Banana Oat Muffins

Mix:
1/2 C. melted butter
2 C. brown sugar

Add and mix:
2 eggs
bananas

Add:
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 C. flour
1 C. oats
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Bake 350 for 25-30 min


Banana Muffins

3-4 bananas
1 C. sugar
1 egg
1/3 C. butter melted
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. vanilla

Bake 350 for 20 min

Cottage Pie

6 potatoes peeled and cut
2 TBSP butter
1 C. milk/cream
2 C. pepper jack cheese
1 tsp salt

2 lbs ground beef
1 onion diced
1 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp cinnamon
2 cans black beans
1 can corn
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 can green chilies
1 C. pepper jack cheese/cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 350. Spray baking dish with oil.

Boil potatoes until fork tender. Drain and mash until smooth. Add butter and milk until desired consistency. Stir in cheese and salt.

In a skillet over medium heat add onion, beef and salt until slightly cooked. Add garlic, cumin, paprika and cinnamon. Complete cooking until browned. Add beans, corn, green chilies and tomatoes.  Mix well.

Transfer mixture to baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 the pepper jack/cheddar cheese. Top with mashed potatoes. Cover with remaining 1/2 of cheese.

Bake 30 min until golden on top.

Banana Pancake

3 eggs whipped
1 banana mashed
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon

Combine all ingredients and cook in hot pan oiled with coconut oil.  Cook about 4 min each side.

Baked French Toast

In a very large bowl, break apart desired type of bread into large pieces.  2-3 slices per person. Add 3-4 teaspoons cinnamon and mix. 

In a medium bowl, whisk 2 eggs per person.  Add 2 cups milk and whisk again. 

Get 1-2 blocks of Philadelphia cream cheese and cut into squares.

In a large deep baking dish, place a layer of bread and cream cheese.  Alternate back and forth until all bread and cream cheese is used with a layer of bread at the top. 

VERY slowly, drizzle the eggs over the top of the bread covering the entire dish. 

Bake at 375 about 20 min or golden on top.  Serve with syrup.


FRENCH TOAST

1 egg per person
cinnamon
sugar
vanilla
Brioche bread

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies

No sugar added (just from bananas and applesauce)

3 ripe bananas mashed (or 2 if using applesauce)
1/3 c organic natural peanut butter
2/3 cup applesauce (exclude if using 3 bananas)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cup quick or old fashioned oats
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. 

Mix mashed bananas, peanut butter, applesauce, vanilla and spices. Add oats, chocolate chips, nuts and coconut.  Mix well.

Scoop 2 TBSP on baking sheet. Press down slightly. They do not spread when baking. 

Bake for 20 min. Cool slightly before eating. 
Makes 1 dozen. (You can add 1/4 cup cocoa to make chocolaty)

Almond Flour Pankcakes

1 1/2 cups Almond Meal
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp + cinnamon
3 eggs room temperature
5 TBSP coconut milk
2 TBSP honey
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all the dry together then add the liquid.  Set aside 5 min.  Heat skillet with coconut oil.

Whole Grain Pancakes

Feeds 8 people. You can put them in a freezer bag and pop them in the toaster.

3 1/2 cups Whole Wheat flour
2 1/2 cup Oats
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup brown sugar (opt)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup flax seed or flax flour
1/2 cup wheat germ 
2 tsp cinnamon
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Beat eggs, milk, applesauce, vanilla.  Add remaining ingredients.  Mix until smooth.  Add more flour/milk if needed. Should be easily spreadable.

Nutty Eggplant Pasta

When I first tasted this dish, I closed my eyes and pictured myself in the snowy mountains, warm and cozy by a fire in a cabin.  The cinnamon and cocoa add an amazing aroma, adding the walnuts to this delicious combo of seasonings bring it to an Earthy and natural flavor.  The eggplant gives it a slight kick, while the ricotta and romano keeps this dish a mild, yet savory essence.

Begin with boiling water to cook desired pasta style for this dish. 

3 white eggplant cut into large pieces
3 purple eggplant (hanzel and gretel)
1 large onion chopped

Spread over bottom of large deep baking dish.  Sprinkle cinnamon and cocoa over the top of veggies.  Drizzle with olive oil.

Bake 425 about 15 min.

While roasting do the following:

2 cups raw walnuts (chop large pieces).  Sprinkle over veggies and continue to bake another 10 min. 

In a large bowl mix together:

A handful of fresh italian parsley (chop)
1 cup grated pecorino romano
1 tub of whole milk ricotta cheese

Add this mixture to the cooked pasta.  By now the eggplant mixture should be roasted.  Add eggplant to pasta and cheese. 

Cinnamon Rolls with Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting

Makes 24 cinnamon rolls

In a small bowl add the following and set aside:

1/2 cup war water
4 1/2 tsp yeast
1 TBSP sugar

In a VERY large bowl BLEND:

1 5.1oz box vanilla pudding mix
3 cups milk

Mix in: 

1/2 cup butter melted
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp salt

Mix in: 

Yeast mixture

Add:

8 cups white flour 2 cups at a time
Fold flour in until a non-sticky ball forms, remove from bowl and kneed 5 more minutes
Grease the same large bowl (or butter) and place the dough in bowl.  Cover with towel.  Rise for 1 hour or until double in size. Punch down. Rise another 45 min.

Split the dough in half and roll 1/2 the dough on a floured surface into a large rectangle until no more than 1/4" thick.  (you will want to roll out very thin because the dough likes to move back together and become thick again)

With a spatula spread soft butter to cover the dough.  Sprinkle about 1/2 cup sugar over dough. Sprinkle about 1/2 cup brown sugar over dough. (brown sugar is optional). Sprinkle GOOD cinnamon to cover dough.  I like a lot of cinnamon so it's up to you how much.  I cover it a good layer.

Cut dough into 12 strips.  They should be around 1 1/2" - 2" wide.  The strips a good 6" high.  Roll and place 1"-2" apart in a greased/buttered cake pan or dish the same size.

Set aside to rise 30 min or rolls are full and touching each other.  Repeat for the second ball of dough.  While second batch is rising you can bake the first batch.

BAKE:  350  for 15-20 min or until golden

While your first batch of rolls are cooking you can make the frosting!

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz butter
8 oz cream cheese
4 cups powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Blend all together.

***Spread a LIGHT coating over rolls immediately after pulling them out of the oven***  the frosting will melt into the rolls and make them oh so yummy.  After rolls have cooled place desired amount of frosting over top.  ENJOY!

PERFECTLY SWEET *** Sweet Potatoes

6-8 medium sweet potatoes
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 bag mini marshmallows

Wash, peel and cut potatoes into large pieces and place in a large baking dish. (they shrink down once cooked so you can add a good amount into dish) Mix melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour over potatoes.  Sprinkle 2 cups marshmallows over top.

Bake 375  30-45 min. or until tender. 

Sprinkle remaining marshmallows over top and broil on LOW 2 min or until marshmallows are golden.

Whah-Lah!