Banana Bread

This is the recipe I got from my mommy.  It’s the bestest banana bread ever

Recipe:

1/4 c oil
2 eggs – beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c mashed bananas (if you don’t have enough, you can supplement with applesauce!)
1/4 c sour milk (3/4 tsp lemon juice and enough milk to make 1/4 c works great!)
3/4 c sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 c flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 c chopped nuts (if you want – I NEVER do!)

Mix dry ingredients together.  Make a well in the center, add wet ingredients and stir only enough to combine.  Pour into greased loaf pan(s).  Bake @ 350 – 1 hr for a large loaf, or 40-50 minutes for mini-loaves.  (I have started splitting it into 2 large loaf pans if I don’t do the mini-pans, which are my fave, but by doing 2 thin loaves and cooking less than the full hour, it seems to be a little better texture!)

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We love love love this bread.  It doesn’t last more than a few hours around here!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Recipe:

(ok, this is one of those “pick your own proportion recipes!  use what ya “need”!)

chicken
BBQ Sauce – your fave
mozzarella, shredded
Gouda cheese, shredded (sometimes I don’t have this, and it’s ok without it, but better with it!)
red onion, sliced
cilantro, chopped
oh yeah – a pizza crust!! (I have used pita bread, pre-made pizza crusts from store, and even homemade dough – whatever fits the time and ingredients on hand!)

Marinate the chicken in some bbq sauce in the fridge.  (I have used raw chicken, chopped in pieces, and even that frozen pre-cooked chicken from Costco – was in a hurry that time!).  Cook the chicken in a bit of oil in a frying pan.  Saute until it’s done.  Cover your pizza crust with some bbq sauce, sprinkle with some of both of the cheeses, then the chicken, then the onion, then a bit more mozzarella cheese, then the cilantro.  Toss it in the oven, cook until it’s done (see what your crust needs, cause that is the “critical factor” here!

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This is DELICIOUS!!  My kids’ favorite – and mine.  (Lynn is an old fashioned pizza boy – only red sauce for him – poor thing, sure is missing out!)  The kids love it enough that Gregory used this recipe for his school “Iron Chef” competition in cooking class – sweet!