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My Family’s Favorite Banana Muffins

I realize these are not really muffin shape,  I was lazy and just baked them in an 8 X 8 square pan.
I can make a batch of these and they are gone that day without fail.
I got the recipe here, and only make one real change.

3 large bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
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Leek and Potato Soup

Until this past week I had never bought nor tasted a Leek.  I actually wasn’t sure what they were like at all, but this recipe had great reviews so I thought it was worth trying.  Of couse I did make some changes.

3 sliced leeks (whites and some green)
6 medium sized potatoes dices
2tbs [...]

Healthier Cheeseburger Soup

I made this “healthier” version of Cheeseburger soup on Monday night.
The recipe was loosely adapted from this one.

Here are the ingredients I used:
1lb 97% lean ground turkey
1 chopped onion
2 lg Handfuls of baby baby carrots chopped up
4 Celery Stalks diced
2 TBS Butter
3 cups Chicken Broth
1 Cup Water
4 peeled and diced potatoes
1/4 cup flour
1 cup Shredded [...]

Baked Pear and Walnut Oatmeal

I found this great recipe at Beauty and Bedlam and tweaked it just a bit to fit what we had on hand.

4 cups milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 TB butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
dash of salt
2 cups Scottish Oatmeal
2 Pears diced
1 cup chopped Walnuts

Preheat oven to 350°. Bring milk, sugar, butter, salt and cinnamon to boil in a [...]