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Busted! College students are creating
mug shots at an alarming rate.
A mug shot usually means doing time for a crime, but in our case,
there are no police reports, no booking photos or fingerprints. These
mug shots are cute coffee mugs filled with food and micro-waved
to perfection. A mug shot can be found in college dormitories,
apartments and recently in residential homes, and businesses.
Some critics allegedly claim it is criminal to cook foods in a mug
and microwave, but not this young ‘Z’-or WIFI generation.
A mug shot can feature breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts.
The cooking equipment is a microwave, a large microwavable cup
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or mug, a spoon or fork to mix. Some food bloggers have created
a recipe mug book.
Leslie Bilderback, author of Mug Cakes: 100 Speedy Microwave
Treats to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, recommends the following tips
for successful baking. “Use self-rising flour, one large egg equals
two mug cakes, the most important thing is not to fill the cup or
mug more than half full with batter, start with the shortest cooktime your recipe lists first, mug cakes will be blonde in color, and
sinking will happen.” Although Leslie is focused on baking, many
other recipes can be made using a mug. Hungry Girl.com has egg
mug recipes, “Sweet Cheese and Apple Mug, Mexi-licious Egg
Mug. and Egg Foo Mug.”
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Serve it up Sassy
What kind of mug shot do you want to make? Serve it up Sassy decided to recreate
comfort foods, Mug-a-Mac with Cheese, Mug-a-Muffin with Berries and Streusel,
and a high-profile beverage, Mug-a-Cocoa, Caramel Orange Pumpkin Spice. The
Mac with Cheese is a hearty meal with a little touch of home. What makes this
recipe different from other mug recipes is cooking the pasta in milk and adding
water as needed. Elbow macaroni is cooked at 1-minute intervals until “al dente”.
Shredded sharp cheddar cheese and a dash of ground nutmeg are added to
the mix creating a pungent and sweet creamy sauce. Crushed Pepperidge Farm
Gold Fish crackers are sprinkled on top of the Mac and Cheese as a crunchy
garnish. This Mac and Cheese mug recipe creates a half-shot, meaning half-cup
or a four-ounce serving. If you want more than a half-shot, make the recipe again
in a separate cup then add the two together. Moments of home will come to mind
as you savor every bite of this creamy cheesy Mug-a-Mac with Cheese.
No time for breakfast? In 1-minute and 25 seconds you can have the best muga-muffin ever! Fresh berries are mixed with self-rising flour, milk, vegetable oil
and egg for a moist sponge -type muffin. Sounds like a lot of ingredients but
we are talking tablespoons and not cups. For added crunch, a pecan brown
sugar streusel covers the baked muffin. The muffin recipe is basic, which will allow
combinations of ingredients such as mashed bananas and chopped walnuts,
diced apples and ground cinnamon, cocoa and chocolate chips to name a few.
The all-time most delicious cold-weather beverage is the Mug-a-Cocoa. This
cocoa is blended with pumpkin pie spice, ground cinnamon, and orange extract.
For a double-shot add fresh whipped cream, drizzled caramel topping, and
coarse sea salt to this divine hot cocoa. To keep calories in check omit the doubleshot and use skim milk.
Mug recipes are fun to create. A teaspoon or tablespoon of this-or-that ingredient
makes these recipes easy to mix and bake. A small well-stocked pantry will enable
students to create a wide variety of foods. In the dorm room, designate a small
book-case to serve as the pantry. Keep the book-case pantry clutter free and neat
by stocking food staples in colorful baskets. Bright and cheery placemats provide
protection and coordinated color scheme for the top shelf of this book-case pantry.
Create a space for the microwave, coffee maker and blender, the three essential
elements for dorm living. For more ideas on stocking a mini pantry in your college
dorm room go to blog site,http://stronglikemycoffee.com.
HERE ARE A FEW OTHER NO-BAKE MUG-A-LICIOUS IDEAS:
• Place 1- tablespoon of ranch or blue cheese dressing in a mug; fill with
fresh carrot and celery sticks, cucumber wedges, and cheery tomatoes.
• Place 1-tablespoon almond or peanut butter in a mug; fill with sliced
bananas, crushed peanuts or almonds. Drizzle with chocolate sauce.
• Create a trail mix with popped popcorn, almonds, cashews, mini pretzels,
raisins, or other dried fruits. Serve it in your mug for a controlled portion.
• Place 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt in a mug; fill with 2 teaspoons brown
sugar, let brown sugar soften, add layer of fresh berries and crushed
granola bar. Repeat layers as desired.
• Place 2 tablespoons hummus in a mug; add desired dippers, whole
grain crackers, pretzel sticks, sun chips, pita or flat bread wedges.
Don’t be alarmed by the Mug Shot Mania! College kids are making wholesome
and delicious food choices with this new way of cooking. The evidence is in and
Mug cooking is here to stay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation
http://us.macmillan.com/mugcakes/lesliebilderback
http://www.hungry-girl.com/biteout/show/best-of-egg-mug-recipes
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Make a Statement, Make it Sassy and Make it Yours!
Liz Bushong is an expert in the three-dimensional art ofentertaining. She transforms simple dining
occasions into beautiful and memorable moments by adding a touch of her own “sassy” style. She
makes elegance easy for her audience and encourages them to add their own Sassy touch to make it
unique. Liz is famous for creating her own version of a beautifully presented tablescape – which she
calls a Sassyscape ™ .
In 2009 and 2010, Liz was selected from thousands nationwide to be part of an elite team of 100
professionals entrusted with decorating the White House for the holiday. In 2011, she was part of sevenperson team selected to decorate the Tennessee governor’s mansion for the holiday.
Liz has been featured as the monthly guest chef on Daytime Tri-cities, television show on WJHL, the CBS affiliate for the Tri-cities area
of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. She is also the creator and host of her own one-hour seasonal television show
called “Serve it up Sassy!” for the same market, which aired in 2011.
She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Consumer and Family Sciences from Purdue University and an
Associate in Applied Science degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
She is also certified in Decorative Finishes and has been trained as a master gardener. Liz is the author of Just
Desserts and Sweets & Savories cookbook. Liz makes her home in Johnson City, Tennessee. She continues to
perfect her sassy approach to turning simple dining occasions into beautiful and memorable moments.
To purchase cookbooks, see recipes, cooking, and decorating ideas go to www.lizbushong.com.

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