Down Home Kitchen

I was sent these in a email…………thought you might get a kick out of them……..
BANANA GUARD - Protect Your Banana!
Are you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed?
Banana Guard allows you to safely transport and store individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas any time, anywhere.
LOCK-CUP

Lock Cup - Anti-Theft Coffee Cup. Are you tired of others stealing your coffee cup?  Well now there’s a solution.
The Lock - Cup has a hole which prevents most people from using it.
Only the owner of the cup can use his/hers shaped key to close the hole.
TRANSPARENT TOASTER

You love toast, but you always burn it? Than, this invention us for you. This transparent toaster allows you to see the bread
while it is toasting so you just have to take it out when the color is right.  This idea is based on a transparent heating glass technology
BUTTER CUTTER

One Click Butter Cutter controls your portion as an important part of staying healthy.
This ingenious butter cutter delivers one standard pat with each click of the handle.

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1 egg
2 cups buttermilk baking mix
1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tbs. milk
2 Tbs. vegetable oil, or butter, melted
1/4 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 400° F. Grease bottoms only of 12 medium muffin cups, or line with paper baking cups. Place egg in a bowl and beat slightly. Stir in remaining ingredients just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among cups. Bake 15-17 minutes, until golden brown.

If your interested in making a loaf, pour mix into a greased loaf pan and bake about 20 mins.

1 c. yellow cornmeal

1 c. white flour

2 to 4 tsp. sugar (optional)

4 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 c. milk

1 egg

1/4 c. vegetable oil

Pre-heat oven to 425*F, in large bowl combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.  Add milk, egg and oil, beat until smooth.  Spray 8 in. baking pan or grease it, pour batter into pan, bake 20 to 30 mins. or till toothpick comes out clean.  Best served hot with butter.

1/2 cup prepared salsa
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1 teaspoon canola oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound lean ground beef
2 large plum tomatoes, diced
1 14-ounce can kidney beans, rinsed
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
8 cups shredded romaine lettuce
1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Combine salsa and sour cream in a large bowl.  Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add beef and cook, stirring often and crumbling with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans, cumin and chili powder; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes begin to break down, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in cilantro and 1/4 cup of the salsa mixture.

Ingredients:
4 cup low fat mayonnaise
2 cup dill pickles, finely chopped
1 cup minced fresh parsley
2/3 cup chopped pimentos
1/3 cup onions\raw, grated

Cooking Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate.

I don’t always put pimentos and parsley in it, but it adds flavor and color.  If I’m in a hurry I mix in some pickle relish instead of chopping up a bunch of pickles………

2 lbs. chicken wings

1/4 c. butter melted

2-4 tsp. hot pepper sauce

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg (optional)

Preheat oven to 425*F.  Cut tips off wings,(save for soup) cut wings in half at joint. In med. bowl, combine butter pepper sauce, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Add wings and toss.  In bottom of broiler pan, arrange wings on baking sheet, bake and turn occasionally, about 35 min. or till brown and crispy.  Serve, with blue cheese or ranch dressing.