Lita's Favorite Challah Recipe

I adapted this recipe over the past year and it has not failed me! Instead of writing out how I did it, here's a video!

As always, enjoy!

Chocolate Mayo Cupcakes

Not an appetizing title but I promise that these are absolutely delicious! Made them last night and they were a hit with my fiance.

Cupcake Batter
1 cup of mayonnaise
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of hot water
1/4 tsp of salt
4 tbsp of cocoa powder
2 cups of all purpose flour
2 tsp of baking soda
splash of vanilla

Frosting
1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 tbsp of Melt or butter
splash of vanilla

1. Preheat oven at 350.
2. Line a muffin/cupcake tin with cupcake liners. Spray the liners with cooking spray.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together mayo, sugar, and hot water until well combined.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients until well combined. Then, pour in mayo mix and whisk together. Add vanilla and stir again.
5. Fill cupcake liners up to 3/4 full with batter. Bake in oven for 25 minutes or until comes out clean with a toothpick. Once cupcakes are ready, set them aside and the m to cool completely.
6. Put chocolate chips and butter in a coffee mug. Heat in microwave for one minute. Stir until all chocolate is melted. Add vanilla and stir again. Frost cupcakes with a rubber spatula (or the back of a spoon like I did). Serve and enjoy!

Go-To French Crepe Recipe

Hi everyone! I know, I know. It's been too long since I posted. Between work, vacation, and wedding planning, my brain is pretty...cooked?

This is the recipe I've come across for crepes! I promise it makes up for my bad pun! Made this for my soon-to-be in-laws and it was a huge hit!

Crepe:
1 cup of AP flour
1/2 cup of water
2 eggs
1 tbsp of raw sugar
3 tbsp of melted butter
Splash of vanilla extract
Grated orange zest
1/2 tbsp of butter for frying every crepes

Blueberry Filling:
2 cups of fresh blueberries
Juice of half a lemon
Cinnamon, to taste
1 tbsp of honey
1 tbsp of flour

1. Preheat frying pan over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray.
2. Put dry ingredients in blender first. Then add wet ingredients. Blend until dry ingredients are well incorporated. Batter should be thin and kind of watery. Add 1 tbsp of water at a time until you get the right consistency.
3. Spray a small saucepan with cooking spray. Add blueberries, lemon juice, cinnamon, and honey. Allow blueberry mix to cook down, stirring occasionally. Once blueberry mix cooks down, add a little flour  and stir. Once well incorporated, turn off burner and put a lid on so it stays warm.
4. Add butter to pan. Be careful! Butter spits when hot.
5. This next step is tricky so I always have a practice crepe (or the chef sample hehe). Pick the pan up off the burner. Use a ladle to pour mix into pan (this evens out the portions and gives you more control). As you pour the batter, gently tilt the pan in a counter clockwise manner until the batter covers the pan. Place back on burner and cook crepe for 2 minutes on one side and about 1 minute on the other.
6. Add filling to crepes and serve! Enjoy as always! 😀

Lita's Nutritious Fruit Smoothie

Made this this morning and it is delicious! Nice and summery, even on a cloudy day like today.

1/2 banana
4-5 strawberries  (depending on sizes)
1 nectarine, pitted and skinned
1/2 navel orange, peeled
Splash of water

Prep your fruit for blender. I used a Ninja single serve cup attachment so I to put the fruit in the cup first before screwing on the blade attachment. I put thickest fruits in the cup first and worked backwards. So I did it in this order: banana, strawberries, nectarine, orange, and then added water. This seemed to make the blending easier. If you're using larger blender, feel free to do whatever order you want...or just throw everything in as you prep lol.

Anyway I blended my smoothie for about 15-20 seconds and called it good. As always, enjoy!

Lita's Quesadillas

Made these tonight and they were a huge hit! Quick and easy to make.

4 whole wheat tortillas
1 leftover grilled chicken breast
1 jalapeno, chopped and seeded
Mexican blend cheese
Newman's Medium Black Bean & Corn Salsa

1. Preheat oven at 425. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.

2. Chop chicken and jalapeno. Set aside.

3. Layout tortillas on cookie sheet. Sprinkle cheese on one half of the tortillas. Add chicken and jalapenos.

4. Add two spoonfuls of salsa on top of chicken and jalapenos per tortilla. Sprinkle more cheese on top.

5. Fold empty half of tortillas over the ingredients. Gently press down.

6. Place in oven for 10 minutes. Enjoy!