Cooking and Foodie

 I used mini Bundt  silicone cups to do my donuts and I baked them versus deep frying them. I used the leftover cinnamon swirl mix in the crumble and then just adjusted the amounts for the crumb. Have all your mixes completed before starting to assemble. I used a ziplock freezer 1quart bag to put the batter in. Easier to make the batter even in each cup. You can use a small glass to put the bag in to hold it until ready put the cut tip upward. Ingredients 2 cups flour 2tsp baking powder  1/3 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 cup buttermilk (you can use whole milk and add 2Tbsp of vinegar) 2 eggs 1/3 cup oil 1Tbsp vanilla  Cinnamon filling 1/4 cup sugar 1Tbsp cinnamon  1 tsp cocoa Cinnamon Crumb 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 1tsp cinnamon  1/4 tsp fresh grated nutmeg  2Tbsp softened butter Preheat oven to 350° Mix dry ingredients flour, both sugars and baking powder   for the donuts. Add buttermilk, eggs, oil and vanilla to a 2 cup mea...

 I used the coconut milk with extra cream. The cream makes the batter come together better. I would have used chopped macadamia nuts. If you like a different nut you can use it one that goes with tropical fruit. Ingredients 2 cups pulverized nilla wafers 8-10 Tbsp butter Filling 2 large eggs 3/4 cup coconut cream with a little of the liquid 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup flour 1 tsp Almond or Hazelnut extract 16 oz crushed pineapple, drained 3/4-1 cup shredded sweetened flake coconut Mix the nilla wafer crumbs with the butter, heat in microwave at 10 minute intervals, stir until combined. 'the crust should come together and be able to be pressed into a 13x9 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes Whisk together eggs, coconut cream, sugar, almond extract and flour add in pineapple. Remove baking dish from the oven and pour the filling mixture over the crust.  Sprinkle the coconut flakes over the top. Return dish to oven and bake for 30 minutes. Add cherries on to...

 I used zucchini zoodles that I frozen, defrosted and squeezed out all of the water, by using paper towels, all the water needs to be removed. Super simple dinner entree. Ingredients 1 cup zoodle then chopped zucchini 15 oz Ricotta cheese 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated 2 green onions or chives chopped 2 garlic cloves chopped fine 1/4 cup dill, fresh chopped Lemon Zest 2 eggs beaten 2 tsp garlic pepper Preheat oven to 350 degrees Spray 5-6 large ramekins with vegetable or butter spray. Mix all ingredients in a bowl Using a cookie scoop add 2 scoops to each ramekin, keep adding after all ramekins have been filled until all mix is used. Place ramekins on a silicone line rimmed baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes and test with a toothpick, when it comes out clean remove from oven, if not clean place in oven for 10 more minutes.