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7 ways to use bacon!

Steps

Smoked Bacon Salt

– Cook your bacon and chop. Put into a blender with salt and pulse. (If you want a more intense smoky flavor add smoke salt

Bacon Butter

Ingredients

Bacon!

– Chop your bacon and put it into a pan and cook down. Pour all that yummy bacon grease into a jar or bowl and let it cool down. Once it solidify you can roll it out into a log and wrap in saran wrap. Now you have bacon butter! (You may find it easier to chop the bacon when it is frozen)

Bacon Cupcake

Ingredients

Batter-
(You can use store bought too)
Flour
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Sugar
2 Eggs

Milk
Maple Syrup
Vanilla Extract
Bacon salt
Cooked Chopped Bacon

– You can use store bought pancake/cupcake mix if you want but if not…Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and eggs until smooth. Splash in some milk and maple syrup. Add a few dashes of vanilla extract and sprinkle in bacon salt and your cooked chopped bacon. Mix again and pour into greased cupcake holders. Bake around 350-400, and top with bacon butter cream (recipe below).

Bacon Pancakes

Ingredients

Batter recipe from bacon cupcake.

– Heat butter or bacon butter in a pan till melted and pour batter onto hot pan. Once bubbles start to form flip! Top with maple syrup for yummy maple bacon pancakes!

Bacon Butter Cream Frosting

Ingredients

1 stick of Butter
2 Teaspoons Bacon Salt
2 Cups Powdered Sugar
Melted Bacon Butter
Milk or Cream

– In a bowl combine 1 stick of room temperature butter, bacon salt, powdered sugar, melted bacon butter and a splash of milk or cream. Mix till smooth. Top your Bacon Cupcakes with this sweet salt bacon butter cream!

Candied Cayenne Bacon

Ingredients

Bacon
Cayenne Pepper
Brown Sugar

– Mix brown sugar and cayenne pepper together and coat uncooked bacon. Place on a rack and bake in the oven (350-400) till crisp and dark!

Bacon Weave

Ingredients

BACON!

– Take uncooked bacon and weave together. You can either just bake the bacon weave as is or…Jazz it up a bit and wrap the weave around a can or oven safe mug, just make sure you spray the mug first so the bacon doesn’t stick.

5 Ways to Get Creative with Sriracha Sauce

Steps

Spicy Cornbread Pancakes with Spicy Syrup

Ingredients

Cornbread Mix
1 Egg
Sriracha
Milk

Spicy Syrup

Sriracha Sauce
Maple Syrup

– In a bowl wish cornbread mix, egg, Sriracha, and milk till batter consistency forms. Melt butter in a pan on medium heat. Scoop batter on to pan, and flip once you see tiny bubbles forming. Remove pancakes. Fry and egg. In a bowl (container etc) mix Sriracha sauce and maple syrup till combined. Top pancakes with spicy syrup and fried egg.

Sweet, Spicy, and Sticky Chicken Wings

Ingredients

Flour
Chicken Wings
Garlic
Sriracha
Soy Sauce
Rice Vinegar
Honey
Chopped Peanuts
Sesame Seeds

– Pour flour into a bag, add wings and shake up (you can also use a bowl to combine, the bag is just easier and you can just throw it away after). In a deep pan or pot heat oil on medium heat. Once the oil is hot drop in the wings and fry for 10-15 minutes till golden, drain on a paper towel (If your not sure that your oil is hot just sprinkle some flour into the oil, if it bubbles then it’s ready). In a pan drizzle oil and fry some chopped garlic, add Sriracha, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and honey. Mix and reduce till thick. Add wings, chopped peanuts, and toss. Top with sesame seeds!

Spicy Candied Cashews

Ingredients

Brown Sugar
Cashews
Water
Ginger
Sriracha
Sesame Seeds

– In a deep pan or pot add brown sugar, cashews, and water. Reduce on medium heat occasionally stirring. Grate ginger, drizzle Sriracha, and sprinkle sesame seeds. Cook out liquid till sticky. Spray a sheet of tin foil with non stick spray, and let cashews cool. Place nuts in a bowl and enjoy!

