Cosmic Cookies

Remember those Little Debbie cosmic brownies?  That was my inspiration for these cosmic brownies.  

I wanted something fun.  For the kids.  You know.  

These box cookies are super easy to make and something fun to do with Baby Girl too.  

These came out super cute and just how I would hope.  

Cosmic Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup M&Ms
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons of water
• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• rainbow sprinkles & sugar to roll cookie dough

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Refrigerate dough for about an hour.  
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
4. Roll dough into balls and roll the balls in sugar and sprinkles
5. Bake for about 8-10 minutes.  (Mine were done at 10 minutes)
6. Let cookie cool.  

These cookies taste just as good as they look.  Make them.  You will not regret it.  

Keep cookies friends!

XOXO

Pork Chop

It's been a while since my family had pork chops.  I think I forgot how good this is.  Need to make sure pork chops are added to the meal rotation.  

Pork Chop 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 5 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper

Directions:

1. Marinade for 4 to 24 hours.  
2. Fry pork chops or grill.  
3. Serve with rice. Enjoy!

These were grilled and oh so good.  Thin boneless pork chops were used.  So yummy!  Make this!

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XOXO

Buttermilk Biscuits

Biscuits are super yummy.  

Especially when you make them into squares.  

Because square biscuits mean no waste!

What else does square biscuits mean?

They mean breakfasts sandwiches!

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, frozen
• 1 3/4 cups cold buttermilk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.  
3. Grate the frozen butter and stir into the flour mixture.  
4. Add buttermilk and stir using a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.  
5. Working on a flour surface, knead the dough until it comes together.  Roll the dough in a square until about 1 inch thick.  Using a sharp knife cut the dough.  Please biscuits onto a baking sheet with parchment paper.  
6. Bake for 16-19 minutes or until golden brown.  
7. Serve warm

This recipe is so easy that Baby Girl did most of the work.  That is how easy these biscuits are.  

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XOXO

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Okay making mac and cheese in the instant pot is super easy.  Now you might say box mac and cheese is super easy too.  But box mac and cheese has nothing on this.  

This mac n cheese is not only easy to make but super yummy.  

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Ingredients:

• 12 oz pasta
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth 
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 8 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions:

1. Add pasta, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder to a 6 qt Instant Pot.  Stir  in 3 1/2 cups of chicken broth.  
2. Use manual setting, pressure to high, and set time to 6 minutes.  When finished cooking, quick release pressure.  
3. Select warm setting.  Stir in heavy cream and Dijon and combine.  Gradually whisk in cheese until melted.  
4. Serve immediately.  

Pancakes

Super easy pancake mix.  If you are still buying pancake mix you gotta try this pancake mix.  

This pancake mix is easy ingredients that you should have in your pantry.  

Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3/4 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:

1. Heat a griddle to 350
2. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder,  and salt.  (I use big heaping tablespoons of sugar)
3. In a separate bowl, mix the milk, butter, eggs, vanilla and almond extract.  
4. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and mix until combined.  Do not over mix    
5. Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake.

Baby Girl loves pancakes.  I think I need to start having her try to help me make these.  

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO

Stromboli

Pizza dough can be used for more than just making pizza.  

This is super easy and the kids love it.  

My kids love pizza and dipping things.  

The dough is super easy to make or you can make the dough ahead and freeze it. Freezing pizza dough is great.  You can have pizza or stromboli anytime.  

If you are thinking of another way to use your pizza dough this is it.  

The kids can even help make this.  

Stromboli

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cups warm water, 100F
• 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 lb thinly sliced meats, salami, pepperoni
• 3/4-1 lb cheese
• 1 egg, large
• 1 Tablespoon water

Directions:

1. Whisk the warm water, yeast, and granulated sugar together in the bowl of your stand mixer.  Cover and rest for 10 minutes.  When you uncover the bowl the yeast and water should look frothy.  
2. Add the olive oil, salt, and flour to the bowl.  Attach the bowl to the stand mixer and use a dough hook.  Beat on low speed for about 2 minutes.  Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.  With floured hands, knead the dough for 3-4 minutes.  After kneading, the dough should feel soft and bounces back when you poke it.  If not, keep kneading.  The dough should also not stick to your hands. 
3. Grease a large bowl with non stick spray.  Please the dough in the bowl.  Cover the dough with plastic wrap or a clean towel.  Allow the dough to rise at room temperature for 1-2 hours or until double in size.
4. Preheat oven to 400F.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper.  
5. When the dough is ready, punch it down to release the air.  Divide dough in half.  Roll each half of dough into a 10x16 inch rectangle.  
6. Mix melted butter and garlic powder together.  Spread all over rolled out dough.  Start layering meats.  Add a layer of cheese.  Make egg wash with egg and water.  Brush all edges with egg wash.  Slowly roll into a tight log.  Transfer to prepared baking sheet.  Seal ends.  
7. Brush each stromboli with egg wash.  Cut 3-4 slits into the top of each stromboli. 
8. Bake for about 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.   Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes before cutting.  
9. Serve plain or with marinara sauce for dipping.  

