Piña Colada Cupcakes

If you want to say I love you to the one you love.  What a better way to say it by giving him/her a yummy piña colada cupcake.  Start with a box of pineapple cake mix and instead of water I used coconut milk.
Mmmm!!!  Piña colada cup cakes delicious and they are very simple to prepare.

Serving Size: 24

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Money Savings: $6.00

Approximate calories per serving: 85 

Ingredients:

1 box pineapple cake mix 

1 1/3 cups of coconut milk

3 eggs 

1/3 cup oil

Backing cups

Muffin pans

For Toping:

1 cup of heavy cream 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

¼ cup sugar

1/3 cup of coconut shavings 

Directions:  

Follow the directions in the back of cake mix box but instead of water you replace it with coconut milk. Pour it in each muffin cup evenly. 

Prep oven to 350

Place the pan in the oven of about 18-20 minutes or until inserting it with a toothpick and it comes out clean. Once they are ready. Take them out to cool of about 10-30 minutes.

Mean time prepare the topping:

Mix together heavy cream, vanilla extract, sugar and coconut shavings.  Until thicken. 

Then spread the topping on top of each cupcake. You can decorate the cupcake however you like. 

  

 

Sweet Heart Creamy Cake

If you want to impress your sweet heart you can do it with this wonderful dessert. This is easy to prepare and it is low in fat and sugar.  This great tasting cake is prepared with fluffy sponge cake and red fresh delicious strawberry filling.  The powder sugar in this dessert makes it look like snow flacks.  This lovers creamy cake heaven in your mouth.

Serving Size: 6-10
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Money Savings: $13.00
Approximate Calories per Servings: 384

Ingredients:
1 box of sponge cake mix
6 cups of fresh strawberries washed and cut in half
¼ cup of powder sugar
Heart shape baking pan measured across 12”

Whip Cream:
1 cup of heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup sugar

Directions:
Prepare sponge cake as instructed in the package.
Let cool.
Prepare the whip cream:
On a large bowl pour heavy cream, vanilla extract and sugar. Mix it until thicken.
Cut cake horizontal spread whip cream over bottom layer of the cake. Arrange the strawberries over the whip cream (save some of the strawberries for top garnish).   Place top layer of the cake and garnish with remaining strawberries. Dust with powder sugar.

Stuffed Platanitos Maduros (Stuffed Ripe Plantains)

My delightful stuffed platanitos Maduros (stuffed ripe plantains) are more than delicious they have an awesome taste.  I’m sure that your super bowl crowd will tackle them.  I have serve this great tasting delights for several gatherings and they always get a great review.  These amazing platanitos are stuffed with shredded chicken and parmesan cheese which make your taste buds roar for more.

Serving Size: 10-12
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Money Savings: $15.00
Approximate calories per serving: 391

Ingredients:
1 chicken breast
2 cups of water
2 cloves of garlic thinly chopped
Adobo
Complete Seasoning
Garlic Powder
1 medium onion ½ sliced the other ½ chopped
½  small red pepper sliced elongated
½  small green pepper sliced elongated
1 8oz can tomato sauce
4 tbsp oil
7 ripe plantains pealed and cut in slices diagonally.
1 cup Parisian Cheese

Directions:
On a medium size cooking pot place the chicken, garlic, copped onions sprinkle to taste: adobo, complete seasoning, garlic powder, sazon, and the water on medium to high heat and cover.  Let that boil until the chicken is soft enough to be shredded.  Take the chicken out place in a cutting board. Let the chicken cool of for about 20 minutes.  Shred the chicken and put the chicken back into the water.   Pour in tomato sauce, peppers, and  sliced onions.  Turn the heat back on to medium heat stir once or twice  place a lid on  cooking pot for another 10 minutes or until the peppers and unions are soft and ready.
On a large frying pan on medium heat place the oil. Once the oil is fairly hot place each piece of plantain on it until brown turning it for both sides turn brown.
Place the plantain in a serving plate take the shredded chicken place it on top of the plantains on top of that place the parmesan cheese.

Tips:
You can prepare the chicken a day or two earlier.

Coconut Shrimp

These crispy coconut shrimps are easy to prepare and would leave a delightful taste in your palate.  This is another great recipe for your football game party or any other gatherings. Mmmm!! There is a taste of tropics in every scrumptious shrimp.  Every seafood lover in your crowed will absolutely love them.  I guarantee it!

Serving Size: 12-15
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Money Savings: $15.00
Approximate calories per servings: 150 per two shrimps

Ingredients:
2 lbs jumbo uncooked shrimps peeled
Complete seasoning 
2 eggs
¼ cup all purpose flour
2 cups coconut flakes
½ cup oil
 
Directions:
Place shrimp on a blow sprinkle complete seasoning. Set aside.
In a small bow scramble eggs.
Combine flour and coconut flakes in another bowl.
Take the shrimp by the tail and dip it in the eggs then in the mixture of flower and flakes. Do this to all the shrimps. Place in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes.  
On a large frying pan place oil on medium heat wait until the 350 degrees or when sprinkling flour it sizzles.
Fry the shrimps turning once or twice until fully brown.