Spicy “Tuna Roll”

Ingredients

Spicy Mayo

Mayo
Rice Vinegar
Sriracha

“Tuna Roll”
Canned Tuna Fish
Celery
Sesame Seeds
Cucumber
Carrot
Avocado
Tortilla
Cheese
Spinach

– For the spicy mayo combine mayo, rice vinegar, and Sriracha. Open a can of tuna fish and drain. Place tuna into a bowl, add chopped celery, sesame seeds, salt, and drizzle with spicy mayo to taste, mix. Slice a cucumber into think strips, do the same with cucumber and avocado. Sprinkle cheese on
a tortilla and microwave for 15 seconds. Top tortilla with tuna, cucumber, carrot, and avocado. Roll! Heat oil in a pan and dry the roll on all sides. Slice like sushi and top with sliced spinach and drizzle with spicy mayo.

Spicy Chocolate Brownie with Spicy Caramel Sauce

Spicy Chocolate Brownie Mix

1 Egg
Sriracha
Brownie Mix
Milk

Spicy Caramel Sauce

Sugar
Butter
Sriracha
Cream

– Preheat oven to 350. In a bowl combine egg, Sriracha, brownie mix and milk. Spray oven safe dish ,(you can use cupcake tins too) and add spicy brownie mix. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. For spicy caramel sauce melt sugar in a pot, constantly stirring. Once melted add cubed butter and Sriracha, mix till butter is melted. Add cream, mix and let cool. Top brownie with ice cream, and spicy caramel sauce!

Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients

Buns
Hot Sauce
Lettuce
Tomato
1 Egg
Chicken
Spices
Flour
(You may also want to have Saran Wrap for when you pound the chicken)

Steps

First take your chicken breasts and slice them in half. Then take your saran wrap and place it over the chicken and lightly pound it (this will tenderize the meat). In a bowl crack one egg, pour in your hot sauce of choice and whisk together. In another bowl combine flour, cayenne pepper powder, garlic powder, cracked black pepper, and salt. Now it’s time to bread your chicken. Coat the chicken in the four mixture first, then the egg mixture, and back to the dry mix. Shake off excess flour and put the breaded chicken in the freezer for better results. Heat oil on medium fire and fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes on each side, salt and drain on a paper towel. Now it’s time to build your sandwich! Start with toasting your buns. Once toasted smear both buns with mayo, place your chicken on followed by lettuce, tomato, and your top bun.

The 15 Minute Dinner Series – Asian Noodle Soup

Ingredients

Noodles (Dried Ramen, udon, buckwheat etc.)
Vegetables (I used sweet pepper and mushrooms)
Scallion
1 Egg
1 1/2 Teaspoon Miso Paste
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
Sriracha
Soy Sauce
Sesame Oil
Honey

 

Steps

- First boil some water! Enough to cook the noodles and to have a broth, after all this is noodle soup! While you wait for the water to boil start thinly slicing your vegetables. You can use any vegetables really, but I used sweet red pepper, and mushrooms (thinly slicing your vegetables ensures that you vegetables will cook quickly). Once you water comes to a boil add your noodles! I used dried ramen noodles, you can use something else if you want. As your noodles start to cook add the miso paste, vinegar, Sriracha, soy sauce and a splash of sesame oil mix. Then add your whole egg (for a soft boil egg cook for 6 minutes, hardboiled around 10 minutes and take out and put in cool water). If you want the crispy noodles on top then remove some of the noodles and place on a paper towel to dry. Then in a pan add oil and noodles and crisp up! Add sliced vegetables into broth and let it cook down. To balance out the flavors I added a bit of honey. Let it cook down more. Plate and top with chopped scallion, crispy noodle (optional) and egg!

The Sushi Taco

pickles

Cucumber
Salt
Sesame seeds
Rice Vinegar
Sesame Oil

steak

Korean Gochujang Paste
Miso Paste
Water

Sushi Rice

Rice Vinegar
Salt
Sugar
Water

Steps

Pickles

– Thinly slice cucumber and place in strainer. Sprinkle with salt and sesame seeds. Drizzle with rice vinegar and sesame oil. Mix and let it drain. Then Refrigerate.

2 Ingredient Steak Marinade

– In a bowl combine Korean gochujang paste, miso paste and a splash of water. Coat steak in marinade. Coat pan in oil on high heat. Cook steak for 3-4 minutes, flip and cook for 1-2 minutes. Take it off heat and let it rest.

Sushi Rice (With leftover rice)

– In a sauce pan heat up rice vinegar, salt, sugar, and water. Bring to a boil. Add leftover rice and mix. Put it into a bowl and let it cool.

Build!

