Take the time to smell the roses.....enjoy everyday......!!!!!!

OK....here are two more recipes....My niece Tina wants these....thought I would share.....



Brown Sugar Banana Bread

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas ( 2 to 3 )
2 cups all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup oats....can be quick cooking or regular....


Cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, then stir into creamed mixture. Add wheat germ and oats....can also add a handful of granola....yummy......!!!!

Pour into a greased (Pam spray or something like it) 9 x 5 loaf pan.

Sprinkle top lightly with wheat germ if you would like.........

Bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center of the loaf.....Usually takes and hour though.....but do check....every oven is different....

Next.....

Trail Mix Cookies

Set oven to 375

1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened
1/2 cup of shortening....but I just use another stick of butter....I like it without the shortening...so all in all that would be a total of 2 sticks of butter
1/2 cup quick cooking or regular oats
2tsp Vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups unbleached flour
3/4 cup oat bran
1/3 cup wheat germ
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup peanut butter
1 package of chocolate chips
1 cup of peanuts......
optional....raisins....but I don't like raisins cooked.....so I don't add raisins.....

Beat sugars, and butter together in large bowl until creamy......Mix in oats, vanilla and eggs.
Stir in flour, oat bran, wheat germ, baking powder and baking soda, mix thoroughly.
Stir in Peanut Butter
Stir in Chocolate Chips and peanuts......

Drop by tsp full on to an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 9 to 10 mins., or until cookie is set and brown....but make sure to watch them......
Cool, then remove.....

Makes about 5 dozen cookies......I have been making these for several years...and keep adding more goodies to the recipe......always yummy.......

Wow is it April already....Where has the time gone.

What are you doing?

Ok, Ok....I have been away from my blog for months now......Not that I don't think about it at times.........

Chilaquiles
15 5" corn tortillas, cut into 1" strips
2 T. oil (I use olive oil)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced4 jalapenos, seeded and minced (I make things easier by using a can)
3 cans (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
2 cups chicken broth
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
2 1/2 cups Jack cheese, shredded (Maybe pepper jack,)
Sour cream and cilantro for garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place tortilla strips on greased baking sheets and bake 15 minutes until crisp.
Set aside.Saute onion, jalapenos, and garlic in oil for 3 minutes until soft.
Add 2 cans of tomatoes (drained) and one can WITH liquid. Cook 5 minutes.
Add broth. Bring to a boil, then turn down and simmer 20 minutes until thickened.
Remove from heat.
Stir in beaten eggs,
salt, and pepper.
Coat 9x13 pan with a little sauce.
Layer half of the tortilla strips, half the sauce, and half the cheese, then repeat.Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
Cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with sour cream and cilantro.If you want, you can add cooked, diced chicken to the recipe.

I plan to try it soon....sounds yummy

OK....So lets see....what have I been up to....wish I could say that I have this very interesting life.....I have been busy working up at the High School, this week is the Junior Prom event....End of school is coming before we know it......students last day is June 7th.......mine will follow a couple of weeks after that......

I have been saying for many, many months now....that I need to get to that sewing machine....so this past weekend...I started a very small quilting project.....1/2 done already...and it is turning out great...I also got out the two quilt tops that I have done....so that I have no excuse, but to get the backing material and get those both finished off.........My blocks for my other large quilt have been done now for almost a year....I just need to sew them all together......I know that I would work on them more, if I had a room just for my crafts.....I am still stuck in the dining room....one of these years...I will have a room all to myself........I have always wanted my own craft room.....I keep dreaming of what it will look like........

Cross stitching has been coming along....I have several small projects completed, but need to get the frames to put them in........I guess you could say that I procrastinate (not sure of the spelling on that one). I have very good intentions.....but sometimes other priorities come up, like spending the money on something else...and things get put off........

Reading.....I have read some very good books this winter.......Susan Wiggs...latest author...."Summer at Willow Lake", that was a fun read.....waiting for her next book on hold at the library the second to the above book "The Winter Lodge"

I read the 5th book by Sara Donati "Queen of Swords" which is the 5th book in the Wilderness series that I started reading back in 1999. She is a great author, but only releases a book every few years....at least in this series.......I guess she is writing book 6 now......

Linda Lael Miller........I have read over the years many books by her.....I really like her "McKettrick Cowboy Series" also her "Springwater Seasons Series" and her " The women of Primrose Creek Series"

Nora Roberts......I really like her long novels....haven't read too much of her smaller ones......

Best go for now......No promises.....but I will try to stay fairly regular with my blog......