Hot Sausage Mini Wraps

This hot sausage mini wraps are really as easy as 1,2, 3.  They are a great appetizer for your friends and family at your next supper bowl party.  These mouthwatering wraps will go as fast as you make them.

Serving Size: 25-30
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Money Savings: $13.00
Approximate Calories per serving: 91

Ingredients:
2 pkgs. Italian Sausage
1 pkg. light Italian Flatbread (light Italian herbs)
1/3 cup Thousand Island dressing
1/3 cup ketchup
½ head of romaine lettuce
Tooth picks

Directions:
Grilled the sausage on low heat for about 12-15 minutes depending on your grill. Place a piece of lettuce, 1 tsp of dressing, 1 tsp ketchup and the sausage on top of flatbread. Roll up the flatbread around the sausage. Pining it with tooth picks then slicing them about an inch thick.

Garlic and Onion Hummus

Garlic and Onion Hummus is a great tasting dip for your game party or for any party.   Hummus is easy to prepare and economical.  My sister usually serves this dip when ever she has get-togethers.  It is usually the first to empty the appetizer table.  When serving this delicious hummus your crowd will always yell hurray!

Serving Size: 20-25
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Money Savings: $4.00
Approximate calories per serving: 37  

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
3 slices of a medium onion
2 small garlic cloves
1 15oz  can garbanzo beans
Pinch of salt

Directions:
On medium heat place oil, garlic and onions in a small frying pan for about 5 minutes or until they are lightly brown.
Place the garbanzo beans and the oil, garlic, onions and a pinch of salt in a blender.  Blend for 3-5 minutes until the beans are well blended.

Tips:
You may serve hummus dip with pita chips or tortilla chips.

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

Bacon Wrapped Shrimps are one of my favorite appetizers.  This is yet another great dish for your hungry guests at your supper bowl party.  They are low in fat because they are prepared with turkey bacon.  This will surly a touch-down for your guests and they’ll be asking for more.

Serving Size: 12-15
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Money Savings: $25.00
Approximate Calories per servings: 168 per 2 shrimps

Ingredients:
2 lbs jumbo uncooked shrimps peeled
Complete seasoning 
1 pkg. turkey bacon cut in half
30 Tooth picks

Directions:
Place shrimps in a bowl sprinkle complete seasoning.
Wrap the ½ of strip of bacon around the shrimp holding it with the tooth pick to this with all the shrimp.
Place a large frying pan on a medium heat and place the shrimps on the pan (you do not need oil) until shrimp has turned orange and the bacon is brown on both sides.

Tips:
An easy way to peal http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_peel_and_devein_shrimp/





 

Platanitos Maduros (Ripe Plantains)

My Platanito Maduros (ripe plantains) are so wonderful for your super bowl party or for any other party.  Have them plain or have them with sour cream as a dip.  They are wonderful either way.  Most of all a no brainier to prepare.   They will be gone before you know it!

Serving Size: 10-12
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Money Savings: $5.00
Approximate Calories per serving: 190

Ingredients:
4 tbsp oil
7 ripe plantains pealed and cut in slices diagonally
For dipping:
½ cup of sour cream
Salt to taste

Directions:
On a large frying pan on medium heat place the oil. Once the oil is fairly hot place each piece of plantain on it until brown turning it for both sides turn brown.

For Dip:
Place sour cream in a small container sprinkle salt mix it in well.

Tips:
After frying plantains you may place a paper napkin on top of the plate where you are going to place the plantains so that it could soak up the extra oil.
If you need to put more oil while you are frying the plantains you may do so.

Buffalo Wings

Mmmm!! Mouthwatering buffalo wings for your super bowl crowd or for any occasion.  This is an appetizer that could not be left out.  I’ve prepared these lip-smacking wings for all different occasions and it has always been a big kick.

Serving Size: 10-12
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Money Savings: $7.00
Approximate calories per serving: 290

Ingredients:
40 wings
Adobo
Garlic powder
1 ½ tsp ginger
3 tbsp cayenne pepper
3 tbsp paprika
2 cups of butter
2 cups hot souse
A dash of black pepper

Directions:
Place wings in a large bowl sprinkle adobo, garlic powder, ginger, cayenne pepper and paprika.  Mix in well.  Refrigerate for 60-90 minutes.  
Combine butter, hot souse and pepper in a small saucepan.  Place on medium heat until butter is melted mixing well. Set aside
Place chicken in a rack two greased 15” x 10”  backing pans. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.  Pour in the butter mixture evenly so that every piece of wing is covered with this mixture. Place back in the oven to grill for 10 minutes or until juices run clearly.

Tip:
Cream cheese and yogurt replace the traditional blue cheese and range sauce.  

Supper Stuffed Nachos

My supper stuffed nachos are supper to serve your guest in your super bowl party or for any other party or gatherings.  A crowd usually gathers when I serve my marvelous super stuffed nachos. These cheesy, scrumptious nacho chips are filled with flavorsome chicken, black olives, green onions and tomatoes just to name some of the ingredients.  This flavorful appetizer is easy and fun to prepare, but most of all your guest will cheer for.