4 Sandwiches, 4 Ingredients, 4 Dollars

Steps

Egg McMuffin

Ingredients

English Muffin
Egg
Canadian Bacon
Cheese

– Toast english muffins. Heat oil in a pan and crack egg into ring mold, and scramble season with salt and pepper. Cook Canadian bacon in pan. Remove ring mold and flip egg. Add Cheese on top of egg and add Canadian bacon on top. Sandwich between english muffins.

“The Fact” (Flatbread, Avocado, Chicken, Tomato)

Ingredients

Pocketless Pita/Flat Bread
Chicken
Tomato
Avocado

– Toast Pita/Flatbread. In bowl combine diced up chicken, tomato, avocado and season with salt and pepper. Scoop onto pita and eat!

Salsa Steak Tortilla Melt

Ingredients

Corn Tortilla
Roast Beef
Cheese
Salsa

– Pan fry 2 corn tortillas in a oil till crispy sprinkle with salt. Heat roast beef in pan till brown, and add cheese till melted. Put cheesy beef on tortilla, add salsa of choice and place second tortilla on top!

The Jelvis

Ingredients

Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Nutella
Bananas
Strawberries

-Toast cinnamon raisin bread, spread on Nutella and add sliced bananas and strawberries.

5 Creative Semi-Homemade Desserts for Beginners

The Chipwhich

Store bought cookie dough
Chocolate Chips
Vanilla Ice Cream

PB & J Fro-Yo Swirl

4 Tablespoons Greek Yogurt
2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
2 Tablespoons Grape Jelly
1 Chocolate Bar

Fruity Pebble Donut

Store bought biscuit dough
1/2 cup frying oil
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon milk
Fruity Pebbles

Cookie Crepe

Left over chocolate chip cookies
Tablespoon milk
1 Egg
Butter
Nutella
Banana
Strawberries
Whipped Cream
Grape Jelly Yogurt
Chopped Almonds

Upside Down Microwave Cake

1 Apple
3 Teaspoons brown sugar
2 cups pre-made cake mix
1 cup of milk

Steps

1. The Chipwhich

– Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees. Roll out store bought cookie dough into balls and place on parchment (or wax) lined cookie sheet. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Tap tap tap! Give the tray a few taps on the counter. Let the cookies cool, and remove them from the tray. Pour chocolate chips on to a plate. Scoop out some vanilla ice cream and sandwich it between 2 cookies. Take your sandwich and roll it in chocolate chips. Freeze and serve!
2. PB & J Fro-Yo Swirl

-Add equal parts of greek yogurt in 2 bowls (2 tablespoons in each bowl). Then add 2 tablespoons of peanut butter in one bowl, and 2 tablespoons of grape jelly into the other bowl, and whisk to combine. Next take your chocolate bar cut thinly into shavings. Place peanut butter yogurt into a container, sprinkle chocolate shavings in, and top with with jelly yogurt. Swirl! Freeze, scoop and serve!

3. Fruity Pebble Donut

– Take 2 biscuit rounds and flatten together. Cut out a donut hole. Shallow fry the donuts in frying oil, flipping when golden brown. Remove and drain on excess oil. In a bowl combine powdered sugar with milk and mix together until smooth. Coat donuts in powdered sugar milk mixture. Roll coated donuts into fruity pebbles and enjoy!

4. Cookie Crepe

– Blend left over cookies, then add milk and combine. Add egg and blend again. Add butter to pan till melted. Pour crepe batter to thinly coat bottom of pan. As the top starts to set spoon out Nutella on top and then place sliced bananas and strawberries, and rolll! Place on a plate top with whipped cream, grape jelly yogurt and chopped almonds!

5. Upside Down Microwave Cake

– Cut apple in half and core it. Thinly slice and cut slices in half. Layer slices inside mug. Cover sliced apples with brown sugar. In a bowl combine pre-made cake mix with milk until smooth. Cover apples and brown sugar with cake mix batter. Microwave for 2-3 minutes, flip the mug over and cake!

5 Creative Ways to Use Pizza Dough

Pretzel Bites

Pizza Dough
Water
Baking Soda
Sea Salt
Butter

Crispy Flatbread Sandwich

Pizza Dough
Lettuce
Creamy Dressing
Deli Meat
Hot Sauce
Cheese
Onion

Stuffed Sesame Pancakes

Pizza Dough
Soy Sauce
Sesame Seeds
Sausage
Soy Sauce
Honey
Sesame Seeds
Carrot
Cucumber
Spicy Mayo
Scallions

Pizza Pockets

Pizza Dough
Tomato Sauce
Mozzarella
Pepperoni
Basil

Butter
Garlic

Cinnamon Rolls

Pizza Dough
Flour
Butter
Brown Sugar
Cinnamon
Chopped Nuts (Any kind)
Raisins
Cream Cheese
Powdered Sugar
Cinnamon
Milk

Steps

Pretzel Bites

– Preheat oven at 425. Roll pizza dough into a log shape, cut into pieces and roll. In a pan boil water and baking soda. Once the water starts to bubble add dough balls and boil for 1 minute. Drain on a paper towel. Spray tin foil lined cookie sheet a put dough. Sprinkle the top of each piece with sea salt. Bake at 425 for 10-15 minutes. Brush with melted butter and enjoy!

