Fwd: Quick Banana Spice Cake

Really is quick and easy. Would add nuts if Amy didn't hate them.

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From: "Mark Voigts" <mhvoigts@hotmail.com>
Date: Mar 25, 2010 8:13 PM
Subject: Quick Banana Spice Cake
To: "Mark -gmail" <mhvoigts@gmail.com>

This banana cake is just the right size for a small family. Serve this banana cake as a snack cake or as a dessert.

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces butter, softened
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 large egg
• 2 to 3 bananas, mashed, about 3/4 cup
• 1/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 scant teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• • • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• Preparation:

  Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour an 8- or 9-inch square pan. In a large mixing bowl with electric mixer, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg, milk, vanilla, and mashed banana until blended. Combine remaining dry ingredients and spices. Stir the dry ingredients into the first mixture until moistened. Spread in prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched with finger. 
  Frost with a cream cheese frosting or sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Cooks.com - Recipe - Apple Cinnamon Waffles

Cooks.com - Recipe - Apple Cinnamon Waffles: "APPLE CINNAMON WAFFLES
1 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. milk
1 egg
1 tbsp. melted butter
1 shredded apple
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Heat waffle iron. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and spices. Set aside. Combine milk, egg, butter, apple and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Stir until well moistened, but still lumpy. Pour about 1/2 cup onto greased, hot waffle iron. Bake until brown and crisp."

Fwd: Quick and Easy Tex-Mex Beef and Rice Bake

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From: Mark Voigts <mhvoigts@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Subject: Quick and Easy Tex-Mex Beef and Rice Bake
To: mhvoigts@gmail.com

Ingredients:

·         2 cups cooked rice

·         1/2 to 1 pound ground beef, chuck or round

·         1/2 cup chopped onion

·         1/4 cup chopped green or red bell pepper

·         1 can (15 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed

·         1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce

·         1 cup corn kernels (use canned, drained or frozen, thawed)

·         1/2 teaspoon salt

·         Dash pepper

·         1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder

·         Dash garlic powder

·         1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

·         2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

·         Shredded Cheddar cheese or Mexican blend of cheeses, for topping

Preparation:

Cook rice and set aside. Lightly grease a 2-quart casserole. Heat oven to 350°.

Cook the beef and onion until beef is no longer pink; add bell pepper and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes longer. Stir in all remaining ingredients except cheese. Stir in cooked rice. Spoon the mixture into a casserole. Bake for 25 minutes. Top with shredded cheese and cook for 5 minutes

 

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Stuffed Avocados with clams and crab

1/2 cup red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
1/2 cup red onion, peeled, quartered and thinly sliced
1/2 cup celery, finely diced
1/2 cup carrot, peeled and shredded
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
51 oz. can Sea Watch Chopped Sea clams, well-drained
1 lb. jumbo lump crabmeat, welldrained
6 ripe avocados, pitted and halved
3 limes, quartered for garnish

In a large bowl, mix first 9 ingredients together well. Gently fold in chopped clams and crabmeat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to chill and allow flavors to develop. Scoop 1/2 of crab and clam salad into avocado half. Serve with lime wedge.