Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix.
3. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. 
Notes: I'm using a microwave that's also an oven so the heat is trapped in a much smaller area. The recipe called for an hour in the oven, but it was a little too much in my small microwave so the top burnt a little. I should remember to trust my nose the next time I bake.
Adapted from: Simply Recipes' Banana Bread
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Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 pieces of thick bread, torn into small pieces
- 1/2 cup raisins or berries (optional)
Directions:
1. In medium saucepan, over medium heat, heat milk just until film forms over top. Combine butter and milk, stirring until butter is melted. Cool to lukewarm.
2. Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture.
3. Place bread in a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.
4. Sprinkle with raisins or berries if desired. Pour batter on top of bread.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Serve warm.
Notes: Stephanie gave me this recipe. She was on this particular food kick for three weeks! I don't think I'll try another recipe for bread pudding. This one is awesome.
Adapted from: Stephanie Stout's Bread Pudding Recipe
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Mac and Cheese
Notes: I went over to Chen's to learn how to knit. It was too cold to buy ingredients for food so we scrounged around our kitchens to see what we could make. This is what we came up with.
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Toasted Tuna Sandwich
Notes: I went over to Chen's to learn how to knit. It was too cold to buy ingredients for food so we scrounged around our kitchens to see what we could make. This is what we came up with.
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Sweet Potato Salad
- sweet potato, potato
- egg, mayonnaise
- apple, cucumber, carrots
- vinegar
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Stir Fry Chicken Balls
- seasoned ground chicken
- vegetables (onions, carrots, cucumbers)
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Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 4 cups sliced apples
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
2. Place apples in prepared dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour water over all. In a bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Blend in flour. Sprinkle mixture evenly over apples.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until apples are tender and crust is golden.
Notes: I used my microwave to bake for the first time! The settings were a bit tricky. It took so long to preheat that I just put the cobbler in and waited until it looked ready. It took around an hour.
Adapted from: All Recipe's Apple Crisp III
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Chocolate Heart Pancake
Notes: I saw this done in a cook book I flipped through at the library. My pancake failed, but I'm not sure why. The heart was too liquidy and got broken up by the pancake mix when I poured it on the pan. Next time, I'll draw the picture, and then put the pan on the stove. Maybe I'll use chocolate from a tube instead of melting my own.
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