not a slacker

I've been out of town, so I haven't been able to post what I made a little while ago, but I will soon. It's yummy! Also, I made Key Lime Pie on thursday, but that recipe is posted in January on here. so there!

Slackers...

Isn't anyone cooking anything???  That's is, I am making banana bread again.  With chocolate chips.  That will show you all.  muaaa haaaa haa.

Grandma Aikin's Banana Bread

 This recipe makes 1 loaf and has NO EGGS! 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
3 mashed bananas

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
(can add chocolate chips or nuts 1/4 cup if desired)

Mix first 3 ingredients.  Add dry ingredients.  Put in loaf pan (greased) Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes. 

I made this with mini chocolate chips for Nate for valentine's day.  It was a hit.  It is also good plain - with out any chocolate.

Amish Breakfast casserole - or Nella's baby shower casserole

Ingredients

1 pound sliced bacon, diced
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
6 eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups small curd cottage cheese
1 1/4 cups shredded Swiss cheese

Mom made this using lite cheeses, cottage cheese, and turkey bacon instead of regular bacon and it was so delicious!

Directions


1.In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion until bacon is crisp; drain. In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; stir in bacon mixture. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish.

2.Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until set and bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
 
Easy and sooooo good.

recipe blog!

I found a really really good recipe blog online and wanted to share the website. All of her dishes look so mouth-watering and she explains her recipes step by step.

My Kitchen Cafe

Enjoy!

Easy Chicken Bake

I borrowed this recipe off the back of the Stove Top stuffing box. Its incredibly delicious!

1 pkg Stove Top Stuffing mix for chicken
1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1" pieces
1 can (10-3/4 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup
1/3 cup Sour Cream
1 bag (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Prepare stuffing mix as directed on box. Set aside.
2. Mix chicken, soup, sour cream and vegetables in 13x9 inch baking dish. Top with prepared stuffing.
3. Bake 30 mins or until chicken is cooked through.

The recipe says it serves six but it is so good everyone will want more!

 

  

I took these pictures on my phone and they didn't turn out as well as the dinner.  I ended up cooking the chicken a little bit before mixing it in and then only baking the dish for about 25 minutes. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

buttermilk pancakes

I had some extra buttermilk and had to use it up before it went bad, so I made these yummy pancakes. They taste like they are from a restaurant. Very good:-) I didn't take a picture, plus my pancakes are always shaped weird, but they tasted great!

1 1/2 cup flour
1 egg
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1/8 cup sugar
1/4 cup veg. oil
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
splash of vanilla
pinch of salt

Mix together and you know what to do next.

It makes a good amount of pancakes (about 12). And it's good with syrup, marmalade (jam), and or powdered sugar. Enjoy!!