My family enjoyed these and it was a nice way to switch up from our normal pizza.  

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO

Buttermilk Biscuits

I love everything about breakfast.  There are so many combinations and foods to make.  Biscuits is always something that I wanted to learn how to make.  These biscuits are super yummy and pretty easy to make.  

The key to these biscuits is frozen shredded butter.  It makes everything so much easier.  

These biscuits are super fluffy and yummy.  

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, frozen
• 1 3/4 cups cold buttermilk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.  
3. Grate the frozen butter and stir into the flour mixture.  
4. Add buttermilk and stir using a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.  
5. Working on a flour surface, knead the dough until it comes together.  Roll the dough in a square until about 1 inch thick.  Using a sharp knife cut the dough.  Please biscuits onto a baking sheet with parchment paper.  
6. Bake for 16-19 minutes or until golden brown.  
7. Serve warm

The hardest part about making these biscuits is remembering to put butter in the freezer to make them.  Make these.  They are perfect for breakfast sandwiches.  

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO

Easter Day Cookies

I wanted to make some cookies for Easter Sunday.  Nothing crazy.  But I just like my cookie jar to have cookies.  

The best cookies to make for holidays is M&M cookies.  They are always just so easy to make festive.  

I love this recipe because it makes 6 big cookies.  Perfect for sharing.  AND I only have to bake one tray.  So easy and fast!  Baby Girl helped make these.  Her favorite was decorating the cookies before they went into the oven.  

The best part about large cookies is you can say you only ate one cookie!

Easter Day Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup M&Ms (add sprinkles optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F
2. In a large bowl, whisk together all purpose flour, corn starch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.  
3. Cute the cold butter into squares.  Using the paddle attachment of a stand mixer, cream the butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar for about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.  
4. Add in egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract.  Blend until mixed.  
5. Slowly add in the dry flour mixture until ingredients are incorporated.  Do not over mix!
6. Add in the semi sweet chocolate chips and mix until incorporated.  Turn off mixer.  Add M&Ms and stir by hand with a spatula.  
7. Scoop cookie dough onto baking sheet with a ice cream scoop.  (This recipe makes 6 large cookies).  Place extra M&Ms and sprinkles on top if desire.  
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned on top.  Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for about 15 minutes.

These cookies baked for 11 minutes.  The bottoms were a little brown so for sure I would shave of another minute or 2 next time.  Just keep in mind each oven is different.  

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO

Homemade Pizza Dough

Homemade pizza dough is so easy ... especially if you have a stand mixer.  

My kids love making their own pizza.  It's a great way to get everyone involved in cooking.  

Even picky eater Baby Boy loves pizza.  

Don't get me wrong.  Getting take out pizza is great.  But there is just something about making your own food that is so satisfying.  

Homemade Pizza Dough

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cup warm water
• 2 1/4 teaspoon Red Star yeast
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour, you will need more to roll out the dough
• sprinkle of cornmeal

Directions:

1. Whisk the warm water, yeast, and granulated sugar together in the bowl of your stand mixer.  Cover and rest for 10 minutes.  When you uncover the bowl the yeast and water should look frothy.  
2. Add the olive oil, salt, and flour to the bowl.  Attach the bowl to the stand mixer and use a dough hook.  Beat on low speed for about 2 minutes.  Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.  With floured hands, knead the dough for 3-4 minutes.  After kneading, the dough should feel soft and bounces back when you poke it.  If not, keep kneading.  The dough should also not stick to your hands. 
3. Grease a large bowl with non stick spray.  Please the dough in the bowl.  Cover the dough with plastic wrap or a clean towel.  Allow the dough to rise at room temperature for 1-2 hours or until double in size.  (I have started in the mid morning and used it to make dinner)  
4. Preheat oven to 475F.  Cover baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle lightly with cornmeal.  The cornmeal is optional but very yummy.  
5. When the dough is ready (has doubled in size), punch it down to release any air bubbles.  (The kids love this part.)  Divide the dough in half or smaller if you want to make individual size pizzas.  If you are only making 1 pizza, freeze the other half of the dough in a freezer ziploc bag.  On a floured surface with floured hands and rolling pin, gently flatten the dough into a disc or shape that you would like.  Place on prepared pan.  
6. Using your fingers, push dents into the dough to prevent bubbling (the kids love this part).  To prevent the fillings from making your pizza crust soggy, spray the top lightly with non stick spray.  Top with your favorite sauce and toppings.  Bake for 12-15 minutes.  How long you bake the pizza depends on how much toppings are on the pizza.  
7. Slice hot pizza and serve immediately.  

