Best Ever Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

I found this recipe on the Internet and baked it in three round pans. I added a few drops of lemon juice to the milk to sub for buttermilk and left out the step about putting the cake in the freezer for 45 minutes. Also, added 1 tsp. banana flavoring to the icing and coated the cake with coconut all around and on top.

Cherry Fluff

I took dinner over to Janette and Brandan tonight and got to hold Cohen while they were eating. He was awake, and I taught him how to do "Explosion" arm styling which will come in handy when he learns how to do the Viennese Waltz. B & J liked the dessert. It's easy and would be less calories if the Lite version of the ingredients is used. Here's the recipe:

Cherry Fluff

Cool Whip (medium carton), thawed
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
1 can Wilderness cherry pie filling
1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple (drained)
2-3 c. miniature marshmallows

Mix ingredients, refrigerate, serve. You can serve before refrigerating, but be sure to refrigerate after serving if there are any leftovers!

Curry Chicken Pineapple Salad

This is a nutritious summer salad. Not a lot of calories (if you use lo-or-no fat mayo) and refreshing. I used mango-peach jam instead of chutney, no-fat mayo and Kirkland's white meat chicken in the can. This salad would be good served on croissants. Yum!




Curry Chicken Pineapple Salad

2 c. mayo
2 T. lemon juice
2 1/2 T. soy sauce
1 T. curry powder
1 T. chutney (peach or mango)
1 bunch green onions (sliced fine)
3 c. diced chicken (white meat)
1 1/2 c. chopped celery
6 oz. can sliced water chestnuts (drained)
2 c. seedless grapes
1 lb. can pineapple chunks (well drained)
1/2 c. slivered almonds (toasted)

Combine first six ingredients.
Toss with the rest.
Refrigerate.
Serve.

latest creations

homemade wheat tortillas- i used these to make my chicken enchiladas, they weren't that good. next time i'll just try them with plain white flour

texas sheetcake

hootenanny in my new le creuset

yorkshire puddings-served with roast and homemade gravy over top and potatoes and carrots

grilled asian chicken thighs with rice and nori wrappers

Custom tortillas

playing with phone app mypaint2:

Moongate

here with clay, Jenna, curt. This is satay beef.

thanksgiving eats

i forgot about this picture until today. this is the rolls and blueberry pie i made for thanksgiving at the fishers. both were really good! if you want recipes let me know.