Banana Raspberry White Chocolate Chip Bread

I'm back! And I have a recipe to post. We love banana bread in this house and we LOVE raspberries. When I found this recipe on For the love of cooking I knew it would be a hit with our family. I've made it quite a few times (which is hard to do because raspberries are usually eaten within 10 minutes of being washed) and each time we really enjoy it. The weather is a mess, rain, snow sun, extreme wind, so this bread with a nice cup of tea is perfect for a crazy weather afternoon. However, there is no photo of the finished product I was so excited to get the bread in the oven, I didn't grease the pan so some of the loaf stuck therefore making it very un-photogenic.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 bananas, mashed
• 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup raspberries
• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour loaf pan to ensure bread does not stick.

Combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet. Once combined fold in chocolate chips and raspberries. Bake 55-60 minutes, until done. Cool in pan 15 minutes, remove and cool on wire rack.

Spinach and Strawberry Salad

I LOVE this salad, as does the rest of my family. I am not usually a fan of mixing fruit and veggies together but for some reason the strawberries go together really well with the spinach (the dressing helps too). The recipe is from The Best of Bridge cookbook series. I highly recommend it.

Ingredients

• Spinach - however much you need for your family
• Strawberries - same as above
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoon onion, minced

Wash spinach place in large bowl, wash and cut strawberries in half add to spinach and toss gently.

For the dressing combine the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour over salad and toss to coat the spinach and strawberries. Enjoy!

I'm back!

Hi all,
It's been a long time since my last post. Along with the usual holiday going ons we were also very excited to find out we are expecting our third child this summer. Needless to say tiredness had taken over but now that is passing blogging will return with new recipes!

Stay tuned!

Honey Garlic Pork chops

I am still addicted to Pinterest and am always searching for really good recipes. I found this one for pork chops and loved it. I highly recommend making them, they were quick and easy. The adults and the kids both loved them. We will be having these again.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• salt and pepper
• garlic powder
• 5 pork chops
• 2 eggs lightly beaten with 4 tablespoons water
• 1 cup honey
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• black pepper
• 4 tablespoons oil, divided

Sift together flour, salt and pepper. (Any spice combination could be used, I just kept it really simple). Dip pork chops in flour, then egg mixture and then flour again. Fry in skillet that has been heated with 2 tablespoons oil.

Fry garlic in remaining oil until soft, not brown. Add honey, soy sauce and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes (keep watch as it can boil up). Dip cooked pork chops in the sauce and serve.

Crock pot pulled pork

We love pulled pork, it is so easy when it's made in the slow cooker and so delicious. I found our recipe at Tasty Kitchen on the Pioneer Woman's website. It is so simple, most of the ingredients you will have on hand in your pantry. I highly recommend it, especially this time of year when everything is so hectic and busy; a quick easy meal is a sure hit. I adapted the recipe slightly to suit my family's taste.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 can tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• pork - I use pork tenderloin but it can be any pork roast
• Kaisers
• 1 bag coleslaw mix
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Combine all ingredients except pork in the crock pot. Once combined add the pork, turn to coat in the sauce. Cook on low for 8 hours.

Combine coleslaw dressing ingredients. Add coleslaw. Refrigerate until ready to use. When pork is cooked shred, add back to sauce. Pile pork and sauce on kaiser and top with coleslaw. Enjoy!