Friday, July 28, 2006

Kosovo Salad

2 to 3 tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber, peeled, deseeded and chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 teaspoons olive oil
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
6 cloves garlic, pressed
1 teaspoon oregano
black olives, chopped or whole
feta cheese, shredded

Mix everything except feta in a bowl. Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve. Transfer to 4 plates or bowls. Garnish with feta and serve.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 cup mayonaise
1 cup sugar
2 large ripe bananas, well mashed
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dressing and sugar. Add bananas. Combine flour, baking soda and chips; mix with batter until just moistened. Spoon batter into greased or paper-lined muffin pan or into greased and floured mini loaf pans. Bake 15 minutes for muffins, 30 minutes for mini loaves. Makes 12 muffins or 2 mini loaves.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006