One Pan Fudge

Pic by:  Dine & Dash

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar

Directions
1  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2  In an ungreased 9 x 13 pan- yes UNgreased, sift all dry ingredients.
3  Add the liquids and stir just until blended.
4  Bake for 25 minutes.
5 Frost with your favorite frosting, cake is extremely moist so care must be taken that you don't tear up the top of the cake.

Serves 10 - 12
Source:  http://www.food.com/recipe/1-pan-fudge-cake-29935

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Ingredients
1 quart water or milk 1 - 3 ounce Mexican chocolate tablet, such as Ibarra or La Abuelita coarsely chopped 8 cinnamon sticks for garnish
Directions
Heat 1 cup water or milk with chocolate in saucepan over medium heat. Stir until chocolate has melted. Add remaining water or milk and simmer. Remove from heat, beat with whisk or electric mixer on low until foamy. Serve in mugs garnished with cinnamon sticks.
Make 8
Source: Vegetarian Times

Roasted Green Bean Bundles

Ingredients

• 1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed 
• 1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 Tbs. garlic-flavored olive oil
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• Lemon slices, for garnish, optional
• Hawaiian salt, black salt, or fleur de sel, for garnish, optional

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper, or coat with cooking spray.

2. Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Add green beans and red onion, and blanch 3 minutes. Drain, then pat vegetables dry with paper towels.

3. Whisk together oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper in large bowl. Add beans and onion slices; toss to coat. 4. Group beans and onion slices into 8 bundles (about 10 to 15 beans each), and tie each bundle with 8-inch piece of kitchen twine. Place bundles tie side down on prepared baking sheet. Bake 7 to 10 minutes, or until bean ends begin to brown. Flip bundles with spatula so tie side is up, and bake 7 to 10 minutes more, or until all bean tips are brown. Transfer bundles to serving plate, and garnish with lemon slices and Hawaiian salt, if using.

Source: http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/roasted-green-bean-bundles/