Creole Seafood and Salad Dressing

Creole Seafood and Salad Dressing

1 cup mayo

1 TBSP tomato paste

1 TBSP tomato sauce

1/2 tsp garlic powder or 2 cloves minced fresh garlic

1/2 tsp celery salt

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp sea salt

Hot sauce or tabasco - 3 drops

1 TBSP apple cider vinegar

1/2 tsp lemon juice

chopped fresh parslely - just enough for garnish

paprika to taste

you can vary amounts of spices as needed

this is great with seafood, meats, greens and more

photo from www.jerseyfields.com

Chicken with Tarragon and Mushrooms

6 chicken breasts
organic whole wheat flour or spelt, salt and cayenne pepper
4 chopped green onions and tops
1 pkg fresh mushrooms, sliced
3/4 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup white wine
1 tsp or more fresh tarragon

Lightly dredge chicken pieces in flour, salt, and pepper. Saute til brown on both sides in butter. Remove chicken to side dish. Add green onions and fresh mushrooms to pan and stir til onions are clear. Add more butter as needed. Add chicken stock and wine. Return chicken breasts to pan, adding more wine and stock, if it appears dry. Sprinkle with tarragon.

Cover and simmer for 45 min. to one hour.

Banana Bread Recipe

Recipe for Healthy Banana Bread

1 3/4 cups organic stone-ground whole wheat flour or spelt

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/3 cup softened butter

2/3 cup maple syrup

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp. milk

1 cup mashed ripe bananas

3/4 chopped walnuts (or more)

Mix flour, baking powder, soda and salt together with a fork. Beat butter with mixer. Add maple syrup and continue beating. Stir vanilla and milk into eggs.  Add egg mixture to butter mixture. Continue beating with mixer. Add flour alternately with bananas, beat until smooth. Turn into well-greased 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan and bake in 350 oven about 1 hour or less depending on your oven. This freezes well.

Banana Bread

The secret to good-for-you banana bread - the right kind of flour and the right kind of sweetener. I used organic whole wheat flour - you could use spelt or kamut. And I used real maple syrup, not sugar. Fresh bananas and walnuts made this delicious and simply heavenly right out of the oven. Cool 10 min. and indulge when it is still slightly warm.