Lemon Cupcakes

Serving: 10 

Ingredients

1. 11 tablespoons of margarine

2. 1 1/2 cup sugar

3. 1 1/2 tablespoons of lemon zest

4. 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

5. 2 eggs

6. 1 1/4 cup flour 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix the margarine, sugar, & lemon zest together until mixture is a light yellow

3. Add in lemon juice & eggs to mixture until well combined

4. Slowly pour in flour while mixing the flour into the mixture

5. Pour into cupcake holders & bake for about 30 minutes

6. Let cook for 25 minutes 

Lemon Icing

1. 8 oz. of cream cheese

2. 2 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar

3. 2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients until mixture is a thick icing texture

2. Place onto cupcakes once cupcakes have completely cooled 

Crispy Chicken Wings

Serving: 6

Ingredients:

1. 20 wings (cut in half)

2. 1/4 cup of olive oil

3. 3 pinches of salt

4. 1-1/2 cup of all-purpose flour

5. 1 tablespoon of teriyaki sauce

6. 1 cup of barbecue sauce

7. 1 teaspoon of brown sugar

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

2. Place the wings in a mixing bowl.  Pour olive oil and 2 pinches of salt over the wings. Mix.

3. In a jumbo size ziploc bag, pour flour.  Add the wings into the bag, and zip up the bag. Shake well.

4. On a baking sheet, spray with cooking spray.  Place wings on the baking sheet, shaking excess flour off of the wings.  No space is needed between wings when placing them on the baking sheet.

5. Spray cooking spray on top of beings before placing them in the oven.

6. Place in the oven for 30 minutes.

7. Take the wings out and flip them over.

8. Place in the oven for an additional 30 minutes.

9.  15 minutes until the wings are being taken out, make the sauce.

10. Once you take the wings out, place in a bowl.  Heat sauce just before pouring them on the wings.  

11. Pour 3/4 of the sauce mixture, and stir. Add more if desired.

12. Once wings are mixed in the sauce, place back on the baking sheet.  They do not need to be laid out perfectly.

13. Put in the broiler for about 2-3 minutes until crispy. Make sure not to leave them in for too much longer or else they will burn.

~Sauce~

1. Pour the barbecue sauce, teriyaki, brown sugar, and salt in a pot. 

2.  Boil on medium-high. 

3.  Stir for 3 minutes. 

4.  Let cool.

Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits

Serving: 10 

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup flour 

2. 1 tablespoon baking powder

3. 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar (& an additional tablespoon for the whipping cream)

4. 5 tablespoons margarine

5. 2/3 cup milk

6. 8 strawberries thin sliced

7. Half pint heavy whipping cream 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees

2. Combine dry ingredients

3. Melt margarine in microwave for about 20 seconds

4. Add in melted margarine & almond milk

5. Bake for about 20 minutes

6. Mix the heavy whipping cream & sugar until stiff peaks form

7. Let the biscuits cool for about 25 minutes before cutting it in half 

8. After cutting the biscuits in half, add 2 tablespoons of the whipped cream onto the bottom half of the biscuits

9. Place about 3-4 slices of strawberries on top of the whipped cream before adding the top of biscuit 

Sweet Potato Fries

Serving: 5

Ingredients

1. 4 sweet potatoes

2. 1/2 cup of olive oil

3. 1 teaspoon of garlic powder

4. 1 teaspoon of onion powder

5. 1/2 teaspoon of sugar

6. 1 teaspoon of paprika

7. 3 pinches of salt

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees

2. Peel sweet potatoes

3. Cut them into 1/4" long slices 

4. Pour into a mixing bowl
5. Sprinkle the olive oil on top of the sweet potatoes until all sweet potatoes are lightly covered with olive oil

6. Add garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, paprika, and salt into the mixing bowl.  Mix.

7. Place on a baking pan, and put in the oven for an hour and a half

8. Depending on your broiler, put in for 3-10 or until fries become somewhat crispy

Slam Dunk Balls

Serving: 22

Ingredients

1. 1 3/4 cup gram cracker crumbs

2. 1 cup penut butter

3. 1/2 cup chocolate chips 

Directions

1. Mix the gram cracker crumbs & penut butter until well combined

2. Lay down wax paper on a tray & form balls (about 2 tablespoons each) out of the gram cracker crumbs and penut butter mixture

3. Over a double saucepan, melt the chocolate chips until melted 

4. Drizzle the chocolate over the balls (add more depending on your preference) 

5. Put the tray in the fridge for about 20 minutes until ready to serve

Chicken Salad

Servings: 5

Ingredients
1.    4 cups of cooked boneless chicken breast shredded
(I baked 3 boneless chicken breasts at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. I coated with olive oil cooking spray and added some salt and pepper to taste. You can also buy pre-cooked chicken breast)

2.    3 celery ribs

3.     2 tablespoons of finely chopped dill

4.    1/4 cup of thinly sliced scallions

5.    1/4 cup of light mayo

6.     1 tablespoon of dijon mustard

7.    1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions

1. Add all dry ingredients into a bowl (chicken, celery, dill and scallions)
2. In a small mixing bowl, add all liquid ingredients (mayo, dijon mustard and lemon juice). Mix well.
3. Dress the chicken with your mayo mixture. Mix well.
This is a great recipe to eat on a sandwich or as is!

Banana Bread

Serving: 8

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of flour

2. 1 teaspoon of baking soda

3. 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

4. 1/2 cup of margarine

5. 1 cup of brown sugar

6. 2 eggs

7. 5 large ripe bananas (mashed)

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees

2. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan

3. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt

4. In a separate bowl, combine the margarine and brown sugar

5. Add if eggs and mashed bananas

6. Pour dry ingredients into liquid mixture. Mix.

7. Pour batter  into pan and bake for about 60-70 minutes

8. Cool for about 20 minutes before serving.