Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients

3 very ripe medium bananas
1 large egg
1/3 cup milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup splenda
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chocolate chips


Directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Lightly coat 18 muffin tins with cooking spray.
In large bowl, mash bananas with fork.
Wisk in egg, milk, splenda, and sugar.
In separate bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt.
Add flour mixture to banana mixture and mix well.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon batter into muffin cups.
Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Allow to cool slightly and remove to wire rack.

Number of Servings: 18

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Tomato Basil Pizza

Ingredients:

*Premade pizza dough. * I bought my dough at Fresh and Easy for $1.49

*1 1/2-2 cups Mozzarella cheese *I used shredded/package

*3-4 Roma Tomatoes, sliced

* Basil leaves

*2 cloves of garlic, minced

How To: (preheat oven to 450degrees)

1. Roll out pizza dough on a flowered surface to a 12inch round

2. Transfer to oiled/Pam sprayed cookie sheet

3. Sprinkle minced garlic all over the dough

4. Sprinkle cheese

5. Add Tomatoes

6. Add Basil, I ripped them apart and placed them on top of the tomatoes.

7. Put in oven for 8-10 minture or until crust is golden.

ENJOY!! Kids can help with rolling out the dough or placing the toppings on. Make it a family night!

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

*Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake*

(12-15 Servings)
*I got this one from the Jiffy cookbook that you can request off the website*

Coffee Cake
3 pkgs. "JIFFY" Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup milk
3 eggs

Filling
1 pkg. "JIFFY" White Frosting Mix or
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 egg

Glaze
1 pkg. "JIFFY" White Frosting Mix
4 oz. cream cheese, softened or
2-3 Tbsp. water

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13"x9" pan or 10 cup Bundt pan.

For coffee cake, combine muffin mixes, pudding mix and nutmeg. Add milk and eggs, mixing well. Set aside. For filling, combine cream cheese with frosting mix or powdered sugar. Add egg. Beat until creamy. Pour half of batter into prepared pan; spoon filling over batter. Pour remaining batter over cream cheese mixture. Bake 42-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Combine ingredients for glaze and drizzle over warm cake. Sprinkle with chopped nuts (optional).

Pumpkin Bread

With the holidays coming I thought I would start posting my Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas recipes. I love this SO much. I make this for Thanksgiving morning, and I serve it with some cream cheese that I just add sugar and pumpkin pie spice too. Its really good. My mother-n-law loves it and you know its good when the mother-n-law loves it.

Pumpkin Bread
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. pumpkin puree
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 c. water
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat your oven to 350. Sift together the flour, salt, sugar, & baking soda. In a separate bowl, combine the pumpkin, oil, eggs, water, & spices. Pour into the bowl w/ dry ingredients & mix just until all are combined - don't stir too much! Stir in the nuts, if you're using them (I like it better w/o the nuts). Pour into a well-buttered 9x5x3-in. loaf pan; bake 50-60 minutes until done in the middle. Remove from pan, cool on a rack.

Keep wrapped in the refrigerator.

Creamy Chicken on Linguine

Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, minced
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (16 ounce) package linguini pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 cube chicken bouillon, crumbled
1/2 cup water
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup milk
4 green onions, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
1.In a large saute pan, heat oil, butter and garlic over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until juices run clear. Remove chicken from pan let cool and slice diagonally into long strips. Reserve oil in pan.

2.Meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions on package. Drain.

3.Reheat oil in pan, add onion and saute, stirring often, until onion is soft but still white. Add bullion cube and water; bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for approximately 10 minutes. Stir in cream, milk, green onions and Parmesan cheese.

4.Place pasta in a bowl, layer chicken slices in a decorative pattern over pasta, pour sauce over top of chicken and around pasta. Garnish with parsley or any herbs you desire. Serve immediately.

Black Forest Cake- Guest Recipe

My name is Kel and I'm the author of Between the Lines. Here is a recipe for a yummy Black Forest Cake that my four year old daughter and I made for my dad's birthday.  It was a huge hit. Every single crumb vanished within ten minutes.  I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine did!

Ingredients
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (4-serving size) Cherry Flavor Gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
2/3 cup Sour Cream
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) Whipped Topping, thawed
1/3 cup drained maraschino cherries, divided
1 square BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

Directions
 - Prepare and bake cake mix in two 8- or 9-inch round layers as directed on package. Run knife or metal spatula around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Cool in pans 15 min.


- Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add cold water. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals. Carefully pour half of the gelatin mixture over each cake layer. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.

- Mix sour cream and powdered sugar; gently stir in whipped topping. Dip one cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto serving plate. Spread with 1 cup of the whipped topping mixture. Reserve a few cherries for garnish. Chop remaining cherries; sprinkle over frosted layer.

- Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on cake layer on plate. Frost top and side of cake with remaining whipped topping mixture.

- Drizzle with melted chocolate.

 Garnish with reserved cherries. Store in refrigerator.

Watermelon Water

*Watermelon Water*

In honor of my new theme I thought I would make some watermelon water and post the recipe.

Ingredients:

2 pounds seedless watermelon chunks

2 cups water (you could also use sparkling water if you want some bubbles)

2 limes, juiced

2 tablespoons sugar -- or to taste
Salt

Directions:

Put half the watermelon in a blender with half the water. Add half the lime juice, half the sugar and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth, strain using a strainer, pour into a large pitcher. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Taste for salt and sugar, adding more a pinch at a time to bring out the watermelon flavor. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.

Serves 6