Welcome to this week’s Foodie Friends Friday Copycat Recipe Linky Party! This week we are looking for your favorite copycat recipes! before we start, let’s congratulate last week’s winners!
NOW ON TO THE PARTY!
Each month we receive a food pairing to create amazing desserts. April’s pairing is white chocolate and Peeps! Peeps are sugar glazed marshmallow pieces. The free-formed shape resembles a baby chick.
My Peep’s nests are made with drizzled white chocolate, carrot cake, toasted coconut and of course, Peeps.
Start your nests by lining cupcake tins and drizzling melted white chocolate on the sides and bottom.
Refrigerated overnight.
Bake your carrot cake the night before too if you like. For these nests I cut each cupcake in half.
Add a few white chocolate chips for “eggs”.
Easter Bunny photo bombed the Peeps.
I think the Easter Bunny smells the carrot cake!
Turkey Rachels are Turkey Reuben’s little sister in the sandwich world. When I worked in a New York deli on Long Island, native New Yorkers called them “sloppys”. Cole slaw tends to do that to a sandwich! I think I like the term “Rachel” better. 😉
Some people prefer mustard but I like mine with Thousand Island dressing.
I’m making these quick, easy grilled sandwiches for #WeekdaySupper.
You can make the slaw ahead and use bottled Thousand Island. The hardest part is deciding what kind of turkey to choose. I like a honey roasted breast. Traditional oven roast or even smoked turkey will also taste great.
If you like, you can find my cole slaw recipe here .
These sandwiches can be served open-faced too! Just grab your knife and fork.
04/07/14 – Monday – Grilled Turkey Rachel by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
04/08/14 – Tuesday – Ham & Cheese Biscuit Empanadas by La Cocina de Leslie
04/09/14 – Wednesday – Scrambled Egg Fajitas by Curious Cuisiniere
04/10/14 – Thursday- Corned Beef and Cabbage Enchiladas by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
04/11/14 – Friday – Brown Sugar Glazed Cod Tacos by Family Foodie
Visit our #WeekdaySupper Pinterest board for wonderful weekday menu suggestions all month long!
Chocolate Coconut Joy Pudding! The joy is in the pudding!
Chocolate Coconut Pudding sounded like a good idea for this month’s Chocolate Party hosted by Roxana’s Home Baking . Thanks Roxana for hosting such an awesome party!
I love chocolate, so it is usually easy to come up with something that fits the monthly chocolate challenge theme.
I started with a basic chocolate and coconut milk pudding. That turned out good, but no I couldn’t stop there!
I added a bit of almond extract. Better. It still needed something more.
Graham cracker crust. Yes that’s it! Delicious! Okay, by now you probably noticed those toasted marshmallows.
Smores right? Of course!
If you like the idea of adding toasted marshmallows to your dishes, but don’t own a torch, here what I do.
Broil them! Arrange your marshmallow on a cookie sheet and broil on high until browned. This takes about a minute or two. set aside to cool slightly. Lift off the toasty marshmallows with a spatula and place on dessert!
A little sprinkle of toasted coconut sealed the deal!
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New to the chocolate party? Would love for you to join us! here’s how it works!
Each month Roxana decides upon a secret ingredient to use in our chocolate sweets.
Our recipes will be shared on the first Monday of each month and you can add your own recipes until the end of the month when the party is over and a new one is opened. You can submit up to 3 recipes each month.
To make sure everyone is having fun, there are a few rules you’ll have to follow.
1.) Blog about your chocolate treat. Your recipe must include the two ingredients we choose. It can be a simple no bake treat or a sophisticated layer cake, the complexity level of the recipe is totally up to you.
2.) Include a link back to a monthly round-up or the Chocolate party page.  Optional, add the Chocolate Party logo in your blog post or on your sidebar.
3.) Your recipe must be published during the current month. Please do not link old recipes.
Be sure to check out all the participating bloggers – they are all showcasing their own Chocolate & Coconut creations!
Chocolate coconut cake – Roxana’s Home Baking
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Shortbread Cookies – Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Chocolate and Coconut Cream Pie Cupcakes – From Gate to Plate
Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream – Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Easy Bird’s Nest Cookies – From Brazil To You
Toasted Coconut Marshmallow Cups – It Bakes Me Happy
Chocolate Coconut Joy Pudding – Cindy’s Recipes
 and Writings
Double Chocolate Coconut Pudding Cookies – Life on Food
Mini Samoa Donuts – Urban bakes
Chocolate Cake and Coconut Milkshake – Diethood
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