Friday Foodday

Happy Friday! Here are my favorite recipes this week.

Raspberry Vodka Collins
c/o Buns in My Oven

Ingredients

• 4 ounces sweet and sour mix
• 2 ounces vodka
• 2 ounces club soda
• 1/4 cup raspberries, plus more for garnish
• lemon slices

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously.
2. Strain into a glass with ice and garnish with extra raspberries and lemon slices.

Jalapeno Popper Hot Dog

c/o Country Cleaver

Ingredients

4 All Beef Hot Dogs

4 High Quality Stadium Buns

4 Tbsp butter, for toasting hot dogs

6 ounces Cream Cheese, softened

12 Frozen Jalapeno Poppers, prepared according to package directions

Jalapeno Kettle Chips, crunched up

4 Fresh Jalapeños

Directions

Prepare jalapeno poppers according to package directions. When slightly cooled, sliced into large chunks.

While the poppers are baking or frying, prepare hot dogs on a preheated grill, that has been reduced to medium-low. Grill until cooked through. While the hotdogs are grilling, on the other side of the grill, roast the fresh jalapenos until blistered on the outside and slightly soft. Remove from grill to rest.

During the last few minutes of the grilling process, butter the hot dog buns, and toast on the grill until golden brown.

To assemble::

Spread cream cheese over the toasted buns. Place the hot dogs into the buns. Top hot dog with chopped up jalapeno poppers. Top with crunched up jalapeno kettle chips.

If desired, slice up fresh roasted jalapenos for an added kick. Remove as many seeds as possible to reduce the heat - or if you are bold, leave them in! Good luck!

*WASH HANDS thoroughly after handling the jalapeños!*

Black and White Chocolate Chip Clouds

c/o Skinny Taste

Ingredients

3 large egg whites (room temperature)

1/8 tsp cream of tartar

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions

Heat oven to 300°F. Cover cookie sheet with nonstick silicone pad or parchment paper.

Using a mixer, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together in large bowl at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar a little at a time, then vanilla, beating well after each addition until you get stiff peaks, the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is glossy.

Fold in chocolate chips. Drop mixture by tablespoons onto cookie sheet.

Bake 35 to 45 minutes or just until dry. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire rack. Store covered, at room temperature. Makes about 30 cookies.