My mom is vegetarian.  So this pizza is for her.  It was a artichoke, olive and spinach pizza.  It was super yummy.  I think next time I will trying making it with a garlic sauce instead of a marinara.  

Keep cooking friends!

Pancakes

Pancakes are the thing in our house now.  Baby Girl always ask for them for breakfast.  

But I mean who can blame her.  Fluffy, buttery, syrupy pancake are the best.  

Pancakes are so yummy that even Snack Boy aka Baby Boy loves them.  

Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3/4 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup sprinkles

Directions:

1. Heat a griddle to 350
2. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder,  and salt.  (I use big heaping tablespoons of sugar)
3. In a separate bowl, mix the milk, butter, eggs, vanilla and almond extract.  
4. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and mix until combined.  Do not over mix
5. Gently stir in sprinkles.    
6. Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake.  

I cannot emphasize enough for people to try almond extract in their pancake mix.  It is so good.  I know I have said this before.  Try it!

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO 

Lemon Cake

I love lemon cake.  

The Starbucks lemon loaf is my favorite.  

This cake comes really close.  

Lemon Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 box lemon cake mix
• 1 cup peach nectar drink
• 4 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325F.  Grease a bunt pan.  
2. Mix all ingredients.  
3. Pour into prepared pan.  
4. Bake for about 55 minutes.  
5. Cool cake and serve.  

This cake smells so good.  The original recipe calls for apricot nectar drink and a lemon glaze.  I only found peach nectar drink.  The cake tasted great with the peach nectar drink.  But for sure I will be on the hunt for a apricot nectar drink.  This cake was good but for sure next time I will make sure I have the stuff to make a glaze.  Keep this recipe and make this cake.  

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO

Mini Corn Dog

 During Baby Girl's first school fundraiser a piggie mold caught my eye.  Grand visions of corn dogs entered my mind.  

I mean look at this mold.  Isn't it super cute?

It took me a while to find time to make these.  But I have kinda been in a little rut lately with food.  

I so wanted to like these.  Don't get me wrong  They taste great.  But I really wanted these piggies to come out better.  It makes me so sad that these don't look better.  Maybe pigs in a blanket instead of corn dogs.  Try again later.  

Mini Corn Dog

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup melted butter cooled
• 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 cup buttermilk at room temperature
• 1 package little smokies

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F.  Grease silicone baking pan.  Set aside.  
2. Whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.  
3. Whisk melted butter, brown sugar, and honey together.  Then whisk in the egg until combined.  Finally whisk in the buttermilk.  
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula until combined.  Try to not over mix.  Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl not to miss anything.  
5. Scoop batter into prepared baking pan.  Drop half a little smokie into each slot.  Bake for 10 minutes or until the center is cooked through.  Use a toothpick to test.  
6. Allow to cool before popping out and serving. 

Baby Girl proudly announced that these tastes great but looked ugly.  I guess I should be happy about her honestly.  Do homemade mini corn dogs have the same amount of calories as store bought?  Asking for a friend.  

Keep on cooking friends!

XOXO

Corn Flake Crunch

It's been awhile but ice cream has been on my mind lately.  So I decide to make some of Milkbar's corn flake crunch.  

The recipe is on the Milkbar website.  They have a handful of recipes on their website.  

I can't wait until the pandemic is over and I can go visit a Milkbar store.  

One of the best things about making this corn flake crunch is the smell.  So good.  Makes the house smell yummy.  

Corn Flake Crunch

Ingredients:

• 5 cups cornflakes 
• 1/2 cup milk powder
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 9 tablespoons of butter, melted

Directions:

• Heat oven to 275F
• In a large bowl, crush cornflakes to 1/4 of their original size.
• Add the milk powder, sugar, and salt.  Toss to mix well.  Add the butter and toss to coat.  
• Spread the corn flake mixture on a parchment lined baking pan.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Your house will start to smell amazing.  
• Cool the corn flake crunch completely before storing.  

So this recipe fits in a 32 hours mason jar.  Please make sure you use parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.  This will stick to foil and not one wants to sit there picking out foil.  

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO

Circus Aminal Cookies

 Why are Circus Animal cookies so good?  

A local cookie deliver place recently made some Circus Party cookies.  They looked like so much fun.  Then a good friend did her own version of the cookies.  So of course Baby Girl and I had to do it too.  

Circus Animal Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons of water
• 1 box vanilla cake mix
• Circus animal cookies
• sprinkles

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Refrigerate dough for about an hour.  
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
4. Roll dough into balls and roll the balls in sugar and sprinkles
5. Bake for about 8-10 minutes.  (Mine were done at 10 minutes)
6. Drop a circus animal cookie on the cookies as soon as you take them out of the oven.
7. Let cookie cool.  

