside instantly. Cook for 3-5 minutes on each side until bread golden brown.
  

• Cook bacon, cook eggs, heat brisket, toast bun, shred cheese and cut up fixins.
  
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Broth Creation

• Heat oil in a large soup pot to medium-high heat.
• Peel and cut ginger into 2-3 pieces. Cut off 3-4 inch white stems of green onion to use now, save the rest for later. Add both to pot and press/crush both to express juices.

  Add quartered white/yellow onion. Cook 2 more minutes.
  
• Add in star anise, cinnamon stick, clover and coriander seeds and cook for 2-3 more minutes. Then add in broth, fish sauce and garlic and bring to a boil then reduce heat to low. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
• Add in chicken. If using chicken breast then cut it in half to help shorten cooking time. Cook chicken for 5-8 minutes. Broth will Simmer for a total of 25 minutes. After the 25 minutes remove onions, ginger and spices from the broth before serving.

Toppings

• Cut chicken into thin slices or tear it. If chicken is not fully cooked you can add it back into broth at the end of simmering for the last 1-3 minutes to finish cooking.

  If soft boiling an egg cook it in broth for 5-7 minutes.
  
• Cook the rice noodles according to package directions.
• Prep toppings & garnish. Cut/trim lime, basil, green onions, mushrooms, bean sprouts, cilantro, peppers and mint.
  

Serving

• Divide noodles between bowls & top with chicken. Ladle hot broth over noodles & chicken. Finish by adding your favorite toppings and garnish.
  

• Cook your french fries via recipe in article to make the best french fries.
• Make gravy according to packet but only use 3/4 of the suggested water to make sure it is nice and thick.
• Put french fries in bowl, top with cheese curds and then pour gravy over top.
• If making the additional methods then of course cook all your fixins and add over top of fries before pouring the gravy.

2-12 hour chicken brining

• Brine the chicken in a mixture of half pickle juice and half water with 1/4 cup of extra salt in the container. If not enough pickle juice you can just do salt and water.
  

Chicken Prep - Need 2 Bowls

• Bowl 1 - mix together, eggs, pickle brine, milk & hot sauce.

  Bowl 2 - Mix together flour, corn starch, chilli pepper, cayenne pepper.
• Take out chicken and bread it like so:

  1. Put chicken into milk mixture.

  2. Then flour mixture.

  3. Back into milk mixture.

  4. Back into flour mixture so all is thoroughly breaded.

  5. Place chicken in separate bowl or plate.
  

Cooking Chicken

• Put oil into pot and turn up to medium heat. Cook chicken breast for 8-9 minutes per side with 1-2 pieces of chicken at a time.

Spicy Oil

• In a medium-large bowl that won't melt...
  
• Mix together hot oil, cayenne pepper, brown sugar chili pepper, honey, garlic powder and salt.

  Brush over chicken prior to serving.
  

• Preheat oven to 425

Making Dough

• In mixing bowl, combine yeast, water, sugar and olive oil, then let rest for 10 minutes to let yeast activate. You will definitely notice when the yeast activates.
• In separate large mixing bowl, combine flour, butter, salt & seasonings.
• After 10 minutes combine wet ingredients to flour ingredients and begin mixing dough until everything is combined. Can rub a little oil on the outside of dough as well.
• Set dough aside in a ball to rest and rise for 5 minutes while prepping everything else.
  

Sauce

• In a bowl, combine all sauce ingredients and mix together.

Finishing & Toppings

• Press the dough down into a circle or shape of your choice. Be sure to press it flatter than you think as the yeast will definitely help it rise.
• Just before adding toppings, use a fork to poke the dough all over so that it is ventilated and doesn't puff up during baking.
  
• Cover the pizza dough in your sauce but save some to drizzle at the end.
  
• Sprinkle 2/3rds of the cheese over sauce.
• Layer pickles on top of cheese.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
  
• Bake for 17-20 minutes.
• After cooking garnish with fresh dill and serve.
  

• Brown the turkey or pork over medium heat and drain.
• Remember to dice your bread 1/2 - 1 inch cubes.
• Dice green peppers, mince onions and garlic. Sautee them in large skillet for 2 minutes. Add in sausage with the vegetable mix.
  
• Whisk eggs, milk & seasonings together in a separate bowl.

Toss Together Method

• Here is where some recipes differ. As a messy bachelor with little patience... I will take all of my ingredients and mix them together in a bowl and then pour into a medium sized greased baking dish... simple enough. I will normally do 2/3rds of the cheese in the mixture and then sprinkle the other 1/3 on the top at the end. 

Layer Method

• Other people will layer it like so: layer the bread on the bottom of the greased baking dish; layer the meat & vegetable mix on top of the bread; layer half the cheese on top of that; then pour the milk & egg mixture softly on top of that and then top with rest of the cheese.
  

Prep & Baking

• Let sit in the fridge overnight for at least 8-10 hours or more.
• Next day preheat the oven to 350 and bake the uncovered casserole for 45 minutes until it is golden on top and the egg mixture is set. Cut into the casserole to check and make sure it isn't runny (but don't let it get dry). 
• Let it set for 10 minutes.

• Add in spices to your large bowl. Cut up your vegetables saving avocados for the end. Dice the avocados in large chunks and stir altogether slightly mashing avocados.
  
• Only slightly mash avocados as you want to taste test before your final stir/mash just in case you want to add in more spice, seasoning or any other ingredient.
  
• Don't put it in the fridge, serve at room temperature with chips.

  See body of article for how to keep it from going brown in the fridge.
  

• Mix together eggs, milk, vanilla extract, melted butter, cinnamon and salt into a bowl that works to dunk the bread into.
  
• Heat lightly oiled frying pan.
• Dunk each slice of break in mixture soaking both sides.
• Place in pan and cook on low-medium heat on both sides until golden. This goes quick so keep an eye on it!
• Cover in toppings of your choice but I suggest berries so do that.

• Put 3/4 of your berries and orange juice into put and bring to a low simmer.
• Once compote simmering add remaining fruit, chia seeds, brown sugar and cinnamon heating for 1 minute just so the new fruit gets warm and then remove from heat.
• Serve knowing you just grew up and took your French Toast, Crepes or pancakes to the next level.