Category: Recipes

Malibu Cupcakes

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Coconut Rum cupcakes for an end of summer party?  I am in!  I came across this recipe in Cosmo and had to share!  I love coconut and who does not love a little fun infused in your cupcake?

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Coconut Rum Cupcakes

  •           1 cup sugar
  •           1/2 cup butter
  •           2 eggs
  •           1 teaspoon vanilla
  •           1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
  •           contents of 1/2 vanilla bean
  •          1 1/2 cups flour
  •          1 teaspoon baking powder
  •         1/4 cup coconut milk
  •         1/4 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup coconut rum (I used Malibu)

booze-infused

Preheat oven to 350.

Cream butter, sugar, and eggs together until fluffy. Add vanilla and coconut extracts and mix until combined.

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Add half of the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Add the milk. Once mixed, add remaining dry ingredients. Add coconut rum and fold in shredded coconut.

Pour into cupcake tins and bake for 20-25 mins at 350. Let cool, then frost.

Malibu Frosting

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 – 2 lbs powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup coconut rum
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla

Cream butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, alternating with rum and vanilla, until desired consistency is reached.

Eggplant Panini

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The panini recipe is so easy and incredibly delicious & healthy!  I absolutely love eggplant because it has that “meaty” taste and with the fresh herbs and mozzarella it just melts in your mouth.  Serve with my delicious homemade baked sweet potato fries and you will be in health eating-heaven! 🙂

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What you will need:

  • 1 eggplant sliced thin
  • olive oil
  • garlic, chopped
  • basil
  • French bread or bread of choice
  • arugula
  • fresh mozzarella sliced
  • 1 tomato sliced
  • ground pepper to taste
  • Panini maker or small grill

Directions:

1. In medium bowl, mix sliced eggplant, chopped garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, chopped basil, ground paper to taste.

2. In a large pan, pan-grill the eggplant for about 7 minutes on each side, until crispy.  (you can also grill the eggplant if you choose.)

3. Once eggplant is cooked, take french bread and add a little olive oil to bread.

4.  Stack eggplant, tomatoes, basil, arugula, and sliced mozzarella onto sandwich.

5. Spray panini maker with non stick oil (i used coconut oil) and press.  Cook for 3-5 minutes.

6. Enjoy.  Serve with my homemade sweet potato fried recipe is here.

Chocolate Kiwi Popsicles

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In the mood for a summer treat but want something easy?  These chocolate covered kiwi popsicles are the perfect treat!

Ingredients:

  • 4 Kiwis sliced into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 cup Chopped dark chocolate and 1/2 cup Coconut oil – melted over a double boiler, then cooled to room temp.
  • lolly-pop sticks (can be found at craft stores)

Directions:

Dip each Kiwi-pop into the chocolate mixture (it will immediately turn crispy) and place on a tray to freeze for about a half hour.  Then enjoy!!

Kale, Tomato & Potato Bake with Feta

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I posted a picture of my delicious Tomato, Potato, Kale and Feta bake and got a lot of positive feedback so I wanted to share the recipe, which I got from my mom. This dish curbs the craving of something hearty like lasagna or pot pie in a very healthy, nutrient-filled bake!

Ingredients

3 cups chopped kale
3-4 tomatos chopped (or can use canned tomatoes)
1 tbsp olive oil
4 large baking potatoes (chopped into small cubes)
1 1/2 cup feta cheese
salt (to taste)
black pepper (fresh ground, to taste)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

The recipe part is SO easy since it’s a bake!

Mix all ingredients together and bake at 400 for 40 minutes stirring halfway through in a large baking pan.

Ladies’ Slumber Pary

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One of my favorite memories as a kid was getting all my best friends together, playing truth or dare, putting kool-aid in each other’s hair, and eating junk food. It’s time to bring the slumber party back. Grab a bunch of girls, food, pink champagne, do eachother’s nails and gossip about boyfriends, husbands, friends, work, etc! Here is some inspiration & two *skinny* recipes for your slumber party since our metabolisms can’t handle the Doritos and cupcakes like when we were 16 ❤

collage-slumber party

Dunkaroo Dip Recipe:
1 (18.9 oz) box Funfetti cake mix
2 cups fat-free plain yogurt
1 cup lite Cool Whip
Fat-free animal crackers

In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, plain yogurt and Cool Whip until completely combined and you see no more lumps. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to chill for about 4 hours. Garnish with additional sprinkles if desired and serve with animal crackers, enjoy!

Pink Popcorn Recipe:
4 L popped popcorn
2 cups sugar
1/2 small box red Jell-O gelatin powder
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp. butter (or non-hydrogenated margarine if you want it dairy-free)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. baking soda

Put the popped popcorn in a large bowl, carefully picking out any unpopped kernels. (I do this by popping into one bowl and shaking the bowl back and forth a bit, then lightly scooping out the popcorn with my hands into another, leaving the unpopped kernels in the bottom.) Preheat the oven to 250°F. Line one or two rimmed baking sheets with foil.
(recipe from http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com)

In a medium saucepan (with room for the mixture to at least double in size), bring the sugar, Jell-O, water and butter to a boil. Once fully boiling cook for 4 minutes without stirring, swirling the bowl occasionally. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and soda. Pour over the popcorn and toss with tongs to coat completely.

Spread out onto the baking sheets and bake, stirring once or twice, for an hour. Set aside to cool, then break into chunks. Makes about 16 cups.