Holiday's Recipe

       November is here, and with it, the early Christmas spirit! I live in an island where Christmas is one of the most important and happiest holidays of the year. It is about festive music, sharing with your family, presents, and food, mainly food. Believe me, there is no Christmas in Puerto Rico without food. Last year I shared with you one of my mom's best recipe for this season. A delicious and easy pumpkin cheesecake you can check here. It promptly became popular so I decided I should share another one this year!

       This time I want to share with you one of the most exquisite and popular recipes in my country. We called it "Coquito" and it's a sweet beverage that you can enjoy as a dessert on this upcoming thanksgiving dinner. So, if you haven't decided a dessert yet or want to add a delicious, sweet, easy, and fast recipe, here I'm to your rescue. I hope you enjoy and spread some sweetness this holidays.

Ingredients

• 1 can of coconut milk
• 1 can of evaporated milk
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk 
• 1 can of cream of coconut
• 1 tsp of cinnamon 
• 1 tbsp of vanilla

Instructions 

Mix all the ingredients in the blender, and once ready let it cool in the fridge for about two hours. Serve cool and add more cinnamon if you please. 

   

A BIG psychological hug, R.M.

Snickers Cookie in a Cup!

Since everybody loves delicious, easy, and super fast recipes this time I want to share with you one of my favorites. It's an Snickers Cookie in a cup/mug in less than 5 minutes! Let's begin: 

Ingredients: 

• 1 Tablespoon of Butter
• 1 Tablespoon of Granulated White Sugar
• 3 Drops of Vanilla Extract 
• Small Pinch of Kosher Salt 
• 1 Egg Yolk (discard the egg white or save for differente recipe)
• Scant ¼ of All Purpose Flour (slightly less than ¼ of a cup)
• 2 Snicker Minis (You can also try it with your favorite kind of chocolate)

Instructions 

1. Start by melting your butter in the microwave. Butter should just be melted, not boiling.

2. Add sugars, vanilla and salt. Stir to combine.

3. Separate your egg (you can do so with a spoon) and add the yolk only to your cup. Stir to combine.

4. Add flour, then stir again. Measure a scant, slightly less than full, ¼ cup of all-purpose flour.

5. Smash the chocolate with your fingers, then add it to the mix, and give a final stir.

6. Cook in microwave 40-60 seconds, start checking for doneness at 40 seconds. Mine takes 60 seconds. Do not cook past one minute, just like a regular cookie, this will continue cooking as it cools. If the cookie is dry or cake like, try less time. 

Enjoy!

A BIG psychological hug, R.M.

Cupcake in a cup!

    Hello there! I hope your year is starting great. In this post I want to share a delicious and super-mega easy recipe. I'm talking about making a cupcake in a mug/cup in least than 5 minutes. Could you imagine that? Well the first time I hear the idea I didn't believe it, but guess what? It is possible! So after looking for different recipes searching for the best one it came out that the best one was the first one. xD Oh well, no more distractions, let's begin.

Ingredients: 

1 egg
3 tablespoons of oil
4 tablespoons of milk
3 tablespoons of sugar
3 tablespoons of natural cocoa powder
4 tablespoons of flour
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

Simple instructions:

Mix all the ingredients in a cup/mug and put it into the oven for about 2 minutes and it's ready!

A BIG psychological hug, R.M.

A delicious recipe!

For this Thanksgiving dinner mom and I decided to make a delicious pumpkin cheesecake, let me tell you, it's one of my mom's best desserts and all my family loves it. As a special thanks for all your support I want to share the recipe here with you! Perhaps you can make it and share it with your family this holidays. Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Ingredients

- 2 (8oz) packages of cream cheese

- 1/2 cup of pureed pumpkin

- 1/2 cup of sugar

- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 

- 2 eggs 

- 1 prepared graham honey cracker crust

- Cool Whip

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F

2. We used a piece of pumpkin so we had to cooked it first for about 20 min. and then mash it, but you can use a can pureed pumpkin. 

3. Combine all the ingredients: 

1/2 cup of pureed pumpkin

2 (8oz) packages of cream cheese

1/2 cup of sugar

 

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

                      2 eggs 

4. Blend them in medium power until well combined.

5. Pour into crust.

6. Now your mix is ready to bake! It needs approximately 40 minutes or until the center is firm.

7. Then after it gets cool, refrigerate it for about 3 hours.

8. Decorate it with the Cool Whip, serve and enjoy!

A BIG psychological hug, R.M.