This is a coconut mocha greek frozen yogurt I made the other day out of the blue. Didn't have a recipe. I wanted ice cream and we dint have any, but we did have coconut cream, milk and greek yogurt hahaha.
I didn't really measure anything, but I will attempt to Get the measurements as close as they were.
1 14 oz can of coconut cream, this stuff is really really really really thick, Think damn near school paste thick...
2 cups f milk (if I had had almond milk or coconut milk I would have used that but I didn't so I didn't)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tablespoon salt
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp instant coffee (i get samples all the time in the mail and just used those)
2 cups greek yogurt plain
Take about 1/2 cup of the milk and warm it up, mix the coffee and the cocoa powder with it.
Add it to the rest of the milk in a large bowl.
Add in the sugar, coconut cream, salt, vanilla and whisk really well.
Add in the greek yogurt and whisk again or bust out the hand mixer and mix it for a minute or so until really creamy looking.
Pour into a plastic wrapped lines pan or a plastic bowl of some sort and freeze for several hours to overnight.
When I pulled it out, it was really hard, like rock hard, I let it sit in the counter for a little bit so i could dish some up.
I think this recipe would be great for Popsicle molds. If you're gonna make them for kids, probably should omit the coffee, they are hyper enough as it is...
All in all this made a decent amount of a much lower fat "ice cream" for not alot of money, the only thing on the list I wouldn't normally have would be the coconut cream, but it was on sale when I was wandering through trader joes and couldn't resist.
Well this isnt exactly healthy, but um, baby was craving chili cheese fries yesterday haha, so guess what, we had chili cheese fries:P
The chili: (this version does not have beans in it, if you feel so inclined open up a can of kidney beans, drain them and add them in after everything else but before letting them cook for about an hour) (this is also a kid friendly recipe for those of us with picky eaters, alternatively you can take fresh onion and pure it and mix it in and they probably wont know its there either)
1lb lean ground beef (if you cant get good lean, just drain the fat off it)
1 28oz can tomato sauce
1 8oz can tomato paste
2-3 cloves crushed/minced garlic
1 tbsp dried minced onion
1 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp cumin powder
3 tbsp chili powder (possibly more)
1/4 cup masa flour (this s the secret ingredient)
1/2 cup water
Brown your meat and drain off any extra fat if need be.
Add in the minced garlic and stir, being careful not to burn it.
Add in bot cans of tomato sauce and paste.
Add in all the seasonings and onions and stir well.
Let bubble for a few minutes.
While its bubbling, mix the water and masa together to form a "Slurry".
Add the slurry into the pot and mix well.
This is where you would add the beans.
Set heat on a low low simmer, pop a lid on it and walk away. Come back and stir it every 15 minutes or so for an hour.
this is wonderful on fries, hot dogs, hamburgers, in a bowl by itself with some cornbread on the side, you name it.
FOR THE BROWNIE BATTER:
¼ cups Butter
2 ounces, weight Chopped Dark Chocolate
½ cups Sugar
1 whole Egg
¼ cups All-purpose Flour
2 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
½ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
FOR THE CHEESECAKE BATTER:
4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
3 Tablespoons Sugar
1 Tablespoon Egg Yolk
¼ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
To make brownie batter, heat butter in the top pan of a double boiler. When butter is melted, whisk in chocolate until melted, then add in the sugar. Remove from heat and allow to cool for about 3 minutes before whisking in egg, flour, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract.
Spray a mini muffin pan generously with baking spray. Spoon brownie batter into each cup, filling each halfway. Set aside.
To make cheesecake batter, use a handheld mixer to combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
Spread the brownie batter into a pan, it's probably gonna be pretty thick.
Spoon the cheesecake mixture on top of the brownie batter and use a dull knife or even a spoon to swirl it around, giving it a good marbled effect.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until; knife comes out clean. These wont really puff up alot they will be flat but very fudgy.
Taco pizza thing
(best name i could come up with im tired and full)
This looks like alot of stuff but it made a decent amount of food, and very filling, i'll do a price breakdown of what it cost me.
2 crescent roll tubes $2
1 1/2 ground beef $3
1 packet of taco seasoning (i used 3 tsp of a homemade mix) freebie
1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese .75c (got a pack of shredded for $2 and only used about 1/3 of it)
Shredded lettuce .30 ($1 a head only used a lil bit)
1 or 2 diced tomatoes depending on size .25 (they were .92 cents a lb and only used 2 small ones)
1/2 small can Olives (sliced) .75 (other half is reserved probably for snacks for my kids:)
1/2 diced onion .45 (these were .69 a lb and were kinda big onions, like each one was damn near a lb)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro .20 (3 bunches for $1 only use a small amount of one bunch)
1-2 jalapeno sliced (i used one since it was a monster of a jalapeno) .10 (1 lb for $1, takes a fair amount to make a lb)
1 avocado diced .58 @ .58 cents each avocado
$11 total (but again this would easily feed 6 ppl and to me 11$ for 6 ppl is pretty damn good)
Directions
1. Separate the crescent pastry and lay out in a circle, pointed ends out on a foil lined pizza pan, sprayed very lightly with cooking spray. Use some of the leftover crescent rolls to to make the center a bit thicker as this will hold the meat.
2. Brown meat in a frying pan until no longer pink. Drain fat and add taco seasoning as directed on package, reducing the water to a scant 1/3 cup from the 1/2 cup called for. Drain excess liquid from meat.
3. Sprinkle meat mixture in a circle inside the crescent rolls, then sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese over the meat. Pull crescent roll points over meat and cheese and tuck in.
Bake at 350 degrees until pastry is golden brown (30 min).
4. Add remaining 1/2 cup of cheese, chopped lettuce, tomato, black olives, onions, cilantro and jalapenos (if using), into the middle of the ring, then add a few dollops of sour cream if desired, before serving.
this is a 12 inch pizza pan btw
