Spicy Cilantro Lime Ranch

Photo courtesy of: thegardengrazer.com 

This was really good and it's making me want to eat more and more salad!!  That's probably not a good thing if its covered in Ranch dressing!  If I had some chicken, black beans, and corn it would have made the salad, but the dressing is good on plain old lettuce if that's all you have.

To 1/2 Cup of Ranch dressing, I added the juice of half a lime, 2 Tbsp of finely chopped cilantro, and 1 finely chopped small jalapeno.  

Banana Craisin Bread

I'm am not a baker, so I usually steer clear of desserts and breads.  I had a bunch of very ripe bananas and didn't want to waste them so I figured I would try to make banana bread.  Worst case, it would taste horrible and I would have to throw it away.  Two ingredients I never seem to have on hand are baking soda and baking powder, but Bisquick has all of the necessary ingredients so it worked out perfectly.  The recipe is as follows:

Ingredients:

2 1/3 Cups Bisquick Mix
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
3 Eggs
3 Ripe Bananas
1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla
1/2 Cup Craisins

Directions:

Combine the Bisquick, sugar, eggs, and oil together.  Beat well*.  Mash and add the bananas to the batter.  Stir in the vanilla, cinnamon, and craisins.  Pour into 2 loaf pans and bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 - 55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Serve dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with chocolate syrup.  Yum!


*The batter was a little too thick so I added about 1/3 Cup of milk

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Vegetarian Ideas

My sister recently posted this recipe for me on Facebook after I was asking about some new healthy ideas.  Much of the food that I make is tasty and filling, but she has changed her eating habits to that of a vegetarian and, I must say, is pretty creative.  I'm gonna give this one a try and photograph it with my crappy camera for you.  I'll let you know what I think!

This is for about 6-8 people.

8 ounces baby mixed greens (I like spring mix)
1 bunch of chives cut into 2 in pieces
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons evoo
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
salt and pepper to taste.
Mix the chives in with the salad, whisk together vinegar, evoo, shallots and salt and pepper.

I always add tomatoes and cucumber to my salad its awesome