Crispy Flatbread Sandwich

– Chop lettuce and mix in a bowl with creamy dressing. Flatten out a piece of pizza dough. Chop and fry deli meat in a pan with hot sauce. Then fry the pizza dough in a pan on both sides, top with cheese and let it melt. Add spicy deli meal, sliced onions, lettuce and fold over.

Stuffed Sesame Pancakes

– Roll pizza dough till flat, and poke holes. Brush with soy sauce and cover with sesame seeds. Fry on low heat for 20 minutes, flipping ever 5 minutes. Brush the other side with soy sauce and cover with sesame seeds as well. Fry some sausage, add soy sauce, honey, and sesame seeds, caramelize. Cut open sesame pancake and add carrots, cucumber, sausage, spicy mayo and scallions. Close the sandwich and eat!

Pizza Pockets

– Preheat oven to 425. Roll out pizza dough till flat. Scoop tomato sauce onto half of the dough in sections. Top the sauce with a piece of mozzarella, pepperoni, and basil. Fold over the other half of the dough. Cut into sections (like ravioli). Seal the edges with a fork. Drizzle a cookie sheet with olive oil, and add pizza pockets. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes. Melt butter and crushed garlic in microwave for 1 minutes. Brush pizza pockets with garlic butter and return to oven for 5 minutes. Brush with garlic butter again and enjoy.

Cinnamon Rolls

– Preheat oven to 400. Flour your surface, and roll pizza dough till flat. In a bowl melt butter, add brown sugar and cinnamon and mix together. Rub filling onto pizza dough, add chopped nuts, raisins, and roll! Cut into pieces. Spray oven safe dish and place rolls. Back at 400 for 15 minutes. To make the glaze mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and cinnamon. Add a splash of milk and mix again. Top your hot Cinnamon Rolls with your glaze!

5 Ways to Get Creative with Coconut Milk

Piña Colada Ice Pops

Frozen Pineapple
Coconut Milk
Orange Juice
Lime Zest
Lime Juice

Microwave Coconut Cake

Cake Mix
Coconut Milk
Water
Coconut Milk
Powdered Sugar

Coconut Curry Noodles

Bell Pepper
Onion
Chicken Thigh
Red Pepper Flakes
Cumin Seeds
Curry Paste
Coconut Milk
Water
Scallion
Sesame Seeds

Vietnamese Pancake (Banh Xeo)

Rice Flour
Coconut Milk
Water
Turmeric
Salt
Mushrooms
Scallions
Sprouts

Coconut Rice with Mango

Rice
Coconut Milk
Water
Salt
Mango
Sesame Seeds

Steps

Piña Colada Ice Pops

– In a blender combine frozen pineapple, coconut milke, orange juice, lime zest, and lime juice. Fill and ice cube tray and place toothpicks. Freeze!

Microwave Coconut Cake

– In a microwave safe cup (or paper cup) mix cake mix, coconut milk, and water until thick cake batter consistency. Microwave for 2 minutes. For coconut glaze mix powdered sugar and coconut milk together. Cut out cake and smother with coconut glaze and roll in shredded coconut.

Coconut Curry Noodles

– Slice bell pepper, onion and chicken thigh. In a pan heat up oil, red pepper flake and cumin seeds, let it infuse for 1 minutes. Add veggies and cook for 5 minutes. Add chicken, curry paste, and stir. COok for 3 min and add coconut milk, water, salt, mix and let simmer for 5 minutes. Add rice noodles let it cook. Pour into a down and top with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.

Vietnamese Pancake (Banh Xeo)

– In a bowl mix rice flour, coconut milk, water, turmeric, and salt till semi loose consistency. In a oiled pan cook mushrooms scallions and salt. Add more oil and pour pancake batter. Flip. Add sprouts, fold and drizzle with Sriracha.