Warning! This dough is sticky.  Hence rolling the dough in sugar.  This is super easy and totally a fun activity with the kids.  

Keep Cooking Friends!

XOXO

Pancakes

Breakfast is a favorite in our house.  There is just so many possibilities when it comes to pancakes.  

El Husbee and I try not to eat too many carbs.  But when Baby Girl asks for pancakes its's hard to say no.  

These pancakes do really well in the fridge too.  I can make a batch over the weekend and save half for breakfast during the week.  

Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3/4 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:

1. Heat a griddle to 350
2. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder,  and salt.  (I use big heaping tablespoons of sugar)
3. In a separate bowl, mix the milk, butter, eggs, vanilla and almond extract.  
4. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and mix until combined.  Do not over mix.  
5. Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake.  

Love this easy pancake recipe.  All ingredients are staple pantry items.  I have to say this is my favorite pancake recipe without buttermilk.  If you don't have almond extract you can leave it out.  But I like the extract flavor that the almond extract gives.  

Keep cooking Friends!

XOXO

Baked Chicken Sweet Chili Soy Sauce

I love chicken wings.  They are such a yummy appetizer or snack.  This is a super simple way to make chicken wings.  

El Husbee is considering getting a air fryer.  I worry that if we have a air fryer I would be making chicken wings all the time.  

One of the main reasons I don't make chicken wings all the time is that my local grocery store is always out of chicken wings.  It's so weird.  Is anyone else still have trouble getting certain food?

I love that Baby Girl loves these chicken wings too.  It makes it easy to make them as a family snack when everyone eats them.  

Baked Chicken Sweet Chili Soy Sauce

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 3 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3 stock green onions

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• Mix ingredients to make sauce.  Chop green onions and leave on side for garnish.
• Bake chicken wing side up for 25 mins.
• Flip wings and bake again for 25 mins.
• Take out of the oven.  Drizzle sauce over chicken and sprinkle green onions.

We rarely have leftovers when I make these chicken wings.  Which could be a good thing AND a bad thing.  

Keep cooking Friends!

XOXO

Brownie

We love chocolate in our house.  This is my go to fool proof brownie recipe.  The best part about this recipe is that it is made from ingredients that you can find easily in the pantry and fridge 

Brownie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 large eggs, room temperature 
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.  Spray a 9 inch pan with cooking spray
2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.  Combine until you do not see anymore dry ingredients or egg. Pour into prepared baking dish.
3. Baking for 20-25 minutes.  
4. Let cool and serve!

I made these without chocolate chips.  I totally think my family missed them cause this pan went a lot slower than normal.  

Keep cooking Friends!

XOXO

Carnitas

I started using a Instant Pot during the Fall and I really like it.  I am still getting use to it but there are a handful of recipes that my family loves and it's super easy with the Instant Pot.  

My family loves Mexican food.  I am sure this is not super authentic BUT we like it and it's super easy with the Instant Pot.  

Carnitas

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3lbs boneless pork shoulder, cut into chunks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 12 oz chicken broth
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

Directions:

1. Set a 6-qt Instant Pot to the high saute setting,
2. Heat vegetable oil; season pork with salt and pepper.  Working in batches, brown pork.  
3. Stir in chicken broth (or beer), garlic, chili powder, oregano and cumin.  Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set for 40 minutes.  When finished cooking, quick release pressure according to manufacturer's directions.  
4. Remove pork from the Instant Pot and shred meat using two forks.  Season with salt and pepper, if needed.  

This is great for tacos, burritos, nachos, pizzas or just by itself.  We have even tried our own version of a torta with it.  If you don't already have a Instant Pot I highly recommend it.  

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO

Teriyaki Chicken

My kids love Asian food.  But to be honest, my Asian cooking skills are limited.  I am about measurements and if you have watched Asian cooking you know there is not a lot of measuring involved. 

This is my go to teriyaki sauce recipe.  It's super easy to make and stores well the fridge.  

Teriyaki Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

Directions: 

1. Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl.  This is for thickening the sauce. 
2. Combine the cornstarch mixture with brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and garlic. 
3. Pour sauce into a small saucepan over low heat.  Allow to simmer while whisking.  Bring to a boil then remove from heat. 
4. Cook with your choice of protein. 

I have started dusting my chicken with cornstarch before cooking.  If you have not tried it you need to.  A little cornstarch give the chicken a little crunch that is a hit with the kids.  

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO

Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce

Cilantro is a source of iron, manganese, and magnesium. Plus, herbs are a great way to add flavor without calories.  

Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce

Ingredients:

• 4 jalapenos, halved
• 2 cups cilantro, stems removed
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Directions:

1. Combine everything in a food processor.  

This dip is super easy to whip up and stores well in the fridge.  So make some burger and drizzle this on.  Don't forget the fries!

Keep cooking friends!

XOXO