Recipe Exchange

[rachael]

With the Holidays coming up, and all this talk of different recipes, thought it might be great to have an exchange of recipes thread. I for one love to spice up the holidays and try different recipes. So if you don't mind sharing and you have a favorite that "Blows Your Mind" or people's, please share. Thank you~

[rachael]

Lower Fat Banana Bread

2/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup margarine, softened
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas
1/4 cup water 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray
one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
2 In a medium bowl, beat the white sugar and margarine or
butter until smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs, water and
bananas with the sugar mixture until it is well blended.
3 Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder
just until the mixture is moistened. Be sure to scrape the
sides of the bowl to blend all ingredients.
4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degree C) for about 60
minutes. Bread is done when the top is firm to the touch and a
golden brown color. Time will vary according to loaf size and
oven type. When bread is removed from oven, allow it to
cool on it's side for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and
let cool on a rack.

[rachael]

Banana Pudding Delight
INGREDIENTS:
3 small boxes instant vanilla pudding 18 oz. Carton Cool Whip
5 c. milk Vanilla Wafer Crumbs
18-oz. Carton sour cream Maraschino cherries (optional)
18-oz. Carton Cool Whip
1 box vanilla wafers
Bunch of bananas (about 4 or 5)
DIRECTIONS:
Mix pudding and milk; beat until thick. Blend in sour cream and 18 oz. Cool Whip. Start with mix on bottom of bowl and then a layer of vanilla wafers and bananas until all of the pudding mix is used.
(Best to use glass 9 X 13 pan.)

Cover pudding with 18 oz. Cool Whip and sprinkle crumbs over top. Dot with Cherries if preferred. This makes a large pudding and keeps well in the refrigerator. Can be frozen in freezer, if no bananas are included.

You will also need an 8 X 8 square pan, because this does make a huge pudding.

Helpful hint: Use a huge mixing bowl, because it grows and I tend to use extra cookies.
Also best to not make it the day you want to serve or eat it. Let it refrigerate overnight.

[greeneyes]

Yum!

[rachael]

Full Fat Banana Bread~The one for TVACFO Nancy and Daniel~The one I sent you.

BANANA BREAD

3 overripe bananas (4 if sm.)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 ½ cup flour
¼ cup melted butter
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup walnuts (opt.)
Dash of nutmeg (opt.)

Mash bananas with a fork. Stir in other ingredients. Pour in Teflon or buttered 8 ½ X 4 ½ X 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Bake in 1 hour preheated 325 degrees oven. This can be frozen after baked and cooled.


oh, JS, this is the one we were talking about too.

[Mad For Martay]

Rachael....It looks like you really like Bananas?

I have millions of recipes if anyone is looking for something ...
after 3 years of cooking school I can tell you how to make anything your heart desires

[kes]

Yummy, I think kels and i are going to try and make the banana pudding this weekend.

[rachael]

Hey Mad, yeah, We love bananas....Any recipes you favor please share.

Kes, don't use an electric mixer and have a big mixing bowl, it grows. I tend to put more cookies in being that is the way my family love it.

[rachael]

RF, GE, Kes, Here is the recipe that we were talking about earlier.

Savory Chicken Casserole

1 lb. chicken
1 onion
1 c. water (can use water that chicken was boiled in )
1 pkg. mushrooms
1 can black olives
½ lb. Velveeta cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 green pepper
1 lg. pkg. egg noodles or Penne Pasta
2 stalks celery
Water saved from boiling chicken and boil noodles in it

Boil chicken (you can use more if you wish, but 1 pound should be enough). Debone chicken after boiling and break into small pieces. While chicken is boiling, cut up onion, green pepper, celery, mushrooms and olives. Set aside. Set chicken aside also. Then add the Velveeta cheese; stir constantly until melted. Add mushrooms, olives and cream of chicken soup. Add 1 cup of water and chicken. Stir all together and simmer for about 30 minutes. Now boil noodles. Dish is done. Pour chicken over noodles. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

[rockfan]

Thanks, Isa. It sounds wonderful!!

[rachael]

rockfan said:

Thanks, Isa. It sounds wonderful!!

