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Last week I was invited to a virtual bridal shower hosted by my friend Pamela at Still Dating My Spouse. I was asked to make some goodies that would normally be served at a shower. I had never heard of a virtual shower but I said okay anyway. I’m so glad I did! There were games, prizes, entertainment, and food! Just like a real shower! It was really fun! One of the items I made were these delicious red velvet cupcakes with a coconut spin. They were a hit! (Virtually) So I decided to share the recipe with you. If you want traditional red velvet you can just replace the coconut extract with vanilla extract and use a cream cheese frosting.

INGREDIENTS (Cake)
1/2c. Unsalted Butter
1 1/2c. Sugar
2 Eggs
1t. Vanilla Extract
1t. Coconut Extract or Coconut Rum
2.5c. All purpose flour
2T Cocoa Powder
1t. Salt
1oz. Red Food coloring (one bottle)
1c. Buttermilk
1t. Baking Soda
1T. White Wine Vinegar

1. Cream butter and sugar together until smooth.
2. Add one egg at a time mixing well,then extracts.
3. In a separate bowl mix flour, cocoa powder,and salt.
4. Add food coloring, buttermilk, baking soda,and vinegar.
5. Alternate adding the flour and Buttermilk mixture until smooth and combined.
6. Pour into prepared cupcake pan for 30 minutes on 350.
Makes 24 Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS (Icing)
2 Sticks of Butter, softened
4c. Powdered Sugar
1/2c. Coconut Milk
1/2t Coconut Extract or Coconut Rum
2T Heavy Cream

1. Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
2. Let cupcakes completely cool before icing them.

This simple and delicious recipe would be great for your next girl’s night out or bridal shower. Be sure to pin it so you’ll have it.

Have you ever been to a virtual shower or even heard of one?

M.W.A.H.,

Mandi

I don’t think there is a better dessert known to man than a homemade German Chocolate Cake. And there isn’t a person this side of glory that makes a better one than Juanita Young…my “Gaga”. I have so many childhood memories of my grandmother’s amazing meals and confections and many of them I now have made for my own family. One of my favorites is her German Chocolate Cake. Continue Reading →

Have you ever thought about making shot glasses out of strawberries? It can be done. This is a sexy way to wow your guest(s) for your next dinner party or “Girls Night Out”.

Ingredients
1 pint Fresh Strawberries (the Bigger The Better)
6 ounces, weight Semi-Sweet Chocolate Melted
8 ounces, fluid Smirnoff Strawberry Vodka

Instructions
- Rinse the strawberries and turn them onto a paper towel placed in a bowl.

- Cut the peak of the strawberry where it can stand on its bottom.

- Cut the top of the berry where the stem is and then with a spoon, scoop the pit out. Don’t scoop too much because your strawberries will be too thin.

- Melt the chocolate in the microwave, checking every 30 seconds and stir with a spoon. Before you start dipping the berries, prepare a small baking sheet and line it with wax or parchment paper. Begin to dip the bottom portion of the strawberry and place them on the parchment paper. Once all strawberries are dipped in chocolate, place in freezer for 15 minutes.

- Take the berries out of the freezer and fill them with a little bit of the vodka.

My name is Nicole and I am a food blogger. My blog consists of easy, simple, and delicious recipes that is fit for any walk of life. My main purpose is to show how cooking doesn’t mean you have to turn into an “old lady” you can still be sexy by cooking a home cooked meal for an army! I think cooking is often seen as something we have to do versus something we love to do. I’m switching it up! Women can have their careers, soccer games, night out with girls, and still have time to cook a “sexy” meal for her man.

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Our Koko Love is celebrating her 6th birthday tomorrow!!! So today we are sharing one of her favorite things to eat. We aren’t really campers (well Buckaroo is), but during this time of year we love s’mores and we ALL love cupcakes!!! So this is our ‘peanutty’ take on this campfire treat.

