1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. mashed bananas, about 3 large
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/2 c. chopped nuts, but I never include them
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
Heat oven to 375. Grease and flour jelly roll pan. Mix sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs in large bowl at low speed. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Beat in flour, salt, and baking soda on medium speed. Stir in nuts. Or leave the nuts out if you're awesome. Spread in pan and bake until light brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool.
Frosting
1/4 c. margarine
2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 tbl. milk
Heat margarine until delicate brown. Remove from stove and mix in powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk until smooth. Spread on cooled bars.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
No Bake Cookies
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. chunky peanut butter
3 c. quick oats
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix sugar, cocoa, margarine, and milk. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and add peanut butter, vanilla, and oats. Mix well and drop in teaspoons on wax paper. Let stand until hard.
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. chunky peanut butter
3 c. quick oats
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix sugar, cocoa, margarine, and milk. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and add peanut butter, vanilla, and oats. Mix well and drop in teaspoons on wax paper. Let stand until hard.
Spinach Salad
Salad:
Baby spinach leaves
Mandarin oranges or strawberries
Pecans
Mozzarella cheese
Pretty much anything your little heart desires
Dressing:
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. olive oil
1/4 c. white vinegar
1/4 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
1 tbl. minced onion
2 tbl. sesame or poppy seeds or a mix of both
1/4 tsp. paprika
Combine dressing ingredients. Combine salad ingredients. Combine dressing and salad right before serving.
Baby spinach leaves
Mandarin oranges or strawberries
Pecans
Mozzarella cheese
Pretty much anything your little heart desires
Dressing:
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. olive oil
1/4 c. white vinegar
1/4 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
1 tbl. minced onion
2 tbl. sesame or poppy seeds or a mix of both
1/4 tsp. paprika
Combine dressing ingredients. Combine salad ingredients. Combine dressing and salad right before serving.
Strawberry Delight Cake
1st layer
1 white cake mix
Prepare cake mix according to package directions and spread into large cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.
2nd layer
1 pkg cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. powdered sugar
1 large pkg vanilla pudding
2 1/2 c. milk
Mix together and spread over cooled cake. Put in fridge.
3rd layer
1 pkg Danish Dessert (raspberry or strawberry)
1 1/2 c. water
frozen raspberries or strawberries
Cook Danish Dessert according to package directions. Mix in berries and spread on top of vanilla layer.
Keep stored in fridge.
Recipe from: Someone at Cherry Creek Elementary
1 white cake mix
Prepare cake mix according to package directions and spread into large cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.
2nd layer
1 pkg cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. powdered sugar
1 large pkg vanilla pudding
2 1/2 c. milk
Mix together and spread over cooled cake. Put in fridge.
3rd layer
1 pkg Danish Dessert (raspberry or strawberry)
1 1/2 c. water
frozen raspberries or strawberries
Cook Danish Dessert according to package directions. Mix in berries and spread on top of vanilla layer.
Keep stored in fridge.
Recipe from: Someone at Cherry Creek Elementary
Mom's Sloppy Joes
My mom is awesome, especially at cooking. But trying to get a recipe out of her is like pulling teeth. There are so many great things that she makes that she just "puts stuff in until it tastes right." Grrr. Here's my best attempt at her sloppy joes.
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. veggies—carrots, celery, onion—chopped super small so they are about the same size as the ground beef
(These amounts can be doubled or whatever depending on how much you want to make. I just try to use equal parts meat and veggies. Or even more veggies than meat just because I can.)
ketchup
brown sugar
lemon juice
mustard
Brown the ground beef, drain. While meat is cooking sauté the vegetables until soft. Add some ketchup to the veggies to keep them from burning if you like. Or some olive oil. Combine meat and veggies in large pot or crock pot. Add ketchup until desired consistency is reached (well, a little more soupy than desired since they will cook down). Add brown sugar until desired sweetness is reached. Add a bit of lemon juice and mustard to brighten up the flavor. The longer you let everything simmer together on the stove or in the crock pot the better the flavors will combine and the softer the veggies will be. Serve on hamburger buns.
This freezes really well and is a great meal to have in the freezer for days when life just isn't going your way.
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. veggies—carrots, celery, onion—chopped super small so they are about the same size as the ground beef
(These amounts can be doubled or whatever depending on how much you want to make. I just try to use equal parts meat and veggies. Or even more veggies than meat just because I can.)
ketchup
brown sugar
lemon juice
mustard
Brown the ground beef, drain. While meat is cooking sauté the vegetables until soft. Add some ketchup to the veggies to keep them from burning if you like. Or some olive oil. Combine meat and veggies in large pot or crock pot. Add ketchup until desired consistency is reached (well, a little more soupy than desired since they will cook down). Add brown sugar until desired sweetness is reached. Add a bit of lemon juice and mustard to brighten up the flavor. The longer you let everything simmer together on the stove or in the crock pot the better the flavors will combine and the softer the veggies will be. Serve on hamburger buns.
This freezes really well and is a great meal to have in the freezer for days when life just isn't going your way.
Honey Butter
2 sticks butter, softened
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup marshmallow fluff
Whip all together with an electric mixer and serve at room temperature (can be refrigerated and softened).
Nate really likes this honey butter, but I'm not so sure on it because you can really taste the marshmallow.
Recipe from: Kitchen Cafe
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup marshmallow fluff
Whip all together with an electric mixer and serve at room temperature (can be refrigerated and softened).
Nate really likes this honey butter, but I'm not so sure on it because you can really taste the marshmallow.
Recipe from: Kitchen Cafe
Corncake (Awesome Cornbread)
½ cup cornmeal
1 ½ cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup oil
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
1 ¼ cup milk
Add dry ingredients, make a well and add oil, butter, eggs, and milk into the center. Stir until just mixed (batter will be runny - don't be alarmed!). Bake in an 8” square pan at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. This doubles perfectly for a 9X13-inch pan.
Recipe from: Kitchen Cafe
1 ½ cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup oil
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
1 ¼ cup milk
Add dry ingredients, make a well and add oil, butter, eggs, and milk into the center. Stir until just mixed (batter will be runny - don't be alarmed!). Bake in an 8” square pan at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. This doubles perfectly for a 9X13-inch pan.
Recipe from: Kitchen Cafe
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