Everyone that I make it for really love it. It is filling by itself.

[kes]

thanks isa, the pudding was yummy!

[4reeds]

Pumpkin Cookies

1 cup sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)


Heat oven to 375 degrees
Mix sugar, pumpkin and shortening
Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
Stir in raisins and nuts

Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cooking sheet
Bake 8-10 minutes until light brown
Remove from cookies sheet and cool
Spread with Light Brown Glaze*

*Glaze
1/4 cup margarine or butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-2 teaspoons milk

Heat Margarine in saucepan over medium heat until light brown
Stir in powered sugar and vanilla
Stir in milk until smooth

[4reeds]

Pumpkin Bundt

1 package yellow cake mix
1 package instant butterscotch pudding(small box)
4 eggs
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Heat oven to 350
combine all ingredients in mixing bowl
Mix on low speed for 30 seconds
Mix on medium speed for 4 minutes
Pour batter into a greased and floured bundt pan
Bake for 50-55 minutes
Cool in pan for 15 minutes
Invert cake on wire rack or plate and cool completely

Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar and serve with cool-whip


You don't have to admit that that this cake from a box - it tastes home made - they'll never know

[rachael]

4, Thanks for the recipes. I will definitely try those out soon. They sound yummy.

[nlt]

Tortellini in a White Sauce:

5 tbs All Purpose Flour
5 tbs butter
1 1/4 cup of Half & Half
2 1/4 cup of Milk
Salt & Pepper to taste
Garlic Powder and Grated Parmesan Cheese to taste
1 pkg of Frozen Tortellini (V's is a good brand, my preference is w/ meat, but you can do cheese)
1 pkg of frozen peas
2-3 slices of Prosciutto Ham (cut up into cube shapes)

Tortellini and frozen peas-follow instructions on package.

In saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat heat. Blend in flour once melted. Should make a paste like substance. Stir periodically to keep from burning. In a different pan, blend milk and H&H. Place over medium heat (Do not let boil over). Stir milk and H&H constantly. When hot and steaming, add flour mixture and blend until smooth. Add S&P, Garlic Powder and Parmesan Cheese to taste. Add peas (preference on quantity) and Prosciutto Ham. Combine with cooked tortellini and serve. Top off with more Parmesan or Romano Cheese!

I tend to use a lot of cheese. Love cheese! Same with garlic and s&p, so that is why I suggest to taste. Just depends on how much you like those ingredients.

I have a recipe for from scratch Tortellini noodles, but the frozen are just easier.

Enjoy!

[ndavis021410]

I'm lovin' this thread, thanks Isa for putting it up! GREAT idea...

Now, question number 1...

Who's cooking all this stuff for me?.....hehehe...

Nancy

[rachael]

Um um um, sounds good nlt~can't wait to make Tortellini, never had that before but sounds delicious.

Nancy~You come to Texas, and I will cook up some food.

[kes]

I would love to see the recipe for tortellini from scratch.. is it difficult?

[Zuraxichea]

Here are some fun desserts:

Layer Brownies
1/3 C butter, melted
1 C graham cracker crumbs, crushed
Mix together and pat into bottom of a 9x9 pan
Layer the following on top of the crumbs:
1 C chopped nuts
1 6oz pkg butterscotch chips
1 60z pkg chocolate chips
1 C flaked coconut
Pour 14 1/2 oz. can sweetened condensed milk over top.
Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes

You could double this recipe and put into a 9 x 13 pan. Maybe use 1/2 C butter and 1 3/4C crumbs, but then double the other ingredients. Except the sweetened condensed milk would probably stretch over the 9 x 13 pan

Poppy Seed Bread
3 1/2 C flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 TBSP water
1 1/2 C oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 TBSP poppy seeds
2 1/2 C granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
1 1/2 C milk
1 1/2 tsp almond extract (I really like adding this!)

Spray with Pam or grease & flour 3 medium size loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 1
hour. Poke holes in warm bread and pour glaze over warm bread (I do this!)
Glaze:
1/4 C orange juice concentrate (could substitute lemon juice)
1 C powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract

With this bread recipe, I add lemon zest to the batter and to the glaze. I love zest.