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Mug Cake

Chocolate Chip Mug Cake!

How to make a chocolate chip mug cake in ten minutes or less with less than ten ingredients!

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Flour
  • Canola Oil (or Melted Butter)
  • Sugar
  • Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • Baking Powder
  • Milk
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Instructions:

  1.  Add 3 tablespoon’s of flour
  2. Add 3 tablespoon’s of sugar
  3. Add  1 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder
  4. Add 1/4 tablespoon of baking powder
  5. Mix dry ingredients to create an even consistency.
  6. Add 3 tablespoon’s of mill
  7. Add 1 tablespoon of canola oil.
  8. Add 1/8 tablespoon of vanilla extract
  9. Keep Stirring!
  10. Add as many chocolate chips as you’d like!
  11. Microwave for 1 minute and 10 seconds.
  12. Let cool, and eat!

Cauliflower Is Delicious

Cauliflower Is Delicious

You've seen boiled cauliflower, now add a little... SPICE

Ingredients

  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • Lemon juice
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Salt
  • Olive Oil
  • Garlic

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Farenheit
  2. Chop cauliflower into small florets, roast for 20-30 minutes until charred.
  3. Flip halfway through for even cooking.
  4. For sauce, finely mince garlic and put in mixing bowl
  5. Add enough oil to coat garlic, then slowly add salt, red pepper flakes and lemon juice to taste.
  6. Toss the cauliflower in the sauce and add seasoning to taste.

 

French Toast

French Toast

Spice up your morning with this cinnamon breakfast!

Ingredients

  • Brioche Bread
  • Eggs
  • Cinnamon
  • Sugar
  • Milk

Instructions

  1. Crack two eggs into a bowl
  2. Add a spoonful of sugar
  3. Add some milk
  4. Mix the ingredients
  5. Add cinnamon and mix it again
  6. Dip both sides of your bread into the mix
  7. Place the bread onto a pan at low medium heat
  8. Flip after one to two minutes
  9. Plate the french toast after another one to two minutes
  10. Enjoy with syrup, cheese, or fruits!

Late Night Cookie Butter “Crepes”

Late Night Cookie Butter "Crepes"

Ingredients

  • Tortillas
  • Cookie Butter/Nutella/other similar spread
  • Chocolate Syrup

Instructions

  1. Preheat a non-stick pan to low-medium heat.
  2. Place tortilla in pan until slightly golden on both sides.
  3. Add cookie butter (or Nutella or other similar spread).
  4. Fold tortilla in half and make sure to spread the filling evenly.
  5. Fold tortilla in half again and plate.
  6. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.

Microwave Baked Potatoes

Microwave Baked Potato

Quick, easy and filling!

Ingredients

  • Potato
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Oil
  • Optional Toppings

Instructions

  1. Thoroughly wash potato
  2. Dry the skin for crispy skin
  3. Pierce potato skin all over with fork to release steam
  4. Rub in oil, salt, pepper
  5. Microwave for 7 minutes or until you can easily pierce with a fork.
  6. Cut in half, season with more salt and pepper as necessary and add toppings! Enjoy!

Apple Cinnamon Dessert

Apple Cinnamon Dessert

like the warm, sweet insides of an apple pie, but without the pie part

Ingredients

  • Apple(s)
  • Cinnamon
  • Optional: sugar, cinnamon sugar, whipped cream
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board
  • Microwaveable Bowl
  • Fork or spoon

Instructions

  1. Wash apple(s)
  2. Cut apple(s) into slices, cubes, chunks; dice it, chop it, julienne…
    • however you like!
    • Optional: peel the apple first
  3. Place the slices into the bowl, layer with cinnamon
    • or sprinkle with some cinnamon sugar
    • layer with your preferred combination of cinnamon and/or sugar
  4. Microwave bowl until apple pieces reach desired consistency
    • softer, crunchier, or mushier, you choose!
  5. Mix together, make sure the cinnamon/sugar is well distributed
  6. Top with whipped cream (if you want) and enjoy!

Butter Basted Steak

Butter Basted Steak

The juiciest steak you will ever make!

Ingredients

  • Steak
  • Oil
  • Thyme
  • Black Pepper
  • Garlic Salt
  • Butter

Instructions

  1. Pour a dash of oil into your pan and heat it over medium to high heat
  2. Coat both sides of your room temp steak with garlic salt and black pepper
  3. Put your steak into the pan and cook on one side for two minutes
  4. Flip and cook the other side for another two minutes
  5. Flip again and add thyme on top
  6. Add the butter into the pan and baste your steak in it with a spoon for thirty seconds
  7. Flip your steak and baste the other side for thirty seconds
  8. Grab your steak, tilt the pan and cook a side in the butter for one minute

Ranch-Dipped Pizza

Ranch-Dipped Pizza

Upgrade any pizza with a little ranch. Try this crazy combination!

Ingredients

  • Pizza (any work, even leftovers)
  • Ranch Dressing (I personally prefer Hidden Valley. I just discovered they make Ranch-Dipped Pizza dip)

Instructions

  1. Take your pizza (reheat it if you’re using leftovers)
  2. Pour out some ranch dressing (I prefer it on the side as a dip. But you can drizzle it on all over too)
  3. Dip the pizza in the ranch
  4. Eat
  5. Repeat
  6. Enjoy!

Savory Crepes

Savory Crepes

Super easy snack or meal. Add meat and veggies to make it your own!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup flour per serving
  • 1 egg per serving
  • about 1/2 cup water (add slowly to test consistency)
  • Salt
  • (optional) scallions and chicken bouillon powder for taste

Instructions

  1. Combine flour, egg, and some water. Stir until smooth.
  2. Add seasoning lightly, taste test first crepe and add more seasoning as needed.
  3. Batter should be thin and runs off spoon easily leaving a light coating behind. If too thick, the batter will not spread thinly across skillet.
  4. Heat skillet to medium high and add a thin coat of oil.
  5. Add batter a little bit at a time to coat the pan thinly.
  6. Cook until the pancake lifts when the pan is shaken or when the bottom is golden brown.
  7. Flip to the other side and cook until golden brown.
  8. Add another coat of oil as needed.
  9. Repeat steps 5-8 until all the batter is gone.
  10. Enjoy as is or add meat and veggies inside!

Upgraded Ramen

Upgraded Ramen

Tired of cup noodles? Try this version!

Ingredients

  • Cup Noodles (spicy flavors go great with the eggs, corn and cheese)
  • Egg
  • Canned Corn or cooked corn
  • Shredded cheese of choice
  • (optional) Green onions

Instructions

  1. Follow cup noodle instructions to boil water and fill.
  2. Immediately add egg and stir to facilitate cooking.
  3. Close the lid and let cook to amount of time in cup noodle instructions
  4. 30 seconds before the end of that time, add corn and cheese.
  5. Close the lid to allow cheese to melt
  6. Add green onions and enjoy!