Strawberries stuffed with Cheesecake

Ingredients:

-1 lb large strawberries (1 container.....I would advise to double because it is that delicious)

-8 oz. cream cheese, softened (you can use 1/3 less fat, but I used fat free)

-3 tbsp powdered sugar 

-1 tsp vanilla extract

-1/2 cup of graham cracker (use more or less depending how much you like on it.)

Directions:

1. Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. 

2. Remove the top and clean out the inside with a paring knife. (I ate the middle part :) why waste?)

3. Prep all strawberries and set on a pan. (I stood them up so when I was ready to fill they were already sitting up)

4. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy. 

5. Add cream cheese mix to a piping bag or ziploc with the corner snipped off. (don't cut the corner too big)

6. Fill strawberries with cheesecake mixture. 

7. Once strawberries are filled, dip the top in graham cracker crumbs. 

8. If not serving immediately, refrigerate until serving.

9. Try not to eat all them of them in one sitting!! :) ENJOY

Honey glazed chicken wrapped w/ bacon

Ingredients:

2 pound boneless chicken breasts
20 thin bacon slices
3 Tbsp honey
2 Tbp coarse mustard (I used Zataran with the creole flavor)
1 Tbs fresh lemon juice

Directions:

1. Cut the chicken breasts in thin strips. Not too thin, the bacon has to brown and if the chicken is too thin it’ll get dry before the bacon gets crispy. (I bought the chicken already in cutlets).

2. In a bowl, combine 3 tbsp of honey with 2 tsp coarse mustard. Squeeze in a tbs of lemon juice. I think orange juice will be great, too.

3. Wrap the bacon around the chicken strips. Place them in a roasting tray or on a cookie sheet. I put foil on the tray so that the clean up would be less. (I also put it on a rack so that the fat from the bacon would drip down and reduce calories and fat, but I am sure if you didn't put it on the rack it would be a lot juicier.)

4. Brush the chicken bites with half the marinade. Bake them in a preheated oven at 400 F (225C) for 10 to 13 minutes. Until the bacon is crispy. As soon as one side is done, take the tray out of the oven. Flip them over and brush them with the remaining marinade. Put them back in the oven for another 10 to 13 minutes, until the other side is crispy as well. Keep an eye on them.

Here is a picture of my finished product :)