Serving Size: 12-15
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 9 minutes
Money Savings: $.00
Approximate calories per serving: 460.

Ingredients:
1 large bag of tortilla chips
2 cups cooked shredded chicken
15 oz black beans drained
1 small can sliced black olives drained
3 plum tomatoes chopped
2 cups mozzarella shredded cheese

Directions:
On a large serving tray spread a bed of tortilla chips.  On top of that place chicken, beans, olives, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese. Place on oven to grill for about 8-10 minutes or until cheese melts.

Tips:
You can add jalapeños and green onions to taste.
 

Tres Leches

This is a wonderful easy dessert for the holidays or for any special occasion. It is prepared with cake batter, and three milks. Whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk. I have modified it instead of whole milk, use skim milk. Instead of regular condensed milk, use fat free. Instead of regular evaporated milk, use fat free. Instead of the regular sugar, use substitute sugar. It is a little less calories and healthier. If you bring this to your next Christmas party it’ll surely be a hit.

Serving Size: 18-24
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Money Savings: $7.00
Approximate calories per serving 260.

Ingredients:
1 box of white cake mix- fallow the directions for backing 9” X 13” cake. Then fallow the three milk and the whipp topping direction

Or Want to bake your own:
½ cup of butter/margarine
1 cup sugar/substitute
4 eggs
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cup of all purpose flour
1 tbsp backing powder

Three Milks:
2 cups skin milk
1 can 14oz fat free condensed milk
1 can 12oz fat free evaporated milk

Preparing the whip cream topping:
1 ½ cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar/substitute
1 tsp vanilla extract
12 Maraschino cherries
Cinnamon Powder
　
Directions:
With an electrical mixer mix together butter, eggs, vanilla extract until it is fluffy. Set aside.
Mix flower, baking powder into the fluffy mixture. Pour batter into a buttered 9” X 13” baking pan. Bake at 350 for about 20-30 minutes or until ready. Late cake cool. Mean while mix together the three milks. once it is cooled poke the entire cake with a meat fork creating holes all over the cake. Pour the mixture of the three milks over the cake until its soaks.

Directions for Whip topping:
Whip whipping cream, sugar and vanilla extract until thicken. Spread over cake, place cherries on top of the cake and sprinkle cinnamon.

Tips:
If you want to make it more festive instead of the cinnamon you can use red and green sugar crystals.

Apple Pie

Apple pie and turkey on thanksgiving day is a must. There is nothing like coming home to a warm apple pie on the table on thanksgiving day. You might like it with whipped cream or with ice cream or both. Either way, it’s a special dessert after having that wonderful turkey meal.

Serving size: 6-8
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Money Savings: $9.00
Approximate Calories per serving: 230

Ingredients:
Frozen pie crust
9” round Pie dish
5 good size granny smith apples pealed and cut in ½” thick wedges
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 tsp salt
3 tbsp flower
½ tsp cinnamon powder
½ tsp ground nutmeg
2 tbsp melted butter

Directions:
Unroll and place one of the ready made pie crust dough piece on a pie dish if excess: crust cut it in order for it to be in line of the dish folding the edge. On a bowl place the apples, lemon juice, both sugars, salt, flower, cinnamon powder, and ground nutmeg mix well. Place the mixture on top of the crust. Unroll the other piece of pie crust dough and place it on top. Trim the edge, and fold the edge. With a knife slice four steam vents. With a brush cooking brush, brush in the butter on top of the pie crust. Bake on 425 for 45 minutes or until crust is brown.

Halloween Cracker Treats

When my kids were younger they loved me to decorate, carve pumpkins and to prepare treats for them on Halloween. I would always prepare these great treats as appetizers on Halloween parties. It was always a hit among friends and family.
These great tasting creatures are made with butter crackers, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, peanut butter and nutella. Little pumpkin faces are made with cheddar cheese and pepperoni. Little mummies faces are made with mozzarella cheese and olives. Spider webs are made from peanut butter and nutella. The ghost faces are made from marshmallows and nutella. A delicious treat everyone would love.

Serving Size: 20
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Money Savings: $13.00

Ingredients:
80 butter crackers
1 can easy cheddar cheese
10 slices of pepperoni
1 cup mozzarella cheese
10 black olives slices in ½
1 cup peanut butter
½ cup nutella in a zip log bag
80 giant marshmallows

Directions:
To make the pumpkin faces: on a cracker spread cheddar cheese going round. Make the eyes and mouth by cutting pepperoni with a kitchen scissors, and placing them on top of each cracker.
To make the mummies faces: on a cracker place mozzarella cheese going straight to one side of the cracker. Place the olives on top of the cracker to make as eyes.
To make spider webs: on a cracker spread peanut butter. Place a dot of nutella in the middle, place a circle around the middle, and another circle around the edge of the cracker. Take a butter knife with its edge make an ex or a star on the cracker to make the web shape.
To make the ghost faces: On a marshmallow place the two eyes by placing two dots of nutella on each side.