Whole-Grain Banana Nutmeg Coffee Cake

3Tb butter, softened
1 C. Quick Oats
1/4 C. Whole Wheat Flour
1/4 C. br sugar
1 C. Flour
1 C. Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 C. sugar
1 Tb. bk powder
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 C. veg. oil
1 C. milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 mashed bananas
1/4 C. chopped pecans

-Mix butter, oats, 1/4 C. whole wheat flour and brown sugar in small bowl until crumbly. Set aside.
-Mix flours, sugar, bk powder, nutmeg, and salt.
-Mix egg, oil, bananas, vanilla and milk.
-Combine last two steps.
-Spread half of mixture in greased 9-in springform pan (or any 9 in pan). Sprinkle half of oat mixture on top.
-Add remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining oats and nuts. Bake at 350 for approx. 40 min or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Serve warm or cold.

Tried this out today (a rainy day - perfect for baking, of course), and mmmm - I like it! Might try a little more nutmeg next time. Good thing we had 8 brown bananas sitting around waiting to be mashed! The fruit slush recipe (6 bananas) I tweaked a little also looks like it will be yummy.
Coffee cake recipe adapted from one found at Green Mountain website.

Mocha Truffle Cookies

1/2 C butter
1/2 C semisweet chocolate chips
1 Tb instant coffee crystals
3/4 C sugar
3/4 C br sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp vanilla
2 C flour
1/3 C cocoa powder
1/2 tsp bk powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 C choc chips ( I like the white/milk choc swirl chips!)

-Melt butter and 1/2 C. semisweet choc chips over low heat in saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in coffee crystals and let cool 5 min.
-Mix eggs, sugars and vanilla. Add to coffee mix.
-Mix dry ingredients.
-Combine all ingred.
-Drop by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
-Bake at 350 for approx 10 min. Let cool 1 min and remove from sheet.
Y: 30

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens.

Mmmm Lemonade!

Lemonade
Originally uploaded by jamieanne.

3/4 - 1 C. Sugar
1 C. Lemon juice concentrate
6 C. Water

Mix together and enjoy!!!

I love this easy lemonade that our friend Dana made recently! Since I rarely buy lemons, I enjoy how close this tastes to real lemonade without actually buying the fruit. And lemon juice is a staple in my fridge. Mmmmm mmmmm, 5/5 for both Jonathan and me I think!

Mom's Potato Salad

This is truly a "little bit of this and a little bit of that" recipe from my Mom. I really enjoy her potato salad and this is her recipe...

-Boil a bunch of peeled potatoes until soft.
-Rinse in cool water and dice.
-Boil a bunch of eggs approx. 10 min.
-Let cool and chop after peeling.
-Chop some celery.
-Mix above ingredients.
-Mix approx 1/2 jar mayo, 1 Tb sugar (to taste), some mustard, and a little milk. Add to other ingreds.
-Mix in small amount of dehydrated onions, and some salt and pepper.
-Can sprinkle paprika on top. Keep cold.

Sorry for the lack of details, but it will taste yummy regardless of the ratios:).

Whole-Grain Apple Coffee Cake

3Tb butter
1 C. Quick Oats
1/4 C. Flour
1/4 C. br sugar
1 C. Flour
1 C. Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 C. sugar
1/4 C. veg. oil
1 C. milk
1 Tb. bk powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 1/2 C. chopped apples
1/4 C. chopped pecans

-Mix butter, oats, 1/4 C. flour and brown sugar in small bowl until crumbly. Set aside.
-Mix flours, sugar, oil, milk, bk powder, cinnamon, salt, and egg in large bowl until well blended.
-Stir in apples. Spread half of mixture in 9-in springform pan (or any 9 in pan) that has been greased. Sprinkle half of oat mixture on top.
-Add remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining oats and nuts. Bake at 350 for approx. 40 min or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Serve warm or cold.

I have made this once, and I really liked how it looked in the springform pan! Beautiful! Tasted good, too:)! Might be even better with a little powd. sugar frosting drizzled over it. A 4/5 for me, Jonathan maybe not so high of a rating.
Recipe adapted from one found at Green Mountain website.