Potato Crisps

After making these, potato chips will never be the same. Having a mandolin makes this an easy recipe. One thing: make sure NOT to have too much oil or they will turn out soggy.

Ingredients 

2 medium potatoes

1.5 tbsp olive oil

Salt and pepper Directions 1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. 2 Slice the potatoes into thin rounds using a sharp knife or a mandolin. Aim to have them about 1/8 inch thick, although a little variation is fine as long as they aren't too thick.  3 Toss with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. You can also add other spices here as well. 4 Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or a wire rack. Place the potatoes in a single layer. Bake for 15-20 minutes until crispy.

Banana Bread - simple

There are so many great banana bread recipes and sometimes the decision is made by what you have on hand.  Some recipes call for yogurt or buttermilk or sour cream and those are not items that I always have in the refrigerator.  So when the bananas are really ripe, this is the recipe I turn to because I always these ingredients. The recipe comes from Allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/3 cup mashed, overripe bananas
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten; add walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

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