Chocolate Banana Bread!

Here's the recipe for this delicious Chocolate Banana Bread brought to you by allrecipes.com!

"Ingredients

1 cup margarine, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
6 bananas, mashed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup lite sour cream
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips."

"Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar and eggs. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Sift in flour, baking soda and cocoa; mix well. Blend in sour cream and chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean."

"Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min"

"Amount Per Serving Calories: 278 | Total Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 39mg"

Info, pic and recipe from: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Banana-Bread/Detail.aspx

Homemade Applesauce!

This delicious recipe is great and simple!

12 apples-pelled, cored and choped
2 1/4 cups water
3/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

In a scaucepan, combine apples, water, sugar and cinnamon. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 25-30 minutes or until soft. Allow to cool, then mash with a fork or potato masher.






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Sweet Potato Puree!

Here's the recipe for a delicious dish called Sweet Potato Puree!

1 lb. carrots
2 lbs. sweet potatoes
3/4 c. sweet butter
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
dash of cayenne pepper, salt and pepper

Cook carrots and potatoes until tender (you can microwave, bake or boil the potatoes). Puree with the rest of the ingredients. Done.

Enjoy cooking!

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Chicken Croquettes!

Hi Everyone! This recipe is also another famous one of my grandma's and I hope you enjoy!

1 chicken bouillon cube
3 tbsps. boiling water
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. grated onion
2 c. ground or finely chopped cooked chicken
1 c. soft breadcrumbs
1/4 c. dry breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Dissolve bouillon in water; blend in the mayo, salt and onion. Stir in chicken, and soft crumbs. Shape and roll in dry breadcrumbs. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 min.

Also, I'm about to try this recipe to night at dinner and at the looks of it, these look yummy!

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Grandma's Chicken Salad!

Hi Everyone! I know we haven't posted for awhile but now I have a recipe waiting to be heard! My Grandma's Chicken Salad!
Here's the recipe for it:

Start with about half a 3 1/2 # roasted chicken or about two large 1/2 breast (poached). Chop up chicken. Add 2 or 3 chopped scallions or 3 very thin slices of red onion, chopped fine. Stir in a lot of mayo, salt, and pepper. If you will be hosting a large amount of company, don't use a Cuisinart to grind up your chicken salad or you'll end up with less chicken salad than you needed. Put the chicken salad in a bowl, store it, or eat it right away!

Hope you enjoyed that and we have more recipes coming your way!

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Rhubarb Sauce!

Here's my grandmother's recipe for Rhubarb Sauce!

1 lb. rhubarb, trimmed and sliced 1/2" thick (about 4 cups)
1/2 C dark brown sugar
2 Tbs unsalted butter
Pinch kosher salt

In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine ingredients. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until rhubarb breaks down, 15-20 min.

Yield: 2 cups, to serve 6 or 8.
Note: The sauce is good over yogurt, ice cream, pancakes or sliced strawberries.

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Mother's Macaroni and Cheese!

Here's a Mac n' Cheese recipe that makes a great dish!

7 Tbs unsalted butter
2 Tbs dry mustard
6 Tbs flour
3 C milk
6 C shredded cheddar cheese ot a mixture of cheeses. About 1/2 pounds.
1 lb. elbow macaroni
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

In a 3 quart saucepan, melt 6 Tbs of the butter. Whisk the mustard and flour together, add to the butter, and stir with a wooden spoon. Gradually, stir in the milk. Cook, whisking over medium heatm until the sauce thickens. Stir in the cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside, covered.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until al dente, about 6 min. Drain the pasta, transfer to a large bowl, and pour cheese sauce over it. Fold the two together. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 4-quart baking dish with the remaining butter. Spoon the macaroni and cheese into the dish and bake about 30 min. or until the edges are bubbling and the casserole is starting to brown. Serve while hot.

Note: This version of macaroni and cheese is as basic as it gets. But it can become a platform of variations, like a topping of buttered breadcrumbs or the addition of diced ham. Even other macaroni shapes, like shells or penne, can be used.

Recipe from: Park Avenure Potluck
Pic from: http://www.macaroni-and-cheese.net/wp-content/uploads/macaroni-and-cheese.jpg