Because they are done in a muffin/cupcake pan, less baking time is needed, and serving them is much easier. They go well with chili con carne, roast chicken, turkey and gravy, cranberry jelly, or simply alone.
Cornbread Muffins
Because they are done in a muffin/cupcake pan, less baking time is needed, and serving them is much easier. They go well with chili con carne, roast chicken, turkey and gravy, cranberry jelly, or simply alone.
Chicken filling for Turnovers or Empanadas
This is a great recipe to use as a filling for empanaditas or turnovers. Check out how a make them with phyllo dough here: Prune and Guava Phyllo Turnovers.
Chicken filling for Turnovers or Empanadas
Ingredients:
1 pound of chicken breast cut into small pieces
3 Tablespoons of wine or juice of a sour orange
½ teaspoon ground oregano
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 bell pepper finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic mashed salt and pepper to taste
2 Tablespoons of cilantro finely chopped (optional)
Tomato paste or sauce to taste (optional)
3 Tablespoons oil
Instructions:
Chicken filling for Turnovers or Empanadas
Ingredients:
1 pound of chicken breast cut into small pieces
3 Tablespoons of wine or juice of a sour orange
½ teaspoon ground oregano
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 bell pepper finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic mashed salt and pepper to taste
2 Tablespoons of cilantro finely chopped (optional)
Tomato paste or sauce to taste (optional)
3 Tablespoons oil
Instructions:
Season the meat with wine, oregano, onion, pepper, garlic and salt and pepper. Stir-fry meat in oil until golden brown. Add tomato sauce and cilantro; cover and cook until chicken is done and tender, leaving a little bit of sauce but not to liquid. Cool completely before filling the turnovers.
Note: If you prefer, you can also add one of the following to this chicken filling: 1 can of corn, 1 spoonful of chopped olive and capers, semi cooked broccoli or chopped spinach.
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2nd Bloggerversary
Hi friends! Thanks to GOD and YOU, Mari's Cakes blog celebrates a 2nd bloggerversary. I never thought I would be blogging for so long, but now I feel I am just getting started, there are still so many recipes, ideas and things to do and share. Since I LOVE chocolate, and even though I cook and bake my blog name has Cakes in it, what better recipe than a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting to celebrate this bloggerversary! Recipes links are found below. Know that you are always welcome.
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Recipe: Spongy chocolate cake, raspberry syrup and chocolate frosting.
Raspberry Syrup
½ cup Raspberry Jam
1 cup of Water
sugar to taste
Mix ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved about 5-7 minutes. The syrup should be a light syrup and not to thick. Let cool and use to moisten cake. Fill and frost cake a usual.
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