Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

red velvet duncan hines cake mix 

eggs

butter

milk

icing:

cream cheese

confectioners sugar

whipped cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Follow cake instruction according to box. Fill cupcake sleeves 3/4 full and bake cupcakes for 20 minutes. Let it cool. Combine icing ingredients and mix until smooth. Use icing tip to decorate.

Hershey Chocolate Cupcakes

1 duncan hines chocolate cake mix

3 eggs

1/4 c. butter

1 c. milk

24 hershey chocolates

12 strawberries

icing: 

2  (8 oz.) cream cheese

1 c. confectioner's sugar

1 c. whipped cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Empty cake mix to mixer and combine all cake ingredients. Mix approximately 2 minutes. Fill 24 cupcake sleeves 3/4 full, unwrap hershey chocolates, drop one chocolate to each cake mixture. Bake cupcakes for 20 minutes. Let it cool. Combine all icing ingredients to the mixer until smooth. Decorate cupcakes. Cut strawberries to half lengthwise and use as topper.

Fruit and Veggie Medley Salad

you need: 

1/2 c. each red and green grapes

1/2 each yellow and orange peppers

1 small carrot

1/4 c. black beans

chopped cilantro

vinaigrette:

1/4 tsp turmeric

1/4 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 tbsp seasoned vinegar

pinch of salt 

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1. Wash and cut grapes into half, dice yellow and red peppers, and cube carrot.

2. Combine all cut ingredients in a salad bowl.

3. Add vinaigrette ingredients in to the bowl and mix well. 

Mix Fruit Salad

you need: 

green grapes

strawberries

cherry tomatoes 

slice of pineapple (cubed)

firm ripe mango (cubed)

chopped cilantro

vinaigrette:

tbsp seasoned vinegar

lemon juice (quarter of lemon)

olive oil

salt

 pepper

1. In a salad bowl, combine all ingredients and pour vinaigrette. Lightly mix all ingredients until fruits are coated. Enjoy the fresh flavor of these colorful ingredients. Serve with grill meat.

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Fiber Filled Salad

Ingredients:

10 cherry tomato

1/4 c. black beans

1 gala/jona gold apple

1/2 cup grapes

1/4 c. sweet pea

Vinaigrette:

chopped cilantro

1/4 of fresh lemon juice

1 tbspseason vinegar

1 tbsp olive oil

 pinch of ground pepper

1. Cut all apple into bite pieces, half tomato, and grapes. Combine veggies and fruits in a salad bowl.

2. Squeezed 1/4 of whole lemon and combine the rest of the vinaigrette ingredients. 

3. Pour over to the salad and top with chopped cilantro. 

4. Slightly mix all ingredients. 

HAPPY ALL THE WAY!

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