Banana Bread

One of the many ways to make delicious banana bread!

Recipe from here.

Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 large eggs

3 ripe bananas

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.

Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers

These are simple to make and amazing to eat. Seriously. The sauce kick's ass.

Recipe from here.

Makes about 6 servings.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 - 6 hours on HIGH

INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds Italian sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
{I did one package of sweet and one package of spicy}

2 bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips

2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) stewed tomatoes

2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste

1 package McCormick® Slow Cookers Italian Herb Chicken Seasoning

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place all ingredients in slow cooker; toss to coat well. Cover.

2. Cook 5 - 6 hours on HIGH. (Cooking time may vary).

3. Serve over cooked pasta or in hoagie rolls, if desired.

Dallas Burgers

I adapted this recipe from my favorite Bobby Flay burger here.
These were so amazingly yummy. My hubby wants them every night for dinner!

Ingredients:
1 lb. lean beef
chili powder
paprika
dry mustard
cumin
salt & pepper
burger buns
coleslaw
bbq sauce
spicey cheese
sandwich pickles

Directions:
Mix 1 tablespoon chile powder, 2 teaspoons paprika, 1 teaspoon each of dry mustard, ground cumin and kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Mix in beef with hands. Shape lean ground beef into a uniform patty, no more than 3/4 inch thick (don't overwork the meat). I made 4 patties. Make a depression in the center with your thumb so the burger won't bulge; the indent will rise as the patty cooks.
Preheat a grill or cast-iron grill pan to high. Brush the pan with canola or olive oil and season the burgers with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown and slightly charred, turning once (7 minutes for medium-rare). Avoid pressing with a spatula! Add cheese and bbq sauce on top of each burger to your liking the last minute of cooking.
Toast buns. Add you burgers to the toasted buns and top with coleslaw and pickles and enjoy!