coconut cherry cookies

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* Substitute

Serves: 3 dozen

1 Box yellow or white cake mix * (gluten free)
2 c. shredded coconut, plus additional for rolling
2 c. Dried cherries
1/4 cup cream of coconut (found in the Liquor Dept.) Or (Substitute equal parts of coconut syrup
Or sweetened condensed milk with coconut extract to taste)
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Stir and blend together cake mix, coconut, cream of coconut, softened butter, cherries and eggs in a medium bowl. Roll into balls and roll in additional coconut. Spray non stick cooking spray on baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. 

Fluffy Maple & Brown sugar French Toast

*Substitute

Serves: 4

1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. All purpose flour * (you can use gluten free flour)
1/3 c. Milk * (Almond,Rice,Soy)
1 Egg * (egg substitute)
1/4 tsp. Pure maple extract
1 tsp. Packed brown sugar
3/8 pinch Himalayan salt
1/8 tsp. Ground cinnamon
4 Thick slices bread

Directions:

1. Measure flour into a large mixing bowl. Slowly whisk in the milk. Whisk in the salt, eggs, cinnamon, maple extract and sugar until smooth.

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle pan over medium heat.

3. Soak bread slices in mixture until saturated. Cook bread on each side until golden brown. Serve hot with syrup and a dollop of whipped cream.

Garlic - ginger glazed beef

* you can opt out if you're gluten intolerance


Serves: 5

15 oz. Cubed beef stew meat
Himalayan salt & cayenne pepper (to taste)
1 Tbsp. + 1 1/2 tsp. Hot sauce
1 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
1/2 c. All purpose flour* ( all purpose gluten free)
Glaze


1 1/2 crushed garlic cloves
1 Tbsp. Minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 tsp. Chile pepper sauce
1/4 c. Rice vinegar
1/4 c.. packed brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. Soy sauce * (gluten free Tamari sauce)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400. Spray baking sheets with non stick cooking spray; to grease the pan.

2. Place beef cubes in a medium sized mixing bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Add the vegetable oil; toss to coat.
Place the flour and beef stew cubes in a medium, food-safe plastic bag. Hold the bag closed tightly, and shake to coat the cubes entirely with the flour; no wet spots should remain. Arrange the beef cubes onto the prepared baking sheets, making sure none of the pieces are touching one another.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, turning the beef stew cubes and return to the oven to cook until beef brown about 30 minutes.

4. Whisk together the garlic, ginger, chili paste, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and soy sauce in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and immediately remove from heat.

5. Put beef stew cubes in a medium sized mixing bowl. Pour about half the sauce over the beef stew cubes. Toss beef stew cubes in a separate plastic zip lock bag to coat evenly; transfer to a tray and allow to sit about 5 minutes to allow the sauce to soak in before serving. Granish with chopped scallions, and serve over rice.

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Banana Cream filled cookies

Serves: 12 dozens

1 1/2 c. All purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp. Baking powder
1/4 tsp. Himalayan salt
3 Tbsp. + 1 3/4 tsp. Vegetable shortening
2/3 c. Granulated cane sugar
1 1/4 eggs
1/4 tsp. Vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. Lemon extract
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 c. Chopped peanuts

Directions:

1.Preheat oven to 350.

2. Lightly grease cookie sheets, in a large bowl cream the shortening and the sugar together. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and lemon extract. Beat in the bananas and the nuts. Gradually add the flour, baking powder and salt.

3. Drop the dough by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly colored. Place onto wire racks to cool.

Vanilla cream filling

1/3 c. + 1 Tbsp. Powdered sugar
3 Tbsp. + 1/2 tsp. Cream cheese, soften
1/4 tsp. Vanilla extract

Directions:

1. With electric mixer mix 1/3 + 1 Tbsp. Powdered sugar and 3 Tbsp. + 1/2 tsp. Cream cheese, and Vanilla extract in a large bowl until smooth into the bowl; beat well.

2. Spread 1/2 teaspoon filling on the bottom of 30 cooled cookies; top with remaining cookies.

Pink Lady

(Inspired by: Mint Juleps)

Serves: 4

1 c. Water
1 c. Granulated cane sugar
1/4 c. Roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
2 c. Pink lemonade
1 c. Peach nectar
4 sprigs fresh mint leaves ( for garnish)

Directions:

1. Combine water, sugar and chopped mint leaves in a small sized saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Allow syrup to cool, approximately 1 hour. Pour syrup through a strainer to remove mint leaves.

2. Add crushed ice to pitcher, stir in lemonade and peach nectar plus 1/4 c. Mint simple syrup.
Stir until completely incorporated in, and serve with a garnish mint leave.

Diablo Burger

Serves:4

1 1/4 tsp. Olive oil
3/4 c. + 1 tsp. Finely chopped onions
3/8 sliced seven grain bread, chopped into crumbs
1 1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 1/4 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. Poultry seasoning
1/4 tsp. Cayenne pepper
3/8 pinch Himalayan salt
1 1/4 lb. Ground lean turkey
1/2 tsp. Crushed red pepper flakes
1 chipotle pepper in adobe sauce, finely chopped

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a small dutch oven skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in the hot oil until lightly colored browned, about 15 minutes; transfer to a small bowl.

2. Mix bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, garlic, poultry seasoning, cayenne pepper, and chipotle pepper, red peppers with the onion. Break the turkey into small pieces into the bowl; mix with the bread crumb mixture until evenly combined. Shape the turkey mixture into patties; cover and allow to marinate in the refrigerate at least 20 to 25 minutes.

3. Coat a Dutch oven skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat.
Cook the patties until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 4 to 5 minutes per side.