Showing posts with label Appetizers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Appetizers. Show all posts

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Maryland Crab Cakes

Maryland Crab Cakes

Ingredients:
1 pound of crab meat chopped
1 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs
1/3 cup chopped green onion
1/3 cup chopped parsley fresh
2 tbls lemon juice
1 tbls low fat milk
1 tsp hot sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
4 egg whites
1 1/3 cups breadcrumbs
2 tbls vegetable oil
lemon wedges

Directions:
  1. Combine first 10 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Divide crabmeat mixture into 8 equal portions. Place 1 1/3 cups breadcrumbs in a shallow dish. Dredge crabmeat portions in breadcrumbs, shaping into patties about 3 1/2 inches wide and 1/2 inch thick.
  2. Heat 1 tablespooon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 patties, and cook 3 minutes. Carefully turn patties over, and cook 3 minutes or until golden. Repeat procedure with the remaining oil and patties. Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.

Baked Buffalo Wings

Baked Buffalo Wings

Ingredients:
3/4 cup of flour
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
20 chicken wings
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup of hot pepper sauce ( franks red hot sauce)

Directions:
  1. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and lightly grease with cooking spray. Place the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt into a resealable plastic bag, and shake to mix. Add the chicken wings, seal, and toss until well coated with the flour mixture. Place the wings onto the prepared baking sheet, and place into the refrigerator. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
  3. Whisk together the melted butter and hot sauce in a small bowl. Dip the wings into the butter mixture, and place back on the baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and crispy on the outside, about 45 minutes. Turn the wings over halfway during cooking so they cook evenly.

Coconut Curry Cauliflower

Coconut Curry Cauliflower

Ingredients:
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp olive oil
4 cups cauliflower florets
2 cups light coconut milk
1 1/2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
kosher salt to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a small skillet, saute garlic in oil over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Combine remaining ingredients, and add to a medium casserole dish. Bake cauliflower until tender, about 25-30 minutes. Serve immediately. Garnish with chopped cilantro if desired.

Cajun sweet potatoes

Cajun Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato cut into 1/2 slices
2 tbls of olive oil
2 tsp chili powder
1/4 cajun seasoning

Directions:
Cover the sweet potato slices with the olive oil, sprinkle the chili powder and cajun seasoning over the slices.
Grill on low heat until bubbly on the bottom, flip and do the same with the other side. Serve hot!

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Pizza egg rolls

Pizza Egg Rolls

Ingredients:
Egg roll wrappers
String cheese
Turkey pepperoni's
Vegetable oil

Directions:
Get a small bowl of warm water. Lay out the egg roll wrappers out of the bag and one by one in the middle of the egg roll wrapper put on two turkey pepperoni's and put on top of them a string cheese and put two pepperoni's on top and roll them up. Then heat oil in a deep pan and place how many egg rolls you want in the pan and cook til brown. cool on a plate with a paper toil so it'll soak up the extra oil.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos

Ingredients:
5 or 6 Jalapenos
1 block of low fat cream cheese
package of bacon

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
cut jalapenos in half long ways and clean out the seeds. Then fill the jalapenos with maybe a teaspoon each with cream cheese. Then wrap the bacon around each jalapeno. Cook for about 25 mins and enjoy!