Banana Smasher Drink

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, undiluted
• 1/4 cup light rum
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 banana, sliced
• 3 cups crushed ice, about

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in container of electric blender.
• 2 blend until smooth.

Amazingly Simple Chicken Noodle Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 cups carrots, thinly sliced
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & pepper
• 2 cups egg noodles
• 1 cup cooked chicken, cut up
• 3/4 cup frozen peas

Recipe

• 1 cook carrots in melted butter 4 min.
• 2 stir in onion, broth and bay leaf.
• 3 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 bring to a boil, then simmer 5 min until carrots are almost tender.
• 5 return to a boil.
• 6 add noodles, chicken, peas and simmer until noodles are tender.
• 7 enjoy.

3 Bean Stoup (rachael Ray)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb baby red potato, thinly sliced
• 4 celery ribs, from the heart chopped
• 5 carrots, shredded (2 cups)
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups vegetable broth or 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed
• 1/2 lb green beans, cut into 1-inch
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup pickle relish
• flat leaf parsley, chopped for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a soup pot, heat the olive oil,.
• 2 over medium-high heat. add the potatoes, celery, carrots, onions and bay leaf and cook until softened, 7 to 8 minutes.
• 3 add the broth tomato sauce, chickpeas and kidney beans, cover and bring to a boil. add the green beans and cook until just tender, 5 minutes. season liberally with salt and pepper.
• 4 stir in the relish and turn off the heat. discard the bay leaf. top with the parsley.

Bread And Butter Pickles

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 25 -30 cucumbers
• 8 large onions
• 2 large bell peppers
• 1/2 cup salt
• 5 cups vinegar
• 5 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 wash the cucumbers and slice thinly. chop the onions and peppers and combine with the cucumbers and salt. let the mixture stand for 3 hours and drain.
• 2 combine the vinegar, sugar and spices in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• 3 add the drained cucumbers and heat but do not boil.
• 4 pack in canning jars and seal at once while still hot.

Banana Smoothie

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 bananas
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 cups milk
• ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 put the bananas in a blender or food processor.
• 2 add the yoghurt, honey, wheat germ, milk and nutmeg.
• 3 process or blend until smooth.
• 4 taste before serving and add more honey if you like.

Banana Split Angel Cake

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups non-fat strawberry yogurt
• 2 ripe bananas, sliced
• 1 (7 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained
• 4 slices angel food cake, store-bought or 4 slices home-made angel food cake
• chocolate flavored syrup (use lowfat or fat-free if desired)

Recipe

• 1 stir together yogurt, bananas and pineapple.
• 2 spoon mixture over angel food cake.
• 3 drizzle with chocolate syrup.

Banana Split Freezer Jam

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups crushed strawberries (about 1 qt)
• 1/2 cup mashed banana (about 2 bananas)
• 4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 box sure.jell fruit pectin

Recipe

• 1 mix exactly 2 cups crushed strawberries and 1/2 cup mashed bananas in large bowl.
• 2 stir in sugar and lemon juice; let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add chocolate syrup; mix well.
• 4 mix water and pectin in small saucepan.
• 5 bring to boil on high heat, stirring constantly.
• 6 continue boiling and stirring 1 minute.
• 7 add to fruit mixture; stir 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy.
• 8 (a few sugar crystals may remain.) fill clean plastic containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops.
• 9 wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids.
• 10 let stand at room temperature 24 hours.
• 11 jam is now ready to use.
• 12 store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers up to 1 year.
• 13 thaw in refrigerator before using.