Mexican Street Style Jalapeño Dip

 This is the dip that Claire made at Gabe and Lauren‘s bridal shower. So delicious! From Half Baked Harvest

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 tablespoons chili powder
• ▢ 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• ▢ 1/2-2 teaspoons cayenne pepper, to your taste
• ▢ 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 1 yellow onion, chopped
• ▢ 1 poblano pepper, chopped
• ▢ 2-4 jalapeños
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic, chopped 
• ▢ kosher salt and black pepper
• ▢ 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• ▢ 1/3 cup sour cream
• ▢ 4 tablespoons salted butter
• ▢ 1/3 cup olive oil mayo or plain Greek yogurt
• ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• ▢ 3/4 cup crumbled cotija cheese
• ▢ 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped

• INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. Roast the jalapeños. Preheat the broiler to high. Place 1 or 2 whole jalapeños on a small sheet pan. Broil for 3-5 minutes, rotating the peppers 2-3 times, until charred all over. Let cool, then thinly slice/chop. Set aside until serving.

  2. Mix the spices. In a bowl, combine the chili powder, paprika, cayenne, and a pinch of salt.

  3. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, 5 minutes. Add the poblano pepper, 1-2 chopped jalapeños (seeded if desired), garlic, 1 teaspoon of the spice mix, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the peppers are softened, 5 minutes.

  4. Reduce the heat to low. Mix in the cream cheese until melted and creamy. Stir in the sour cream. Cook until warmed throughout. If desired, thin the dip with milk.

  5. In a separate skillet, melt the butter until golden. Mix in 3 teaspoons of the spice mix, plus a pinch of chili flakes and salt. Cook another minute, then remove from the heat.

  6. Mix the mayo and lime juice with a pinch of salt. Spoon the dip into a bowl. Top with roasted jalapeños and drizzle the mayo and spicy butter over the peppers. Sprinkle with cheese and cilantro. Serve with chips for scooping!

Claire’s Smash Burgers

 1lb beef 

1 egg

1 piece of bread toasted very well then crumbled 

1-2 T Montreal steak seasoning

1 T Worcestershire sauce 

I butter the buns on the griddle or Blackstone then cook onions on it then meat. It all adds to the flavor

Garry's Oatmeal Muffin Mix

 This is a dry mix you can make ahead of time and it makes 3 batches. I keep it on hand in dry storage in my pantry so i can whip up muffins in the morning for my kids. 

* you could also turn it into a bran mix although I haven't kitchen tested it myself, just replace the 3 cups oats with 4 cups bran and add some raisins when you mix it up to put in the oven.

Oatmeal Muffins

1 egg

2/3 cup milk

Optional: 1 cup nuts; 1 tsp vanilla

3 cups OATMEAL MIX below

Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of each muffin before baking

Bake 15-20 min at 400^o makes 12

 

Oatmeal Mix

3 cups all-purpose or sub half whole wheat flour

3 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 ½ teaspoons salt

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 ½ cups softened butter/coconut oil or vegetable shortening

3 cups rolled oats or 4 C bran

Optional:

3 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

In a large bowl, shift together flour, baking powder, salt, and granulated sugar. Stir in brown sugar. Mix well. With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until evenly distributed.  Stir in oats and mix well.  Put in an airtight container. Store in a cool, dry place.  Use within 12 weeks.  Makes about 9 cups of mix or 3 batches. Can also use 4 C bran in place of oats & add raisins to final mix

Boyle Favorite Pancakes- Garry Boyle

 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour (may sub 1/4 with whole wheat or buckwheat flour)

1/4 cup quick rolled oats

4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2-1 tsp salt

4 Tbsp brown, white or Monk fruit sugar

1 1/2-1 3/4 cup buttermilk, milk, or almond milk (may sub 1/2 c with plain yogurt)

1-2 tsp vanilla

1-2 eggs separated

1/4 cup or 4 Tbsp melted butter or coconut oil

Sift dry ingredients. Wisk egg yolk, brown sugar, butter, and buttermilk; fold in to dry ingredients then egg whites. Variations: sprinkle chocolate chips, blueberries, or nuts after pouring batter in skillet or blend in ripe banana or 1 Tbsp of peanut butter. 

* For waffles double oil and half the sugar. 

 

Protein Balls

Chocolate Crackle Cookie

INGREDIENTS

1 box Ghiradelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix

1/3 cup Vegetable oil 

1 cup All purpose flour 

3 Eggs 

3/4 cup Powdered Sugar 

30

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

Next

Preheat oven to 350*F

Place brownie mix, flour eggs and oil in medium bowl.

Stir until blended.

Place powdered sugar in separate bowl.

For each cookie scoop 1 rounded tablespoon of dough and place in powdered sugar.

Roll dough gently into balls, coating thoroughly with powdered sugar.

Bake - 11-13 min

Passion Fruit Mousse

 

Easy Passion Fruit Mousse {Brazilian Mousse de Maracuja}

One of Brazil's most popular desserts! This creamy mousse is flavored with real passion fruit concentrate for authentic flavor.

Serving

Ingredients

• 2 14- oz cans sweetened condensed milk
• 2 7.5 oz cans media crema/table cream {creme de leite} found in the Latin foods aisle*
• 1 1/2 cans use either of the previous cans to measure passion fruit concentrate**

Instructions

• Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth (make sure to scrape down sides and bottom of blender to make sure sweetened condensed milk doesn’t get stuck on the bottom).  Pour into a bowl, or small individual serving dishes and chill for at least 4-6 hours, but preferably overnight.

Notes

• Brazilian “Creme de Leite” is sold as “Media Crema” or “Table Cream” in the US, and can generally easily be found in the Latin foods aisle of the grocery store, often near the Latin sweetened condensed milk.  If for some reason you are unable to find it at your grocery store, a Latin foods store should have it. I just used heavy cream and it worked great.
• You may be able to find 100% passion fruit concentrate in the frozen juice section of the grocery store, or in the Latin foods aisle.  If you have a Latin market nearby, that’s where I usually find it.  Otherwise, you may also 
•  Don’t be confused by the size listed for the cans, one is measured by weight, and the other by volume.  the 2 cans are about the same size.
• Feel free to halve the recipe for a small batch.