Banana Oatmeal Bread

This bread was really easy to make and it tastes great.

Banana-Oatmeal Bread
1 c flour
1 c rolled oats
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c mashed bananas
1/4 c buttermilk
1 c chopped nuts, optional

In a small bowl, combine first 5 ingredients; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter. Continue beating, while gradually adding sugar until pale and fluffy. There should be no lumps. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in mashed bananas and buttermilk. On slowest speed of mixer, or by hand, gradually add the flour mixture until batter is an even consistency. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until done.

Paris Chicken

I made this for dinner last night and it was so tasty. It smelled wonderful as it cooked all day and the chicken was so tender it fell apart.



Paris Chicken from momadvice.com

3 lb whole chicken cut up or 3 whole chicken breasts, halved

1/4 c white wine or chicken broth

1 can cream of mushroom soup

4 ounces sliced mushrooms

1 cup sour cream

1/4 cup flour

Place chicken in slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper. Mix wine and soup and pour over chicken. Add mushrooms. Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Remove chicken pieces and keep warm. Stir together sour cream and flour and stir into mushroom gravy in slow cooker. Heat for 30 minutes on low. Add chicken back to slow cooker. Yummy served over rice. Would also be good over pasta or mashed potatoes.

Tri-level Brownies

Another one of grandma's yummy dessert recipes.

Tri-Level Brownies
Bottom layer: Sift together 1/2 c flour, 1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt, mix with 1 c quick oats and 1/2 c brown sugar. Stir in 6 T melted butter. Pat mixture into a 12x8" pan and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
Middle layer: Combine 1 oz melted unsweetened chocolate, 4 T melted butter and 3/4 c sugar; add 1 egg and beat well. Sift together 2/3 c flour, 1/4 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt, add alternately with 1/4 c milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla to chocolate mixture. Fold in 1/2 c chopped nuts. Spread batter over baked layer. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
Top layer: Place 1 oz unsweetened chocolate and 2 T butter in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolate melts. Remove from heat and add 1 1/2 c powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla. Blend in enough hot water to form frosting. Spread over baked layer when cooled.

Cheese Baked Fish Fillets

It has been a little while since I've updated my site. I've been busy getting ready to do some planting and with some spring cleaning. I've still been doing some delicious cooking so enjoy these new recipes.

Cheese Baked Fish Fillets
1 pound frozen fish fillets, thawed (I used orange roughy fillets)
2/3 c cream of mushroom soup
3/4 c sour cream
1 1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
Drain fillets on paper toweling: arrange in a single layer in a buttered 2 quart shallow baking dish. In a 1 quart saucepan, combine undiluted soup and sour cream, blend thoroughly. Add 1 c cheese, heat over low heat, stirring constantly until cheese melts. Spread mixture over fillets, bake in a preheated over at 375, 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; return to over for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. The sauce would be very good served over rice or pasta.

Party pleasing beef dish

I have to thank Ryan for making this Sunday. I had to work and he put this together and he did a great job.

Taste of Home

1 # ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
3/4 cup water
8 oz tomato sauce
8 oz tomato paste
2 tsp sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
1 cup cooked rice
Tortilla chips
Toppings: shredded cheese, chopped green onions, olives, sour cream, tomato, taco sauce

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add the next 8 ingredients; mix well. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until heated through. Add rice; cover and cook 10 minutes longer. Serve over tortilla chips with toppings of your choice.

I am definitely going to make this again when we have company sometime. It was really tasty and (I think) easy to put together.

Lemon Pork Chops

I guess I'm kind of on the lemon theme lately. I made this Saturday in the crock pot and it was really nice to have dinner ready at the end of the day. This smelled delicious all afternoon and it turned out pretty good. We had homemade macaroni and cheese with this and some peas. This was really a simple dish to prepare.

Taste of Home

4 bone-in pork loin chops (I used boneless and it worked out fine) 3/4" thick
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 medium onion, cut into 1/4 inch slices
1 lemon, cut into 1/4 inch slices
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup

Place pork chops in the slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with onion and lemon. Sprinkle with brown sugar; drizzle with ketchup. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until meat juices run clear.

Scrumptious Blueberry Lemon Bread

This was really easy and really good! It is a Light and Tasty recipe.

1 and 1/3 c flour
2/3 c whole wheat flour
2/3 c sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 egg white
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
1/2 c fat free milk
3 T butter, melted
1 c fresh or frozen blueberries
2 tsp grated lemon peel
Glaze: 1/3 c powdered sugar
2 T lemon juice

In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, beat the egg, egg white, applesauce, milk and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries and lemon peel.
Transfer to an 8x4" loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 60-65 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Combine the glaze ingredients; pour over warm loaf. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

This was so good!