I will get to it!

I am in the need to update my blog! It has been a while and I promise you there will be LOTS of posts. I have been baking lots of good food and yummy recipes. I have been really busy lately and I have been slacking big time. I promise you there will be lots of new stuff on here soon!

Banana Banana Bread

I have been wanting to make this banana bread for a long time now. I saw my very ripe bananas and knew I just had to make the recipe now. It was so easy to make and soooo yummy! My friend came over last night and almost ate half the loaf. She has it was the best banana bread she has had in a long time. It came out so moist! Was not dry at all!

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Im baaaaack! I have not posted some cooking since November. I have been truly busy. I moved into my house in December and I have been busy ever since. I decided to make Chicken Cordon Bleu last night. It was pretty good though I am not a fan of swiss cheese. I am thinking maybe use a different kind next time.

Ingredients:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

6 slices Swiss cheese

4 slices cooked ham

1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.

3. Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick. Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.

4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from oven, and place 1/2 cheese slice on top of each breast. Return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks, and serve immediately.

Dorito Chicken

Jeremy has been craving this recipe ever since he came across it. I finally made it for him and he loved it! I used cheese doritos. He told me that next time, we should try a different flavor of dorito chips. This recipe was so easy to make. I served this with italian potatoes and macaroni n cheese... YUMMMM

INGREDIENTS

1 Egg + 1 T water (egg wash)

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

3/4 cup crushed baked Doritos- I put the chips in a pan and crushed them with the bottom of a glass.

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Spray a baking pan with pam

Preheat oven to 350

Dip chicken in Egg wash and coat in Doritos

Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through.

Recipe from Iheartcooking and picture- my kitchen

Salsa Chicken

Yesterday I was planning to only cook for 2 adults and 1 child. It turned into 6 adults and 1 child in a 30 min period. I love cooking for my family. I saw this recipe on many other blogs and wanted to try it. It was so yummmmy! I also made spanish rice to go along with it. The rice was as good as the Mexican resturant that I eat at all the time.

Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, skinless
1 cup salsa
1/2 cup low fat cheddar cheese
1 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tbsp cumin
1 green pepper, sliced

Directions
Preheat oven to 375. Brown chicken in skillet (no need to cook through). Toss chicken with seasonings, then add to casserole or baking dish. Add salsa and green pepper. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes. Add cheese and bake for an additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted.

Spanish Rice

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil

2 tablespoons chopped onion

1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup chunky salsa

Directions

Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.Mix rice into skillet, stirring often. When rice begins to brown, stir in chicken broth and salsa. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 25 minutes, until liquid has been absorbed.

Recipe from Winointhekitchen and allrecipes.com Picture from my kitchen)

Baked Penne

I love Italian food. I have seen this recipe and wanted to try it. It turned out so good! Jeremy, Jordan, and I kept eating it. Plus we have leftovers for lunch.

Ingredients
1 box (16 oz) Penne pasta

1 jar spaghetti sauce
1/2 lb ground beef ,1/2 lb pork sausage
Salt, black pepper, garlic, red pepper flakes (all to taste)
12 oz cottage cheese (or ricotta if you prefer)
1/2 cup (4 oz) mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
8 slices provolone cheese

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 and grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 casserole dish.- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, season water with salt, boil pasta till al dente; drain and set aside.- Meanwhile brown sausage and ground beef in skillet and season with desired amounts of salt, black pepper, garlic and red pepper flakes. Drain excess grease away from meats and return back to skillet. Add the jar of spaghetti sauce and let simmer until you are ready to assemble the dish.- Place enough sauce mixture on the bottom of the pan so the noodles won't stick. Then assemble the rest of the dish- half of the cooked noodles, all of the cottage cheese, 4 slices of provolone cheese, 1/2 of the remaining sauce, remaining noodles, half of the mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, remaining sauce, remaining cheese.- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Let set 10 minutes to cool before serving.

(recipe from Winosinthekitchen, picture- my kitchen)

Funfetti Cookies

This is by far one of the BEST cookies I have made in a long time! They were so yummy! My whole family could not stop eating them.

Ingredients

1 box cake mix (I use Funfetti)

2 eggs

1/3 cup oil (I used canola oil)

Canned frosting and sprinkles (I used the funfetti frosting with sprinkles, you do not have to frost them)

Directions

Mix together the first 3 ingredients.

Roll the batter into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet. Flat with bottom of glass with flour to make an 1/4 inch cookie.

bake on 350 for 8-10 minutes. Let cookies cool then frost them and add sprinkles.

(recipe- back of funfetti cake mix box, picture- my kitchen) Sorry the picture is blurry