Let’s enter a little food history —–> {HERE} S’mores were created by the Girl Scouts of America in the 1920’s. Did you know that? I wonder why they didn’t make them a cookie. A traditional s’more is a chocolate bar, and a marshmallow that has been roasted over an open campfire, sandwiched between graham crackers. S’mores are really easy to make and they can be enjoyed indoors or out. They have inspired all kinds of foods people enjoy today, from breakfast pastries, to brownies, to these SIMPLY SCRUMPTIOUS cupcakes!

Peanut Butter S’mores Cupcakes
Makes 24 cupcakes

1 box of Devil’s Food Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 1/3 cup Water
½ cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup of Peanut Butter Chips (We like Reese’s.)
1 bag of Jumbo Marshmallows
1 cup Crushed Graham Crackers

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cake mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil, in a clean bowl until combined. Gently stir in the peanut butter chips. Spray cupcake liners with non stick cooking spray. Pour batter into each cupcake liner, filling it halfway. You can also use an ice cream scoop to portion it if you have one.

Bake immediately for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and top each cupcake with one marshmallow, and return them to oven for 5 more minutes, until marshmallows are slightly browned.

(Only top the cupcakes that will be served right away because these cupcakes are best served warm. The others can be topped as needed with a quick, 10 second pop in the microwave.) Remove from the oven and top each cupcake with crushed graham crackers. Let cool 10 minutes and serve!

M.W.A.H.,

Chewsy Lovers

Buckaroo prefers cupcakes, the lady prefers actual s’mores…the kids don’t care! Do you prefer a sweet inspired by s’mores or the real deal?

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One thing we love to do is cook with our children. Cooking has allowed us a unique avenue to reinforce what the kids are already learning in school, teach them new things, and spend time as a family. The kitchen is The Lady’s classroom and real lessons go on in it. We thought it might be cool to share one of our lessons here today, in case you have little ones who love to cook, or you want to get them interested in it. We pick an ingredient or a theme, and we just go with it. This lesson’s ingredient is the Asian Pear.

First we discussed what an Asian Pear is. Asian pears are also known as “apple-pears” or “Nashi pears.” They grow on trees found mostly in Asia but they are grown in Australia and New Zealand as well. They have the texture of a pear, but are round and have a similar taste to apples. Like apples they are pome fruits having a core with tiny seeds in it. They are much juicier than apples, or pears. Then we talked about the continent of Asia where it is, some countries in Asia, and some ingredients that are used frequently in their cuisine such as peanuts, and Chinese 5-Spice Powder. Since Asian pears are a lot like apples, and crisps are one of our favorite desserts, we took a chance at making Asian Pear Crisps.They turned out great!

The main ideas enforced in our ASIAN PEAR CRISP lesson: Ingredient Identification, Asia, Counting, Following Directions, Creativity

Asian Pear Crisp
Serves 4.

2 Asian Pears, peeled and sliced
½ c. Sugar
½ c. Brown Sugar
2 tbsp. Flour
1 tbsp. Chinese 5-Spice Powder
¼ tsp. Salt
1 tsp lemon juice
½ Stick of Butter

Topping:
4oz. (1/2 c.) Peanuts halved, or chopped
3/4 stick of butter diced small (cold)
2oz. (1/4 c.) flour
½ c. Brown Sugar
¼ c. Sugar
1tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Salt
½ c. Oatmeal

Preheat oven to 350. Place pears in a clean bowl. Add sugars, 5-Spice, salt, flour, and lemon juice, and mix until the pears are covered evenly. Melt butter in a skillet on medium heat and sauté pears for about 5 minutes. Spoon the pears into ramekins or other oven-safe dishes evenly. Mix all ingredients for the topping in a separate bowl and top each dish. Bake until topping is golden brown, about 15-20 minutes depending on your oven. Top with whipped cream or serve with ice cream. Enjoy!

Do you cook with your kids? What are some fun things you do to incorporate learning in the kitchen?

Desserts

Coco-Velvet Cupcakes

German Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

Strawberry Shots!

Peanut Butter S’mores Cupcakes

Asian Pear Crisps