Banana Breakfast Cookies

Delicious, filling substitute for granola bars!

3 ripe bananas
2 c. rolled oats
1 c. raisins
1/3 c. plain yogurt
1 t. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350° F.  Mash bananas in a large bowl.  Add remaining ingredients.  Mix well; allow to sit for 15 minutes.  Drop on paper-lined cookie sheets.  Bake 20 minutes or until lightly brown.

Lazy Mary Frosting

Okay, so I haven't not been cooking!  I've just been making the same, old favorite recipes.  But this one is super easy and keeps me from having no posts in September; and I used it twice last week.


Lazy Mary Frosting

Yumtiousness

1 c. chocolate chips
1 8-inch square cake or brownies


Bake cake or brownies as directed in recipe.  Sprinkle chips atop, immediately after removing from oven.  Return to oven for 2-5 minutes, or until glossy.  Remove from oven and spread with a metal spatula until smooth.  This is seriously amazing frosting!


Alternate recipe: Sprinkle 1 c. chocolate chips in a lightly greased 8"-square pan.  Bake at 350° F. for 3-ish minutes.  Spread until smooth.  Cool, break into pieces, and enjoy!!  :)  


Who needs brownies?

Morsels of Chocolate is 2!

I missed posting our anniversary, but this blog is officially two years old!  Thank you to our faithful readers who have followed us this long!

Burrito Pie

3 flour tortillas
1 (15-oz.) can refried beans
2 1/2 c. shredded cheese
Salsa (optional)


Grease a deep-dish 9-inch pie plate.  Spread a layer of beans in the bottom of the pan.  Top with salsa, and a layer of cheese.  Spread beans on one side of one tortilla.  Place on top of cheese with the beans facing up.  Top with salsa and more cheese.  Repeat layers once.  Top with a tortilla and the remaining cheese.


Bake at 350° F. for 25-30 minutes.


Serve with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream, if desired.


This can easily be prepared the day before it is baked.  Add ground beef if desired.

Orchard Whirlwind Milkshake

1 nectarine or peach, cored and chopped

1 c. vanilla ice cream

milk

Whirl in blender until smooth.  Serves 1 or 2.

This is very handy!

I will want to keep this link in my favorites.  :)

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Unsure what to do with all the zucchini from your garden/your neighbors' gardens/your friends' gardens/your enemies' gardens?  Try this moist and delicious cake! 

½ c. butter
½ c. oil
1¾ c. sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
½ c. buttermilk or sour milk
2½ c. flour
¼ c. cocoa powder
½ t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
½ t. cinnamon
½ t. cloves
2 c. grated zucchini
½ c. chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter, oil, and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, and milk and beat well. Sift dry ingredients; beat into butter mixture. Stir in zucchini. Pour into 9”x13” pan and sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top. Bake for 40-45 minutes. (This makes a tender, moist cake that needs no frosting because of the chocolate chips.)

Pre-baking

Post-baking