Food

I’m always on the lookout for fun, easy, but never boring, recipes that I can share with friends and family. It has to pair with a good beer to bring the whole thing together. My newest creation is an amazing Chicken Enchilada Dip.

I LOVE Chicken Enchiladas and I’m crazy about dips. So this recipe seemed like a natural culinary partnership. It’s creamy, flavorful and is perfect whether you’re looking for a great snack to make for the family or as a centerpiece for your next Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Chicken Enchilada Dip

Ingredients:

• 1 can red enchilada sauce
• 1 chicken breast, shredded
• 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can sweet yellow corn
• 2 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
• 1 small container of sour cream
• 1 jar of jalapenos
• Your favorite Tortilla Chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour enchilada sauce into a casserole dish or shallow baking dish (a pie dish works well too). Add black beans, corn, and shredded chicken. Sprinkle taco seasoning over whole dish. Top with shredded cheese.
2. Bake 15-20 minutes until cheese is bubbly and begins to brown.
3. Top with sour cream and jalapenos.
4. Serve with tortilla chips.

Enjoy!

Tortilla Chips and the red enchilada sauce really set off the flavor of the Mexican Pilsner.

What are some of your favorite Cinco de Mayo recipes?!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!

 

Did someone say, “Easter Egg Whoppers Cupcakes?!!!” I am a really big fan of the Easter holiday. For the exception of my mother dressing me in an all white shorts suit and matching knee socks when I was a child (No… You cannot see the picture!), Easter has always been a holiday that reminds me of good times and family. So, I decided to whip up a treat for my wife and daughter. We LOVE Whoppers and we LOVE cupcakes, so this seems like a perfect marriage.

Enjoy!!!

Easter Egg Whoppers Cupcakes

Makes: Approximately 20

Cupcake Batter Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Malted Milk Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1/2 Cup Vegetable or Canola Oil
• 1 Teaspoon Vinegar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 Egg (beaten)

Frosting Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 Powdered Sugar
• 6 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
• 1/3 Cup Un-whipped Whipping Cream (or Milk)
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup Cool Whip (Optional)
• 10 Easter Egg Whoppers Candy

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Line the muffin tin with cupcake liners or grease well.
2. In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, malted milk powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder together. Set aside.
3. In a small mixing bowl, whisk the milk, oil, vinegar, vanilla extract and egg until smooth. 
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. 
5. Fill the muffin tins to the halfway mark.
6. Bake for 15-17 minutes (depends on your oven) until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle.
7. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
8. While the cupcakes are baking, prep your frosting. 
9. In a medium bowl, sift together the powdered sugar and cocoa.
10. Set aside.
11. In a large bowl or mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Slowly add in the sugar mixture. Once combined, add in the whipping cream followed by the vanilla. Combine until light and fluffy!

Optional- add in the Cool Whip to make it ultra fluffy.

Once the cupcakes are cooled, top them with crushed Easter Egg Whoppers Candy.

I Hope Everyone Has A Wonderful And Safe Easter Holiday!!!

I try to keep the recipes on this site fairly dad-centric. Whether it be something dads would like to cook, eat or make with the kids. How about some dessert, but not just any dessert… One of the best desserts of all time! How about some Guinness cupcakes with Bailey’s frosting?

With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I’ve decided to pull out a holiday favorite of mine. Crack a Guinness, pour a shot of Bailey’s, because…

We’re gonna make cupcakes baby!!!

But not just any cupcake, we’ve got a manly cupcake. Our cupcakes are going to have beer and liquor in them. These little beauties are for all the dads who needed an excuse to learn how to make one of the most perfect desserts in the world.

Guinness Cupcakes with Bailey’s Frosting Recipe

Guinness Cupcake Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
•  1 cup sugar
•  1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 6 oz Guinness
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 tbsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Bailey’s Frosting Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Butter
• 2 cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 tbsp Bailey’s Irish Cream

How to Make Guinness Cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Whisk together cocoa, sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.

3. In another bowl, combine the Guinness, melted butter and vanilla.

4. Beat in eggs and sour cream until combined and smooth.

5. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.

6. Line muffin pan with paper liners.

7. Fill each about 3/4 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.

8. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

How to Make Bailey’s Frosting:

1. Cream butter until fluffy.
2. Slowly add powdered sugar.
3. Add Bailey’s until the right consistency is achieved.
4. Transfer to piping bag and frost cupcakes.
5. Dust with a little cocoa powder if desired.

More St. Patrick’s Day Recipes:

• Oreo Mint Cookie Bars
• Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies
• Guinness Bread
• Grasshopper Mint Chocolate Bark
• Guinness Beef Stew
• Mint Chocolate Chip Fudge

You’ll never look at breakfast the same, once you try these M&M’s® Red Velvet Pancakes!

We’re big, big fans of Valentine’s Day around my house. Yeah, I know, a lot of people say it’s a made up holiday and yadda, yadda, yadda. But anytime you have a chance to do a little something special for a loved one, that opportunity should not be missed.

We usually do joint Valentine’s Day activities, my wife and daughter are both my special ladies, so I really wanted to do something different for them this year. I love to cook and I especially love to cook for my family, so I visited my local Walmart for some ideas. One of the first things I saw were M&M’s® Red Velvet. I love me some M&M’s® and I REALLY love Red Velvet, so my brain started to go into overdrive with recipe ideas.

 

After some hardcore brainstorming I decided to go a little outside the box. I wanted to do something that showed my wife and daughter how much I loved them and some real thought and caring went into it. My girls love breakfast and this year I’m going to make them pancakes for Valentine’s Day. But not just any pancakes, I’m going to make Red Velvet Pancakes with M&M’s® Red Velvet.

M&M’s® Red Velvet Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients: 

Pancakes

• 2 cups red velvet cake mix
• ½ cup all purpose flour
• 1¼ cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup crushed

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl whisk the egg and milk until combined. Add the red velvet cake mix, crushed M&M’s® Red Velvet and flour at the same time. Whisk for 2-3 minutes until the batter is fluffy.
2. Coat the pan with a non-stick spray and pour ¼ cup of batter onto the skillet, spread out with a spoon if the batter is too thick. Cook until small bubbles begin to form of the pancake, flip and cook for no more then 1 minute. Leave the heat on medium/low so the pancakes don’t burn.
3. Cook pancakes one by one until all are finished.
4. Allow to cool off  and then press with heart shaped cookie cutter.

Cream Cheese Icing

• 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Put cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a blender until desired consistency is reached.

Enjoy!!!

See more great M&M’s® Red Velvet recipe and party ideas at myconfectioncorner.com/valentines-day where you can also download a coupon to save on your M&M’s® purchase.

 

 What Will You Be Doing For Your Loved Ones This Valentine’s Day?!