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Finger Licking Wings

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Don't know about you but I absolutely love 'Wing Stop' it is extremely delicious and you can't get enough of it. I order 12 pieces of chicken wings, eat them all and still want more... Needless to say, I was wasting a lot of money and calories eating at Wing Stop all the time. So I learned how to make them myself. After learning how easy it is to make the same exact wings I paid $20 for. I never went back to Wing Stop again. Mine are super delicious, and as you can see for yourself in the video below. Its done in literally 5 minutes. The oven does the rest. No Mess... Forget about going to 'Wing stop' or 'Buffalo wild wings' when you can have better wings at home. I'm talking about finger licking, scrumptious, jaw dropping, delicious baked wings that are much healthier for you and taste better then when fried. Since these wings are baked, that means you can have more of them and think less about the bad calories and fat packing on! Finger

'In the kitchen with Elise' Contest

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Look at the new blog shirt, isn't it cute? I had it made with the new 'In the kitchen with Elise' blog logo. I felt confident in it and didn't stop getting compliments all day today as I wore it. I loved it, got 2 shirts made for myself.  Guess what!!! You have a chance to win an 'In the kitchen with Elise' memorabilia too... I haven't decided yet what its going to be. Could be a shirt, hat, sweater,pen, kitchen tool, the options are endless. Here is two ways you can win.  Starting from today until the last day of September whoever makes the most comments throughout the month on any of my blog posts will win something small Starting from today until the last day of September whoever actually tries and cooks/bakes the most of my recipes will also win, but something a little bigger (since this one is a little harder right : - )  Simply comment on my blog posts ( but don't forget to put your first and last name, or log into your google

Ice cream cone cupcake

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For this unique cupcake I just made a basic cake. You can do whatever flavor you want... Follow my  basic cake recipe  and make your favorite cake flavor. Preheat your oven to 350F or 175C Then get regular ice cream cones and fill them half way with your cake batter, place them neatly standing on a baking tray (careful not to knock them over)  and bake in the oven for 22 - 24 minutes. Remove from oven and let it cool before you frost it with your favorite frosting. Try this delicious cream cheese frosting In this picture I used a red velvet cupcake frosted with cream cheese frosting, Super delicious and really cute. From my kitchen to yours God Bless

Stuffed Bread

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I made this homemade bread today for a few friends and it was delicious. I rolled out the dough and filled it with turkey/ham, cream cheese, and spinach. It was honestly really good and disappeared in minutes. The fun part is that you can stuff it with whatever you want. Try stuffing it with shredded chicken, ground meat, tuna or anything that you like putting on bread and just bake it in the dough. Quick and easy. Definitely a crowd pleaser... Sad part is I didn't even get a chance to get a snap shot of the completed bread, it was that good...When you cut into it, its nice and soft filled with all these dibble treats Here is my  Homemade Bread dough   recipe and all you need to do is roll it out, stuff it and bake it. That simple. As you can see the dough itself is also very simple to make. From my kitchen to yours God bless

Grilled head of cabbage

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Simple, just rinse your cabbage and cut it into thick pieces, season it with a bit of salt and pepper. Now grab a frying pan and put about 1 tbsp of butter, turn your fire on to medium low heat and put in your cabbage. Cover the frying pan and allow it to cook about 5 minutes, or until soft and starting to brown. Flip over and do the same to the other side. Delicious, Be creative and stuff it, eat it just as it is, along with a meal, sprinkle it with cheese and even bake it in the oven. You choose From my kitchen to yours God Bless

Panquecas

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Yes, a video FINALLY!!!! : - ) my blog viewers have been urging me to put up another video of how to cook. Due to my hectic schedule recently I haven't been able to. Until now : - ) Today I'm teaching you to make 'Panquecas' A delicious meat filled thin dough that melts in your mouth. Rolled up into little burrito rolls and when bitten containing a delicious  light layer of your yummy filling inside this light  and fluffy dough. Quick and simple to make. Watch the video and cook along to get yours just as delicious. Liquid Dough ingredients: 1 cup milk 1 cup flour 1 egg   Filling:   (seasonings of your choice: salt, pepper,garlic salt, lawry's)  turkey minced meat OR  (chicken, beef, tuna)                             onions, peppers diced shredded mozzarella cheese   1 jar tomato sauce                                     Add in your milk and eggs first and lastly your flour, and beat all of these ingredients together in a blender for ab

Marshmallow tree

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Look how unique, A friend of mine made it for a little party she was having and look how beautiful it looks. Very easy to make and cost efficient. Use something like this in your next party to treat your guests, as a part favor or just simply to enjoy. Get a little simple box and fill the bottom with a square foam that fits into the box, get a skewer stick ( The same used for kebobs) and stick it into the foam square.Now get another foam piece but circular and stick to the top of the skewer. Get your different colored marshmallows and stick them each with toothpicks, stick your toothpicks individually into the top round foam of your skewer until it is full as pictured above. Lastly take your little bows, ribbons, fluff or anything you choose to use to cover up the skewer stick and the foam square at the bottom. Thanks Lorena for this creative idea : - ) From my kitchen to yours God Bless

