Moroccan Honey Cake

Moroccan Honey Cake
Very Aromatic and Lightly Sweet Cake
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

4 1/2 sticks butter, room temperature

2 1/2 cups sugar

8 eggs

3 1/4 all-purpose flour

2 tbsp baking powder

1 cup almond flour

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla bean extract

1 tsp almond extract

1 tsp orange blossom water

1 cup honey

2 cup almond slices

Cooking Tools

(2) 10 inch spring form pans

2 large mixing bowls

Hand mixer

Directions
Preheat oven 350 Degrees F.  Grease the spring form pans and set aside.  In a large mixing bowl, whip together butter, sugar, orange blossom water,vanilla bean extract and almond extract until fluffy.  Whip eggs one by one in the sugar butter mixture.  Combine flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt in another mixing bowl.  Fold in flour mixture into the egg mixture slowly and incorporate well.  Mix in the buttermilk until blended evenly.  Pour batter evenly into the prepared spring form pans.  Place in oven and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and pour honey evenly over the two cakes and sprinkle with the almond slices.  Keep in pan until slightly cool, then release the sides of the spring form pan and serve.
Yields 2 cakes

Crabby Eggs

Crabby Eggs
Doesn't Have To Be Served Just For Breakfast!
Difficulty: easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

4 eggs

1/2 cup heavy cream

2 tbsp + 2 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter)

1 cup cooked lump crab meat

1 tbsp green onions, minced

slices of avocado

parsley for garnish

olive oil for drizzle

salt

pepper (optional)

Cooking Tools

Non-stick skillet

Small mixing bowl 

Directions
In a small bowl, whisk eggs, cream, salt.  Melt 2 tbsp of Ghee on low heat and add whisked eggs. Slowly move eggs from edged of pan to center.  Cook eggs until 90% cooked then pull from heat. Place eggs on serving dish.  Using the the same pan, melt 2 tbsp of ghee and saute crab meat until heat through. Add crab meat on eggs and lay slice of avocado.  Garnish with minced green onions, parsley and drizzle with olive oil.
Serves 2

Brunswick Stew

Brunswick Stew
Favorite Of The South!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 40-45 minutes

Perfect One Pot Meal!

Ingredients
3 cups cooked pulled pork
1 cup onions, large dice
1 can roasted diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels
1 garlic clove , minced
2 cups potatoes, diced
1 1/2 cups frozen lima beans
4 cups chicken stock
3/4 cup BBQ sauce
3 tbsp butter
minced parsley for garnish
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools

Large pot

Serve With Crusty Bread

Directions
In a large pot on medium heat, melt butter.  Add in potatoes, onions and saute for 10 minutes. Pour in the chicken stock and add in the rest of the ingredients.  Cook on low for for 40-45 minutes uncovered.
Serves 4

Bacon Wrapped Potato Bites

Bacon Wrapped Potato Bites
Serves These Babies Up For Your Next Party!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

12 slices bacon

24 baby yellow or red potatoes

minced parsley for garnish

Horseradish cream sauce

Cooking Tools

Sheet pan

Directions
Preheat oven to 370 Degrees F.  Cut bacon slice in half to make 24 smaller slices.  Wrap each potato with a bacon slice with a slight overlap.  Place each wrapped potato seam side down on a sheet pan. Bake in oven for 40 minutes.  Serve with prepared Horseradish cream sauce
Yields 24

 

Grilled Snapper With A Lemon Butter Sauce

Grilled Snapper With A Lemon Butter Sauce
Boat Bundles Of Goodness!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 Snapper Filet

1 stick butter

juice of 1 lemon

zest of 1 lemon

8 slices lemon

olive oil for drizzle

4 tbsp minced green onions

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Outdoor grill

Sauce pan

Foil

Directions
Preheat outdoor grill to medium hot.  Create foil boats for each Snapper Filet.  Drizzle olive oil to the bottom of foil boat.  Place filet in each prepared foil boat.  Melt butter, lemon juice in sauce pan until slightly bubbly.  Drizzle each filet with melted lemon and butter. Top each filet with lemon zest, lemon slices and minced green onions, salt & pepper evenly.  Place foil boats on a hot grill and close the lid.  Cook for 30, depending on the thickness of the fish.  Baste fish half way through the cooking process with the juices.
Serves 4

Maque Choux With Prosciutto Wrapped BBQ Shrimp

Maque Choux With Prosciutto Wrapped BBQ Shrimp
I Love Creole Style Cooking!
Difficulty: Moderate
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients
5 ears fresh corn, kernels removed
1 cup roasted red pepper, diced
1 cup onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cup heavy cream
minced green onion (garnish)
pinch ground red pepper
salt
pepper

Shrimp Wrapped Prosciutto
Ingredients
1 lb medium shrimp, (shelled, deveined, tail on)
12 slices of  Prosciutto
1 cup BBQ sauce 

Cooking Tools

Large skillet

Indoor grill pan

Small sauce pan

Directions
In a skillet on medium heat, melt butter.  Add in the fresh corn kernels, onions, red peppers and garlic, saute for 10 minutes.  Pour in heavy cream and reduce heat to a simmer.  Season with salt, peeper and red pepper.  Simmer for 25 minutes, the liquid to a thick sauce consistency.  Slice each slice of prosciutto in half length wise and wrap each shrimp with a slice.  Preheat grill pan on high and lay shrimp seam side down on the grill pan.  Cook approximately 2 minutes on each side or until cooked.  Heat BBQ sauce and coat each cooked shrimp before placing on Maque Choux.  Garnish with minced green onions once plated.
Serves 4

 

Vegan Mango & Pineapple Smoothie

Vegan Mango & Pineapple Smoothie

Don't Know What To Do With Tofu?
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: No cooking required

Ingredients

2 oz. Silken Tofu

1 cup fresh mango, diced

1 cup fresh pineapple diced

1 cup mango nectar

1 cup pineapple nectar

1 tbsp fresh lime juice

1 cup ice

assorted berries for garnish

Cooking Tools

Blender

Directions
Place all ingredients into the blender and blend for 1 minute, until smooth.  Garnish with fresh berries.  Mint leaves optional.
Serves 2