Red pepper and Spicy Chicken Sausage Pasta

1 shallot
3 cloves garlic
1 jar of red peppers
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup soy cream
1/2 cup parm cheese
sprig of parsley
2 tbsp chopped basil
Chicken sausage

Cook your sausage enough so that it is easy to cut into medallions.

Chop your shallot, red peppers, and garlic and cook in a pan for about 5 minutes.

Pour into a food processor and blend until mostly liquid.

Sear your sausage medallions.

Add back in your blended mixture.

Pour in the rest of your ingredients.

Let everything simmer together for about 5 minutes.

Add your pasta and toss in the pan until covered.

Serve with a veggie and with basil and parsley on top of your pasta! Yum!

Birthday Cupcakes!

This makes about 8 cupcakes....
Cupcakes:
3/4 cup flour
1/8 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1 tbsp butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk

Frosting:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp milk
1/4 tsp vanilla

Oven at 350 deg F
Put all of your dry ingredients for the cupcakes in a bowl.
Add your butter and sugar to your mixer and beat until mixed
Add your egg and vanilla and mix
Alternate pouring in your dry mix and your milk until all is in the mixer
Poir into cupcake pan and put in the oven for about 15 minutes.

While that's baking,

Clean your mixing bowl and pour in everything for your frosting
Mix on medium for about 5 minutes

 Frost with icing and then I splashed with chocolate sauce! yum