Banana Nut Bread, Yumo!!!

Thought I would give you a great Banana Nut Bread recipe my husband loves. We're on a diet so we have to eat healthy. Banana's are healthy aren't they?

I came back from our sewing group Treasured Friends and put this in the oven. I would say I sewed a lot but I forgot my cord to my machine. Can you believe it. Too many projects going on in this head of mine. Leave for Canton next Wednesday and will post a picture of all the things I've been sewing on.

Banana Nut Bread

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup mashed ripe bananas

1/4 cup chopped nuts

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Stir in mashed bananas, vanilla and mix well. Stir in nuts. Add Dry ingredients and stir in. Pour into greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degree for 40 minutes. Yield: 1 loaf.

Keep Stitchen'

Bonnie

And the Winner Is----Finished Recipe's

The winner is, wait a minute, I think I'll give you the recipes first.

OK, first I had to taste the roast last night.

No, I didn't eat it all, I cut it from the bone and we can make sandwiches or have it for a meal. It is good. Just finished it in the crock pot and it still has that smoky flavor.

Now for the chicken enchilada's. The chicken that marinated all night and soaked up all the seasonings-Cook in sauce pan and add onions,(if desired)

Now layer tortillas on the bottom of your pan, I like to cover the whole bottom and spread the refried beans on tortillas. One large can is enough for both casseroles.

Add a layer of cooked chicken and cheese.

Another layer of tortillas, chicken, rotel tomatoes and cheese. A large can is for both casseroles. If you don't like spicy food add regular tomatoes.

Another layer of tortillas, enchilada sauce, and more cheese. I forgot to tell you I took all the calories out of this one. It is now ready to freeze. Just pop it in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes. Don't let your cheese burn on top...

Chicken and Spaghetti

This is what I put in mine, I know there are a lot of varieties on this recipe. Remember the chickens I roasted, I deboned them and kept some of the juice. You can take all the grease off after it has been in the icebox overnight. Add celery, onion, bell peppers from DH garden (they were in my freezer), carrots, mushroom soup and seasonings. Mine consist of TexJoy, red pepper, garlic, parsley. Add all this together and simmer for about an hour, then add cheese. Let this cool, put in containers and freeze. When you are ready just cook your spaghetti and add chicken mixture.

Now for the winner-#6-Tricia Anne Won!

I'll be emailing you for your address-Congratulations!

We leave tomorrow morning for our little vacation, so if I don't hear from you Tricia by the time we leave, it will be in the mail next weekend.

I'll be thinking about what to giveaway for October while I'm gone.

Mexican Casserole, Chicken and Spaghetti and a Smoked Pork Roast, Kinda, Sorta the Recipe and it will continue!

Last day to enter for the apron Giveaway, see below!

OK, my day did not go as planned...

I forgot to Marinate the chicken earlier, so the chicken is in the icebox tonight. So, I'm listing all of the ingredients and posting some pictures and then I will be able to finish it up tomorrow. There will be 3 recipes, "Mexican Casserole", "Chicken and Spaghetti" and a "Smoked Pork Roast"

I forgot to take a picture of the tortillas...but here is what you will need. Now, I am making enough for 2 large pans to be frozen.

Some type of Fajita Marinating Sauce or you can even use the dry seasoning-enough to cover and coat chicken.

2 Cans of Enchilada Sauce

1 Large Can of Refried Beans

1 Large Can of Rotel Tomatoes

Flour Tortillas

1 Large Package of Skinless-Boneless Chicken Breast

2 TB Dried Cilantro

1 TB Ground Cumin

Shredded Cheese

Onion if you would like it, we do

You can just 1/2 this if you would like just one pan. I love to make one and put one in the freezer for a day I don't want to cook.

Now, cut your chicken and put in a container to marinate. Add fajita seasoning, Cilantro, Ground Cumin and I add a little bit of black pepper. I then let this marinate all night.

This will continue tomorrow...

This picture is the chickens I roasted for my Chicken and Spaghetti-I will debone them and will continue this tomorrow also.

Don't ya just wish I would finish something.

Next is the roast I put on a pit and smoked it for about 1-1/2 hours. Well the thing was so big it didn't finish cooking so I put it in the crock pot. I'll let you know how it turns out. I seasoned it with Worcestershire Sauce, Honey, Garlic, Red Pepper, dried onion and Salt. Boy it smells good. What does Emeril say, "You should get smell-a-vision." Maybe there should be "Smell-a-blogging"

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