Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Grapes And Walnuts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups fresh brussels sprouts, halved
• 2 -3 cups red seedless grapes
• 1/2 cup shelled walnuts (large pieces, not diced)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme (optional)
• kosher salt (go light) or sea salt (go light)
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 -3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 trim the brussels sprouts of any dry ends and loose leaves, then halve. place halved sprouts along with grapes and walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet. turn some of the cut sides down. (i line my sheet with foil for quick clean up.) drizzle the olive oil evenly over the top, sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• 3 roast for 25-30 minutes or until the sprouts are well-browned in places, the nuts are fully toasted and the grapes are darkened in color and very plump.
• 4 as soon as you remove the pan from the oven drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the contents of the pan and toss to coat. transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with a little additional sea salt, if desired.

Honey Nut Peaches

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 small peaches, pitted and sliced
• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans or 3 tablespoons walnuts
• 3 teaspoons honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler (toaster oven is fine).
• 2 lay peach slices on broiling pan and drizzle with honey.
• 3 sprinkle with nuts and broil for 5 minutes. serve warm.

Pecan Crescent Twists

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 unroll crescent rolls and separate each can into 4 rectangles, pressing perforations to seal. brush evenly with 4 tablespoons of melted butter.
• 2 stir together pecans and next 3 ingredients. sprinkle 1 tablespoon of mixture on each rectangle. pressing gently, roll up starting at the long side and twist.
• 3 cut 6 shallow ½-inch long diagonal slits into each roll. shape into rings, pressing ends together.
• 4 place on lightly greased baking dish; brush the twist with remaining 2 tablespoons butter. bake at 375°f for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• 5 stir powdered sugar and syrup together and drizzle over warm twist.

Pineapple Orange Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup orange juice concentrate
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup crushed pineapple (with juice)
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts or 2/3 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sugar and beaten egg.
• 2 add orange juice concentrate and pineapple and mix well.
• 3 mix together flour, soda and salt.
• 4 add to creamed mixture and blend throughly.
• 5 add nuts and mix well.
• 6 pour into a greased 9x5 loaf pan and let set while oven heats to 350 degrees.
• 7 bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 8 it's done when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Date Walnut Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled to room temperature

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f; spray a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray like pam, and set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl or measuring cup, pour boiling water over baking soda so that soda dissolves.
• 3 place dates in a mixing bowl and pour water/soda mixture over dates; let cool.
• 4 in a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 5 in a different bowl, beat the egg with an electric mixer, then slowly add the brown sugar, beating well after each addition.
• 6 to the egg/sugar mixture, add cooled date mixture, toasted nuts and vanilla; mix well.
• 7 stir in the dry ingredients.
• 8 now, add the melted butter and mix well.
• 9 pour this mixture into the prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for approximately 55 minutes, or until loaf tests done.
• 10 let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan, then cool completely on a rack.

Little Al's Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw sugar (not brown sugar)
• 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted but not to hot (i perfer unsalted butter)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 -3 tablespoons plain yogurt or 2 -3 tablespoons french vanilla yogurt or 2 -3 tablespoons sour cream (optional)
• 1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup frozen cranberries or 1/2 cup chocolate chips or 1/2 cup fresh diced finely chopped pineapple, take your pick (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly butter a 9 by 5 loaf pan.
• 2 in a large bowl blend sugar,banana's,butter,vanilla and eggs- blend well- add yogurt and mix a little more.
• 3 add flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt- mix until throughly blended.
• 4 mix in any option at this point.
• 5 pour into loaf pan and bake on middle rack for 60 to 65 minutes.
• 6 let cool in pan for 15 to 20 minutes.

Heavenly Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 cup banana, ripe & mashed (~2)
• 1 3/4 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 mix together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• 3 beat in softened butter until the mixture is crumbly.
• 4 add egg, banana, and quick oats to bowl and mix well.
• 5 add chocolate chips and walnuts.
• 6 spoon onto greased cookie sheets.
• 7 bake for 13-15 minutes, then place on a rack to cool.