Tag: Bananas

Fruit salad with yogurt dressing

I just love summer produce! All of my favorite fruits are at their prime in the summer so I take advantage during the season. This recipe works well with whatever fruits you have on hand so substitute pretty much anything. Everyone will love this delicious fruit salad tossed with a […]

Baked Strawberry and Banana Oatmeal

This baked oatmeal was so delicious and warm on a cool, lazy Saturday morning. It is also healthy and used some bananas that were hoping downhill. My daughter had to ask me if this was dessert and demanded we have it again the next morning – high marks from my […]

Banana Granola Bread

Banana Bread…..One of my granny’s favorites! She loved making it but I didn’t always see the value of a great piece of banana bread. Through the years, my views have broadened. It has a few things going for it. 1) It gives a little usefulness to those ripe bananas that […]

Tropical Green Smoothie

I’m definitely on the green smoothie bandwagon. When they initially gained popularity, I really wasn’t convinced that I would be okay drinking a salad. I finally tried it because of the nutritional benefit and found that I really like them!

Persimmon Banana Bread

What is a persimmon and how do you eat one?  Persimmons are bright red-yellow, glossy, and plump with their leaf still attached. Persimmon tastes like mango or apricot.  Though originally from Asia, they are grown in the United States and are in season in the fall.  They can be peeled […]

After School Snacks

If your kids (especially the teen set) are anything like mine, they have one thought when they walk through the door after school…food. They cannot be compelled to share tales of their day, prepare for evening activities, or certainly start on homework until the growling stomachs that have been functioning […]

Banana, Peach and Blueberry Smoothie

My name is Carrie K and I am one of the new bloggers for  Bountiful Baskets. I am excited to be joining their team and I am even more excited to be able to share with you a journey that I recently began. In my blog posts, I will be […]

Bountiful Banana Granola Cookies

Sooooo, you have bananas that very very ripe and you are walking over to the trash can to toss them out…STOP…DON’T DO IT!  There is never a good reason to toss an overripe banana.  You can easily toss them in the freezer (either in the peel or in a freezer […]