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Cinnamon sugar breakfast muffins

Mini muffins rolled in melted butter and coated with cinnamon sugar. These muffins take less than 30 minutes to bake — including prep time.

Cook time: 12

Servings: 22 mini muffins

Green onion leaves and feta breakfast muffins

Essentially a quick bread, muffins are a delicious breakfast or snack. In this easy recipe, finely sliced green onion leaves and crumbled feta are stirred into the batter. A lovely addition to your holiday brunch menu.

Cook time: 25

Servings: 7 3-oz muffins

Beef and apricot stew

If you think dried apricot is good for snacking, know that it is just as good for cooking beef stew. During the long and slow cooking, the apricots soften and release a subtle tanginess that gives the beef stew a beautiful richness that is best experienced than described.

Cook time: 2 45

Servings: 4 people

Crepes with apples and salted dulce de leche

There are three stages in making this dish. Caramelizing the apples, making the salted caramel and cooking the crepes. You can do them in any order but since I cooked the apples in the pan before I made the crepes, that is how the recipe is written.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 5 crepes

Pork chops with honey orange sauce

Browned boneless pork chops and softened onion slices braise in freshly-squeezed orange juice until the cooking liquid is thick and sticky. Honey is added to give the dish a glossy finish and balance the tang of the orange juice.

Cook time: 30

Servings: 3 people