Simple Omelete

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In a rush? Make a simple omelete to eat on bread, wrapped in lettuce or turkey slices or have it for lunch with your rice when you don't feel like making a meat or are in too much of a rush. A good omelete can have almost anything in it at one time. You can add small chunks of vegetables that you enjoy and even a few slivers of meat (turkey deli slices, left over chicken or beef from the fridge, crab meat as pictured below etc) Throw it all together in seconds, make a yummy omelete and get going. From my kitchen to yours God Bless

Sugar Cookies

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Get your yummy, soft & chewy homemade sugar cookies in just minutes. These cookies are so soft they literally melt in your mouth. They're quick and easy to make and definitely worth your while. Nice to have as a snack, fun to make with your kids, easy enough to make and take to work as a treat for friends or even as your movie night junkie food. However you want it, its delicious either way. Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or shortening 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white granulated sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 cups flour Coating: 1/2 cup sugar ( optional add 1 tsp cinnamon and mix in together with sugar ) In a large mixing bowl, mix together your butter and both sugars until smooth, then mix in egg now mix in your milk and vanilla extract. Set Aside.  In a separate mixing bowl combine together your baking soda and flour. Once combined mix into creamed mixture and mix well until nice and smooth. Place dough in fr

You Can enjoy vegetables

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Damien and I have this restaurant that we often go to here in Los Angeles, CA it is a healthy restaurant that has delicious foods and serves you the perfect portion size of food. Their food is amazingly delicious, made all from scratch ingredients, fresh and the portion is 80% vegetables and 20% meat. The point is that even though it is mostly vegetables and a tiny piece of meat, it is super delicious. You don't feel like you have to suffer through every bite of vegetables because they are all made with so much flavor. Look at our healthy plates : - ) this is guilt free eating at its best. Believe me the food is really just as good as it looks.  You can make your vegetables appealing at home when you cook it also. Its all in your way of making it. Let me guide you through step by step of doing whats on my plate pictured above: Hard crouton bread: Ingredients (Garlic Butter) - Make your garlic butter by melting butter in a small pot and add in your fresh cru

Cold pasta salad

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This goes great along side almost anything, nice and refreshing on a hot summers day and really tasty. Easy to do in a few simple steps. Follow the recipe below. Ingredients 1/2 onion 1/2 pepper 3 cloves garlic 1 box pasta 1/ bunch parsley 4 leaves romaine lettuce 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1tsp olive oil seasonings (salt, pepper) In a food processor blend together your onion, pepper,and garlic (If you do not have a food processor NO PROBLEM just chop them up really tiny) set aside. Now boil your pasta 'al dente' as described on the instructions of the box, after boiling drain the water and rinse pasta well. Place your pasta into a big bowl and add in all of your ingredients and mix well. Your done, the combination of all of these delicious raw ingredients combined gives off a delicious flavor. Print Recipe Enjoy From my kitchen to yours God Bless

Parsley Juice

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Parsley juices are great for kidney cleansing and liver detoxifications, If you have kidney stones, liver problems or just need a good detox. This is what you need to make. Parsley is really great for that. Especially when you blend it up like this causing you to have way more parsley in just a few gulps.  It doesn't have to be a gross drink that you can only swallow holding your nose : - ) Depending on how you make it, it can actually come out very tasty and just like regular juice adding in your favorite fruits to enhance the flavor.  Ingredients Parsley water your favorite fruit (apples, strawberries, mango, pineapples, pear etc.) Blend it all up in the blender until very smooth, taste it to see if it needs more sugar. If it is not sweet enough either add in more of your fruit or  a little sugar. If its too thick add more water. Blend until just right; then use a strainer and strain out the juice into a cup leaving out the pulp. Enjoy From my kitch

Cupcakes

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Chocolate filling Carrot Cupcakes They are so simple to make, yet can be the attention of the gathering. They can be done thousands of different ways; with your favorite ingredients filled in the center, topped, stuffed, mixed in the batter and more. The option of cupcakes you can make are endless. Its one thing to make your ordinary cupcakes. But when you make them creatively and fill them with your favorite sweet treats they become amazing. Take a look at all of the different cupcakes I made within the last few weeks. They were all really delicious. Get some ideas from here and go make your own. When your done, send me an email and share your creative cupcake creations with me so that I can see your creativity as well as share it here on my blog. Email me your cupcake pictures as well as any questions you might have about any recipe on my blog or any kitchen questions or doubts you have. I am more than happy to help.                                        

Don't be afraid

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Don't get all nervous, or be too afraid to try... Mistakes happen so just go ahead and try a new recipe, try what you like eating but seems too hard to make. From my kitchen to yours God Bless