Banany Hootenanny

This is just German Pancakes with banana put in (and some milk taken out), but it is very tasty!  You could probably put 2 bananas in and skip the milk altogether, I just haven't tried that yet. 

3-4 T butter
6 eggs
1/2 C milk
1 overly ripe banana
1 C flour
1/2 C sugar
1 t vanilla
1/2 t salt

Melt the butter in a 11x13 pan at 350 degrees in the oven.  Blend everything else in the blender.  Pour batter over the melted butter and increase oven temp to 400F.  Bake ~10 min.  Serve with brown sugar sprinkled on top.

Best Soup EVER!

Spicy Red Bell Pepper Soup

An easy soup to prepare and make, it’s even better when made in advance and stored in the fridge overnight to let the flavors meld.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, non-dairy butter, or water, for sautéing
4 red bell peppers, seeded and roughly chopped
3 carrots, chopped
1 yellow onion, roughly chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
6 cups vegetable broth
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups raw cashews
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
Heat the olive oil, non-dairy butter, or water in a large soup pot over medium heat.
Stir in the bell peppers, carrots, onion, and garlic. Cook, and stir the vegetables until they’re soft, about 10 minutes. Add the vegetable broth, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, and salt, and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
Add the cashews to a blender (high-powered is best), and blend on high power. Add about 1/4 to 3/4 cup of the broth from the soup, and continue to blend until you have a thick cashew cream. When you do, add the rest of the soup contents to the blender, and blend until smooth.
Test for seasoning, and add more salt, if needed, as well as the ground pepper. Blend again, and then return to the soup pot to heat up.
Serve hot. Serves 6 to 8.


This soup was super yummy and easy!! I got the recipe here http://www.womensmovement.com/good-eats-vegan-spicy-red-bell-pepper-soup/

I changed it a little by putting the peppers, carrots and garlic mixed with the olive oil into the oven for a bit then followed her directions. Gives it a little better flavor! Enjoy!!

Chicken Pot Pie - with a new flavor twist

I made a chicken pot pie with butternut squash and kale with sage to season it up.....it was yummy!!!  a new twist on the regular potato, corn and peas......Steve even liked it....that says a lot in my book!!