Favorite Banana Bread

For some odd reason people just LOVE this recipe...I am not sure why...this is the only banana bread recipe I have ever made...and people always rave about it!

1/3 cup margarine
2/3 cup white sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 large over ripe bananas
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups of flour

Cream margarine and sugar. Add baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat in separate bowl the bananas and eggs. Add to margarine mixture. Mix. Add flour and mix well. Grease loaf pan. Bake at 300'F for approximately 1 hour until toothpick comes out clean.

Cheeseburger Mini Meat Loaves

I got this recipe from my mother-in-law, and it is now one of my families Favorite suppers. And its so quick and easy!!

1 1/2 lbs of beef
1 egg
1 cup of cheese mozza or Cheddar
1/3 cup onion
1/4 cup bread crumbs or cracker crumbs
2 Tbsp relish
2 Tbsp mustard
1/2 cup Ketchup

Combine and mix beef, egg, and 1/2 of cheese, onion, bread crumbs, relish, mustard and salt and pepper. Spray muffin cups with Pam, roll meat into big balls and place in muffin pan. Make indentations with spoon in top of balls, fill with ketchup. Sprinkle remaining cheese. Bake @ 375' for 30 minutes.

Holiday Bon Bon Cookies

This recipe is from kraft Canada and is one of my in-laws and husband's favorite that i make

• 1 pkg (6 squares) bakers white chocolate
• 1 1/2 pkg (12 squares) Semi-Sweet chocolate
• 1/4 Butter
• 1 Can (300mL) Sweetened Condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 Cup Flour
• 1/2 Finely Chopped Walnuts
• 2 Tbsp Icing Sugar

Heat Oven to 350 F. Chop each white chocolate square into chunks. Microwave semi sweet chocolate and butter in large bowl on high 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stirring after 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Blend in milk and vanilla. Add flour and nuts mix well. (dough will be stiff) shape 1 Tbsp of dough around each white chocolate chunk. Bake 6-8 minutes or cookies are soft and shiny. sprinkle lightly with icing sugar let stand 5 minutes on baking sheet.

I don't sprinkle with icing sugar instead i like to drizzle milk and white chocolate on top.

Chocolate Blizzard Cookies

I found this one on another website and is really delicious

• 1 Cup Unsalted Butter
• 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar packed
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 2 Eggs
• 2 1/4 Flour
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 pkg White Chocolate Chips
• 1Pkg Milk Chocolate Chips
• 1/2 cup Semi Sweet chocolate melted

Preheat oven 375 F Grease cookie sheet. Beat butter, sugars, vanilla in bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs (one at a time) add flour, baking soda, and salt, mix until incorporated. Stir in white and milk chocolate chips drizzle in melted semi-sweet chocolate. stir to create marble effect

Bake 10-12 min

Beef Paprika

I believe i got this recipe off all recipe website... its really good when you don't have much in the pantry and your looking for an easy recipe

• 1/4 Cup Shortening
• 1 lb beef strips
• 1 cup onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp Brown sugar
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Mustard powder
• 2 tsp Paprika
• 1 1/2 Cup water
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1/4 Cup water

melt shortening in large skillet over medium over high heat. Add meat, onion, and garlic cook and stir until meat is browned. Stir in ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, paprika, mustard and 1 1/2 cup of water reduce heat and simmer for 2 - 2 1/2 hours. Blend flour and 1/4 cup of water. stir into meat. heat to boil and stirring constantly. serve over egg noodles or rice.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know everyone had a Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe but this one is my favorite so i thought i would post it

• 1/4 Cup Butter
• 1 Cup Packed brown sugar
• 1 Large egg
• 2 Tbsp corn syrup
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 1/2 Cup Flour
• 1 Tsp baking soda
• 1/4 Tsp salt
• 3/4 Cup Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl beat butter and brown sugar. Add egg, corn syrup and vanilla beat until smooth. Add flour, baking soda and salt (I don't add the salt but thats just my preference). Stir by hand until almost combined add chocolate chips continue to stir. spry pan and bake for 10-12 minutes

Banana Galettes

I saw this recipe on tv and it looked so good... i did it with my activity day girls too cause its so easy and yummy! you can use other harder fruit instead of bananas i like apples but they don't soften enough but I'm sure pairs or other things would be good too...

• 2 (8-inch) flour Tortillas
• 4 Tbsp Butter plus 1 tbsp melted butter
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 4 Banana's (or other fruit)
• Ice cream for serving

Preheat Oven to 450F

Place tortillas on a baking sheet brush both sides with melted butter. Bake until golden apporx 6-8 minutes. while baking tortillas, in a small pot combine sugar, cinnamon and 1 Tbsp water over medium heat then stir in 4 Tbsp butter until melted. Cut banana's on the thiner side and then arrange in an over lapping manner on the tortilla shells. Brush brown sugar mixture evenly over banana's bake until shiny about 10 minutes

Aunty Marg's Sugar Cookies

• 1 1/2 Cup Flour
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1 Egg Yolk -slightly beaten
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 3 Tbsp Milk
• 1/2 Cup Butter
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Stir flour, baking powder and salt. Cream butter add sugar gradually, beat between additions. Add egg yolk mix well. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Add vanilla. Chill dough (aunty marg skips this step) Roll 1/4" thick on slightly floured board. Cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 375 F 8 to 10 minutes