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Strawberry Shortcake Shooters
Note: The angel food cake sheet cake I used is Martha Stewart’s recipe which can be found HERE. I will still list the ingredients and method so it’s all in one place. I also 1.5 this whole recipe to make 50 shooters for a barbecue I went to Ingredients: Vegetable oil cooking spray for baking…
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Whipped Cream
I’ve used this method for endless recipes and added many flavorings or other ingredients to make it suit whatever it’s going to be paired with. Try it with my strawberry shortcake shooter recipe HERE! Ingredients: 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 tbsp sugar or powdered sugar (see note below) 1 tsp vanilla extract Directions: In…
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Cilantro Lime Rice
Ingredients: 2 cups jasmine rice 3 cups water 2 tsp chicken bullion 1/2 bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped 1 lime Directions: Rinse and drain the rice, removing the starch, until the water runs clear. Put the water and chicken bullion with the rice in a rice cooker and cook as recommended by your rice cooker.…
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Carrot Fries
Ingredients: 5 large carrots, peeled 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp paprika Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Chop the carrots into fries. I cut the whole carrot into thirds then cut each of those into fourths or more length-wise depending on thickness. Thinner fries tend to crisp up nicer. Toss…
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Quinoa Salad (with an easy recipe for Garlic Quinoa!)
Ingredients: For quinoa: 1/2 cup quinoa (any color but red is my favorite) 1 cup water 1/2 tsp chicken bullion 1 garlic clove For the salad (per one serving): 1 cup uncooked spinach 1/4 cup cooked quinoa 2 tbsp diced tomatoes of your choice 2 tbsp feta cheese 1 tbsp balsamic glaze or reduction Salt…
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Crab Rangoons
Ingredients: 8oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature 3 green onions 4 oz imitation flake crab (Or real cooked crab meat!) 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tbsp soy sauce Square wonton wrappers Sweet chili sauce for dipping Instructions: Prepare ingredients by thinly slicing the green onions and cutting the crab into thin strips. Preheat vegetable…
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Lavender Milk Tea (Lavender Syrup)
Ingredients: For the tea – 1 cup black tea 1 cup ice 2 tbsp milk of your choice 1 tbsp lavender syrup For the syrup – (this will make a lot more syrup than needed but it stores for a while at room temperature) 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 1 tbsp food grade lavender…
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Forever the Four of Us
He’s here! The chapter of my life where I’m a mom of one has finally closed. I have two boys to care for and love and I could not be happier right now. If you’re interested in my birth story, please continue reading! I think it’s a story worth telling as much as the first.…
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