Cupcakes with a twist

The picture pretty much sums it up, just 2 ingredients - a vanilla cake mix and a can of creaming soda!!! I literally added nothing else! Now I will admit these are not an original idea, I have seen the idea floating around Pinterest (now isn't that a great way to pass time) for a few months and finally decided to give it a go. Result? Soft, moist cupcakes (or mini bundt cakes in this case) with a subtle hint of creaming soda!

Go on give them a try - they are super easy just combine the cake mix with the can of room temperature soft drink (I used just less than a can actually) and bake as a cake or cupcakes or little bundt cakes for about 20mins on 180°C. Easy as!!!!!!!!!

Satay Chicken

Thought I would post a recipe, since I do love to cook. This is probably one of the easiest and most flavoursome dishes I cook. There is times I won't cook it for ages and then I do, I think, why don't I make it more often!!!! It ticks all the right boxes - low in fat & calories (yep not kidding), colourful, full of veggies and of course yummy!!!!! So here it is, my Satay Chicken for 2.

Satay Chicken*

Serves 2-3

Vegetable oil
1 chicken breast fillet (about 250g) diced
1/2 zucchini cut into strips
1 carrot sliced
1/2 red capsicum cut into chunks
1/2 onion diced
1 clove of garlic crushed
1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 tbs soy sauce
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp chilli powder (add more if you like heat)
1 can coconut flavoured evaporated milk (or light coconut milk)

1. In a hot wok (or frypan) add a dash of oil and chicken. Brown. Once cooked through remove from wok.
2. Reoil wok and saute onion and garlic until soften. Add vegetables and cook for 3mins.
3. Return chicken to wok and all other ingredients, adjusting amount of coconut milk to the consistency desired (I usually use about 1/2 -3/4 of a can). Turn heat down. Cook until all combined and heated through (About 2mins). Serve with rice.

NOTE: DO NOT LET COCONUT FLAVOURED EVAPORATED MILK BOIL IT WILL SEPARATE AND LOOK CURDLED! Also don't use reduced fat/salt/sugar peanut butter. Did that once and it tasted like glue!!!

To cook for 4 people use two chicken breast fillets and double the vegetables and add a bit more peanut butter and most of the can of coconut milk. You shouldn't need to change the other ingredients. The flavour goes a long way :) 

*Based on recipe from Symply too Good to be True.