It's no surprise that I love Aperol spritz. It's not really a winter drink, tho. Here's a new option.
Thanksgiving Aperol Spritz
Mix together:
3 oz sparking wine (prosecco)
1 oz Aperol
1 oz cranberry juice
Garnish with an orange slice and cinnamon stick.
This is a great versatile recipe for salmon and the one I come back to again and again. The recipe calls for it to be baked in the oven, but we love it even more grilled on a cedar plank.
Honey Mustard Salmon
1 large salmon filet from Costco
2 Tbsp olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 heaping Tbsp brown mustard
1 heaping Tbsp honey
1 heaping Tbsp dried herbs of your choice (I like French Style Bouquet Garni)
Preheat oven to 400. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sauce ingredients. Line a jellyroll pan with foil and spray with Pam. Place salmon on the pan and spoon on sauce. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes or until the fish flakes with a fork. I like to serve this with a big green salad.
Keith's Spaghetti Sauce
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
8 oz can tomato sauce
6 oz can of tomato paste
1 tbsp minced garlic from jar
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp white vinegar
2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp Italian seasoning
Mix together and simmer 30 minutes. We usually add meatballs. Serve over spaghetti.
This is my favorite banana bread combo: banana + walnuts + chocolate chips! This brings already delicious banana up a notch or 10! I add about a half bag of mini chocoate chips and a mounded 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts to my batter. Here's my recipe. Enjoy!
Chunky Monkey Banana Bread
1 cup mashed, ripe banana
3/4 cup milk
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (regular and milk chocolate work too)
Heaping 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (may substitute pecans)
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 65 minutes. Pierce with cake tester or knife. If wet, bake for another 15-20 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
