My wife's Awesome Homemade Churros Recipe

Ulibarri Homemade Churros

Who doesn't love a Churro? Making them at home is easier than you think. Our kids and their friends eat these up in a heartbeat and crave more when they are gone!

Ingredients

• 1 Cup water
• 5 Tablespoons butter
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• Cinnamon and sugar mix (to taste) 

Directions

1. In a microwave safe mixing bowl put the water, butter, sugar and salt in. Microwave for 3 minutes and stir. Important! Let the liquid cool to room temp (so the eggs don't scramble when introduced) we place the bottom of the bowl in a cold water bath to speed up the cooling process.
2. Add eggs and vanilla then whisk together until incorporated.
3. Lastly add the 1 and 1/4 cups flour and whisk again until batter is ready.
4. Heat oil to 375 degrees
5. Using a cake decorating pouch and star tip (pictured below), squeeze batter into the hot oil. Fry in a deep fryer or in a deep frying pan.
6. Cook churros turning once until both sides are brown. Place directly in the cinnamon/sugar mixture and plate immediately.
7. ENJOY!

Churros are great with many different things:

• straight up
• drizzled with Nutella
• with hot chocolate or coffee
• with icing
• Ice cream etc.

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! Hopefully your family will love these as much as our does and we are happy to share the recipe with you all!

Tricep Workout

David's Tricep Workout

Straight Bar Tricep Pushdowns

Starting with your palms on top of the bar and your elbows at a 90 degree angle keeping your arms at your sides and shoulders stationary. Tighten your core and press straight down using a weight for 10-12 reps the first 2 sets. The next 2 sets increase weight for sets of 6-8 and lastly 4-6 reps. You should have a good burn going after these 4 sets.

Tricep Kickbacks

Start with a dumbbell in one hand with your palm facing your torso. Keep your arm close to your body and in a controlled manner use your tricep to raise the weight until the arm is fully extended then back again. Once again FORM is very important to gets the best results from this exercise which is one of my all-time favorite tricep exercises. Complete 3 sets of 6-8 reps.

Reverse Grip Tricep Pushdowns

I like to finish with this exercise, it gives a great pump to end with. This exercise the weight you will use is much lighter than all the other exercises. This is a sculpting movement and form is more important than the weight. I finish with 3 sets of 10-12 reps for a great burn!

There are several other exercises I mix in every so often to keep the body guessing like. Rope tricep pushdowns or dips until failure for a great finishing burn.

Ranch Chicken Thighs

Ranch Chicken Thighs

This is such a super easy recipe that can be made any night of the week!

Ingredients

• 6-8 chicken thighs bone-in and skin on.
• 1 packet of dry ranch dressing mix
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves minced garlic

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
2. Wash and pat dry thighs
3. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray
4. Place thighs skin side up and lightly season with pepper.
5. In a separate bowl mix dressing mix, olive oil and garlic (it will have the consistency of a paste)
6. Brush the tops of each thigh with ranch mixture.
7. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until internal temp is at least 165F and juices run clear. 

Serve with whatever side you would like (pictured is a kale and craisin salad).

Hope you enjoy!

Bicep Workout

David's Bicep Workout

Alternating Standing Bicep Curls

I like to start out with this exercise and pyramid up in weight. This exercise is where I go the heaviest. You want to start at a weight that you can keep GOOD FORM and complete 8-10 reps for 2 sets to get warmed up. I then go up in weight the next set where I can do 6 minimum again keeping GOOD FORM. Then the last set I select a weight I can do 4 minimum to 6 reps. I rest 30secs-1minute between sets. You will see me always emphasis keeping GOOD FORM. If you have to swing the weight or arch your back to complete a rep you will hurt yourself and your bicep will not be getting any benefits.I use standing barbell curls as a alternative, just to mix it up and keep your muscles guessing! Same reps and sets apply.

Seated Concentration Curls

This exercise is all about form and not about weight! This is a great isolation/sculpting exercise. I want to complete 3 sets with a weight I can do 6-8 perfect reps keeping my elbow against the inside of my knee. I will use preacher curls as an alternative to this exercise.

Low Cable Rope Curls

I use a weight to complete 3 sets of 10-12 reps this gets a super good burn going.

Seated Hammer Curls

I like to finish with this exercise. I know a broken record, but form is important for sculpting the outer bicep muscle. For this exercise I again pyramid up in weight and less reps. Starting with a weight to complete 8-10 then next set 6-8 and the last set 4-6 reps.

I train biceps usually twice a week. Listen to your muscles and they will let you know if they need longer rest before training again. Proper recovery time is important. For me usually after 48-72 hours my biceps feel 100% ready to go. I would recommend at first keeping a workout journal so you can document the weight used in each set. It will also let you see your progress over time as you get stronger.

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