Coconut Rice with Mango

– Wash rice. In a pot combine rice, coconut milk, water and salt. Bring to a boil then cover and turn to low heat. Cook for 15-20 minutes. In a bowl top rice with sliced mango (optional), sprinkle with sesame seeds, and a drizzle of coconut milk. Enjoy!

Pok Pok’s Famous Vietnamese Wings

Pok Pok's Famous Vietnamese Wing

Garlic
Salt
1/4-1/2 cup Warm Water
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 Fish Sauce (You can use soy sauce if you don’t like fish sauce)
Tapioca Starch
Chili Sauce

Steps

- Mince Garlic, sprinkle sat, and mince again. Soak minced garlic in a bowl of warm water. In another bowl mix sugar, and fish sauce (or soy sauce). Mix till sugar is dissolved. Then pour liquid from garlic into sugar mix. Pour half of the mixture into a bag with chicken. Let sit in the fridge for as long as you can (24 is best but 2-4 is ok). Heat oil and fry the garlic. Don’t fry for to long (light brown a little colored). Drain on paper towel. Strain liquid from chicken and dry. Roll chicken in tapioca starch, shake off and fry in oil till golden. In a pan add 1/8-1/4 cup of sugar fish sauce, once it starts to boil and caramelize add wings. Cook until wings caramelize and sauce becomes sticky. Add in fried garlic and toss. Enjoy!

Homemade Dippin’ Dots – LIQUID NITROGEN MADNESS

Dippin Dots

Liquid Nitrogen
Ice Cream Base (I used coconut based ice cream)

Steps

- In a bowl slowly pour in liquid nitrogen. Take your ice cream base and put into a squeeze bottle and squeeze little drips into the liquid nitrogen. You can also use a spoon to drizzle in. Scoop out from liquid nitrogen and put into a bowl and enjoy!

5 Ways to Get Creative with Pancake Batter

Onion Rings

1 Onion
Pancake Batter (Bisquick Shake and Pour)
1 Teaspoon Paprika
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Apple Funnel Cake

1 Apple
Pancake Batter
Lemon Juice
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon

Buffalo Chicken Bites

Chicken Breast
Pancake Batter
1 Teaspoon Paprika
1 Teaspoon Cumin
Butter
Hot Sauce
Sesame Seeds

Peach Ring Pancakes

1 Peach
Pancake Batter
Pat of butter or Cooking spray
Syrup
Whipped Cream

Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwich

Pancake Batter
Bacon
Egg
Cheese

Steps

Onion Rings

– Pour pancake batter into a bowl, add paprika and garlic powder and mix. Peel onion and cut into rings. Separate rings and drop into batter and toss. Heat oil on medium flame and fry rings for 3 minutes then flip. Once golden brown remove and drain on a paper towel. Drizzle with spicy Sriracha Mayo and garnish with chopped scallions. Serve with dip (blue cheese, ranch etc).

Peach Ring Pancakes

1 Peach cut in half and sliced into rings. Spray pan with cooking spray or melt a pat of butter. Pour pancake batter to fit peach ring. Once you see bubbles forming on the pancake add the peach ring and flip. Caramelize the peach side. Remove and stack. Drizzle with maple syrup and top with whipped cream!

Apple Funnel Cake

– Chop apple into chunks or dice and throw into a pan. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and juice of half a lemon, caramelize and remove from heat. In another pan heat up oil. Once oil is hot drizzle pancake batter into oil to from funnel cake. Flip till golden brown. Remove and cut into circles. Add apples then stack with another layer of funnel cake (build as much as you want). Top with powdered sugar and dig in.

Buffalo Chicken Bites

– Pour batter into bowl and add paprika and cumin, mix. Take chicken breasts and cut into bite size pieces and tenderize. Add bite size chicken pieces into batter and mix. In a pan shallow fry chicken till dark brown and remove from heat. In a pan melt a pat of butter and add splashes of hot sauce, let it reduce. Then add chicken and toss till coated in buffalo sauce. Toss with sesame seeds and garnish with scallions!

Bacon, Egg, and Cheese

– First make a ring out of tin foil this will hold the shape of your egg and pancake (you can also use a mason jar lid, just make sure you spray it so nothing sticks!). Cut you bacon strips in half and cook to your choice of crispness! Then crack and egg into ring mold and once it starts to set scramble the yolk, and flip then cook and remove. In the same ring mold pour your pancake batter inside. Let it brown on one side then flip and brown again. Cut cheese slice into a circular shape. Build your bacon, egg, and cheese!