Category: Recipes

An ever growing list of recipes that will make your mouth water.

Slow Cooker Meatballs Made Easy

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One thing that I love about meatballs is that they can be made so easily. Granted you need to make them in time but once you have them prepared you only need to wait and then enjoy!

Instructions: Ingredients | Directions

This recipe is going to take you about twenty minutes to prepare, cook time is between six and eight hours, and you’ll be already in around eight hours or so.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 1/4 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (14.25 ounce) can tomato puree

Directions

  1. Mix the ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, onion, and egg in a bowl. Form the meatballs, this recipe will give you sixteen nice sized meatballs.
  2. Place them in the slow cooker and then mix the sauce, crushed tomatoes, and tomato puree in a separate bowl. Add the sauce mixture to the meatballs. You will need to cook them on low for six to eight hours. This really depends on your oven.

Sour Cream Banana Bread

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This one is a real warm and satisfying banana bread. Growing up in the Mid-west I have enjoyed my fair share of banana bread. This one is especially satisfying on those cold winter days when you just want to curl up on the couch and enjoy an afternoon at home with a warm cup of hot chocolate and a good book.

Instructions: Ingredients | Directions

This recipe is going to take you ten minutes to prepare, cook time is about an hour, and you’ll be already in around an hour or so.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit or 150 degrees Celsius. Grease and dust your loaf pan lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture. Stir the 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together.
  2. In another bowl mix your butter and sugar into a light creamy mass. Mix in the eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Now mix in the salt, baking soda and flour. Stir in nuts. Divide into prepared pans.
  3. Bake for 1 hour, until a toothpick comes out clean when placed in the center of the loaf.

Yummy Double Banana Bread

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Please be aware: Contains nuts and gluten.

Oh, I just love this recipe it is so easy to make and tastes too good to be true. Thankfully it is so easy you can whip it together and have it ready as an after supper desert or mid meal treat. The kids will just love it.

Instructions overview: Ingredients | Directions

This recipe is going to take you about fifteen minutes to prepare, cook time is one hour five minutes, and you’ll be already in around one and a half hours.

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 your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 175 degrees Celsius. Lightly grease and flower a bread pan.
  2. Combine your flour, baking soda and salt (your dry ingredients) in a large bowl. Then in a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until they are well mixed. Next fold in your eggs and mashed bananas you will want to have this mixture well blended. Fold the banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared bread pan.
  3. Place the bread in the middle of your rack, ensuring that it is not too high. I usually put it in the lower third of the oven. But oven’s vary so you will need to take that into account. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes. About ten minutes before the bread is finished I will pock it with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean then I will give it a minute or two but usually take it out a bit sooner. Let the bread cool in pan for about ten to fifteen minutes, then remove it from the form.

Easy Banana Cream Pie

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There is one thing that I love more than an amazing dessert, it is an amazingly easy dessert, and this is one that takes just a few minutes to whip together. It is also mostly hands off once you get everything together so it is a nice quick option when you are running a little bit behind.

Instructions: Ingredients | Directions

This recipe is going to take you about twenty-five minutes to prepare, setup time is an hour, and you’ll be already in around one hour and twenty-five minutes.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup crushed ice
  • 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant banana pudding mix
  • 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 bananas, sliced
  • 1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Directions

  1. Break out your electric mixer, whip 3 cups heavy cream on low until it starts to get thick. Next Add crushed ice and continue to whip another 4 minutes. Add the vanilla and banana pudding and increase the speed on the mixer. Continue to whip the mixture until the pudding is fully blended with the cream and thickens. Now continue to mix on high and beat until mixture is thick and supports itself.
  2. Line the pie crust with banana slices as well as half of the side of the pan. Cover the bananas with half of the banana cream mixture then cover the cream with the rest of the bananas. Use the remainder of the cream to cover the bananas as toping.
  3. Use another bowl and whip a cup of cream until it’s stiffs. Using a pastry bag to cover the pie with cream topping. Make sure that you cover it evenly and ensure that it is covered completely. Finally refrigerate it for an hour before serving to ensure that everything is set up.

Super Simple Hamburger Stroganoff

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I grew up on Stroganoff and this one is super easy to make. It works great if you are in a hurry and need to get food on the table fast! In fact my Easy Banana Cream Pie takes longer to prepare!

Instructions: Ingredients | Directions

This recipe is going to take you about twenty minutes to prepare, cook time is ten minutes, and you’ll be already eat in around thirty minutes. Like I said, fast!

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 (.75 ounce) packet dry brown gravy mix
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1 (6 ounce) can chopped mushrooms, with liquid
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
  • 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup

Directions

  1. Boil a large port of water, add some salt once it boils. Add the egg noodles to the water and boil them for about eight minutes or until they are al dente.
  2. Cook the ground beef in a skillet until no pink shows and then drain off the fat.
  3. Mix your gravy together then add the cream cheese, mushrooms, and hamburger. Make sure that the cream cheese is melted before you add your milk, sour cream, and mushroom soup to the pasta. Stir well and enjoy!