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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Strawberry Margarita Jello Shots



I've never made jello shots until now, but since it was new years I decided it was time haha.. and these were DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mix:

2 boxes of strawberry jello
1 small bottle of clear tequila
Limes
Sugar

Add 1 c. boiling water to jello mix
Stir until dissolved, 1-2 min
Add 1 c. cold tequila
Add to small cups and/or hollowed out strawberries
Chill in fridge until set

Strawberries:

Hollow out strawberries VERY carefully with a tsp or a melon baller.. and then cut tip off bottom of berry, just enough so they will stand up. Trust me this take awhile.. and make sure you buy the biggest strawberries you can find because there is no way I could have done this with small berries haha.









Sprinkle sugar on top of cups & add lime slice















Dip tops of strawberries in water & then dip in sugar
Add slice of lime

HAPPY 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Blueberry Oatmeal


1/2 cup oats
1 c. water
1/4 c. frozen blueberries
1-2 tsp sugar or brown sugar
2 tbsp sliced almonds
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg

Bring water to boil
Add blueberries to water
Once boiling, add oats & spices
Cook 5-10 min until water absorbed 
Top with sugar and almonds

:)
It comes out SO BLUE/PURPLE. 

Wild West Chicken with Avocado Ranch Dip


This recipe is a combo of a few different recipes put together and inspired from Longhorn Steak House. :) My mom works at Longhorn so any chance I can get I ask her to bring home the famous Wild West Shrimp they have. They serve this with ranch dip. Another appetizer they have there is the firecracker chicken wraps, which they serve with avocado ranch dip. So that's where I got the dip idea from. 

Soooo one night Kt gave me the idea of wild west chicken instead of the shrimp. I looked up a few different recipes and then put this together :) I wanted to bake the chicken instead of frying it, and I wanted to do almond crust instead of regular breadcrumb crust. I decided to make baked almond chicken bites... with side of avocado ranch dip. I used the spices from the Longhorn recipe, and the only other thing I changed was I used yogurt ranch recipe instead of using pre-made ranch :D











Chicken:

1lb+ chicken
1 c. almond meal


1/2 c. breadcrumbs
1 tbsp paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp seasoned salt 
1 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 375
Mix all dry ingredients from above in a bowl
Put 1 egg, beaten in a separate bowl
Cut chicken into small bite size pieces
Dip chicken in egg, then into dry mix
Place chicken on baking sheet or oiled dish
Bake 20-25min

Meanwhile, simmer the sauce on stovetop





















Sauce

1/2 c. peppercinis
1/4 c. cherry peppers
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp seasoned salt (instead of longhorn's "prairie dust")

Once chicken in done, remove from oven and top with the sauce




Avocado Ranch Dip:

3/4 c. yogurt
2 tsp hidden valley ranch mix
1 avocado
3/4 tsp tabasco sauce
3/4 tsp cumin
S+P
Blend in food processor 

(Prepare dip ahead of time, before cooking chicken & refrigerate)




And enjoy! :)

Servings: about 4