Sunny morning muffins

Sunny Morning Muffins

1 cup strawberries, Chopped
1 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
1 1/2 cups flower
pinch of Cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1 ripe banana, mashed
2 large eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1 lemon zested
1/2 pint blue berries
1 cup chopped walnuts ( I like almonds)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl mix strawberries and two tablespoons sugar set aside. In a small bowl mix flower, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, eggs, oil, 1cup sugar strawberries and lemon zest. add the dry ingredients until combined. do not over mix. fold in blueberries and nuts.
scoop batter into muffin tins, bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 min. yields 12 muffins

Zuchinie Casserol

Zucchini Casserole

2 cups chopped zucchini
1/3 cup chopped celery
1 cup shredded carrot
1/3 cup diced onion
1 can cream o chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 box stove top stuffing
shredded cheese

Mix vegetables sour cream and soup together in a large bowl and set aside
Prepare stuffing as directed on package, (my mom and I use two boxes) Spread half the stuffing in a casserole dish. layer in the zucchini mixture and top with the rest of the stuffing. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 min then top with cheese and let bake for an additional 5 min.
( I like to add cheese to the zucchini mixture also)

Cheese Burger Hogie Sandwiches

Cheese burger hogie sandwiches

1 11oz package refrigerated french bread dough
4 slices of cheese
12 oz ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove pressed or finely diced
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tbl yellow mustard
1 cup thinly sliced lettuce
1 tomato sliced
set oven to 350 place bread dough on cutting board and cut into four equal portions. Cut three slits across top of each portion.Bake seam side down for 20 -22 min or until golden brown.Cut two slices of cheese into small pieces. in a skillet cook beef, onion, and garlic. Drain fat and add ketchup, mustard and the cut up cheese.Slice each bread loaf lenght wise and add fill evenly with beef mixture. place in oven for 6-8 min or until bread is toasted . Cut remaining cheese diagonally in half and place on top with lettuce and tomato slices.

Enchailada or Frito Casserole

Enchilada or Frito casserole

1 can chili
1 18 oz bag of Frito's ( I have to buy two smaller bags cause that is usually all I can find)
1 8oz can tomato sauce
1 1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups grated cheese
1 15 oz can of enchilada sauce
2 tlbs grated onion
set sour cream and 1/2 cup cheese and 1/3 of the Frito's aside.Crumble the remaining Frito's (if you do the two bags like me then it is just one whole bag) mix with all remaining ingredients except topping and put in a 8 1/2 x 11 inch casserole dish and bake at 375 for 20 min. remove casserole from oven , spread on sour cream cover with Frito's and sprinkle with cheese bake for 5 more min. and serve. you can add a little more sour cream when you serve it if you want

Tropical Turkey Spinich salad

Tropical turkey spinach salad

8 oz deli roasted turkey breast ( i just used cooled chicken that I cut up)
1/2 cup diced red or yellow bell pepper
1 mango cut in to 1/2 in cubes
2 hard cooked egg whites chopped
1/4 small red onion sliced in thin wedges
1 package 6oz baby spinach leaves (I mix that with regular salad what ever you will eat)
1/4 cup almonds

Dressing
3 tlbs apricot preserves
2 tlbs cider vinegar 2 tsp olive oil or veggie oil
2 tlbs sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper