New Recipes...

I'm going to post a few recipes today.

The first one is Banana Nut Bread. I love this stuff. I could eat this with ice cream 3 times a day for life and never get tired of it...

BANANA NUT BREAD
½ cup shortening
1 2/3 cup sugar
3 ripe bananas, chopped
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup sour cream
Powdered sugar
In a mixing bowl, mix together shortening, sugar and bananas. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt, then add to the banana mixture. Stir in the pecans. Fold in sour cream. Grease 3 small (8-X 3¼-inch) loaf pans, and dust with powdered sugar. Bake at 345 F for 30 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Next up is Texas Salsa:

TEXAS SALSA
1 (16-ounce) can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 (16-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (11-ounce) can niblet corn, drained
2 cups diced tomatoes
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green or red pepper
1 (16-ounce) bottle of Italian dressing
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients together and chill for 3 hours or overnight. Serve with tortilla chips or FRITO scoops. Note: If tomatoes are juicy, less dressing may be needed to coat mixture.

Next up is Frogmore Stew:

FROGMORE STEW 8 to 10 ears sweet corn, cut into 3- to 4-inch pieces 4 pounds small potatoes 6 medium onions, quartered 3 pounds shrimp 2 to 3 pounds Polish sausage, cut into chunks 1 package crab and shrimp boil Place corn and potatoes into a large stock pot. Cover with water and add crab and shrimp boil. Boil just until potatoes begin to get tender. Add onions, shrimp and sausage. Boil 5 more minutes, then drain off water and transfer to platters to serve. And up last is Cowboy Beans: COWBOY BEANS 3 (15-ounce) cans pork and beans 1 pound ground beef, browned and drained 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 (15-ounce) bottle ketchup 1/2 pound bacon, cut into small pieces Add first six ingredients to a 9- X 13-inch baking dish and gently combine. Top with bacon, and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Enjoy B.D.