47 better than with bananas and Recipes

honey , the stronger and richer,the better (buckwheat, or other dark colored raw preferred), applesauce, butter or 1/2 cup margarine (can be replaced by an additional 1/2 cup applesauce to reduce fat), ground cinnamon, grated nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cardamom, pumpkin pie spice (optional), salt (optional), old fashioned oats (the coarser the better), toasted wheat germ, wheat bran (optional), sliced almonds, pecan pieces, walnut pieces or 2 cups other nuts, of choice may be added or substituted, unsweetened dried shredded coconut, divided (preferably strips, not flakes ), dried cranberries, dried sour cherries, raisins or 1 cup dried currant, dried apricot, cut into 3/8 inch chunks, dried pineapple, cut into 3/8 inch chunks, dried dates or 1 cup dried banana chips (or both)

pineapple juice, fruit nectar (tropical is better), sparkling wine, vodka, peeled banana

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

dry spaghetti , broken into fourths, frozen mixed vegetables, chopped tomatoes (fresh is better , but canned will work too if you drain them very well), sliced black olives, drained (or 1/2 cup of chopped green olives), minced onion, banana peppers , or pepperoncini, chopped, or a few shakes of red pepper flakes, grated parmesan cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, dry parsley, basil, black pepper, garlic, minced (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder), oil (olive is traditional but regular vegetable works too), vinegar (red wine is traditional but any will do in a pinch)

shallots (10 banana large peeled and sliced the finer the better), garlic cloves (sliced ), potatoes (peeled and diced ), thyme, butter, vegetable stock, bay leaves, double cream, watercress puree, onion (finely diced ), garlic clove (sliced ), butter, double cream, watercress (washed ), fresh lemon juice