Healthy Banana Bread

Ingredients
2 cups flour (wheat if you have it)
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup no sugar added applesauce
1/2 cup honey
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 eggs beaten (I used egg beaters)
2 mashed overripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla

Directions
Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately.  Add wet into the dry (add nuts if desired).  Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 for approximately 1 hour.

Crustless Breakfast Quiche Muffins

These are delish!  Notes from food.com says they are 3 Weight Watchers points per muffin when using low fat sausage, cheese and baking mix and fat free milk. I made some with sausage, others with crumbled bacon.  I think they would be sooo good with a little feta and veggies instead of the meat version.  YUM!  It took longer than 20 mins to get a clean tooth pick...more like 30(ish).

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup baking mix
12 ounces sausage
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. 

Brown sausage, breaking with a spoon. Drain well.

Mix egg, milk and baking mix. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide egg mixture between 12 greased muffin tins.
Divide sausage between muffin tins and cover with cheese.
Bake 15-20 minutes or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
Freeze left over muffins in single serving zip top bags. To reheat, place frozen muffins in microwave for approximately 60 seconds.

Morton Family Strata (featured in the film The Family Stone)

At last weekend's Book Club, I was sharing a tale about my addiction to DVD commentaries and other special features. Then, just last night, I discovered that the "Special Features" section of one of my favorite movies (The Family Stone) was a recipe for Morton Family Strata, which Sarah Jessica Parker's character attempts to make in the film. I've never made it, but it sure sounds yummy!

Ingredients:
8 slices white bread
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced
14 ounces tomatoes, sliced
13 ounces sliced mushrooms, drained (or sauteed fresh)
1 medium onion, thinly sliced into rings
5 eggs
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1 pinch garlic salt
parmesan cheese
black olives, sliced

Directions:

1. Using a cookie cutter, donut cutter or lid from a jar, cut bread into shapes or circles. Set aside.
2. Place bread scraps in bottom of buttered 13" by 9" baking dish. Layer half of the cheese over bread.
3. Arrange half of the tomatoes and all of the onion rings and mushrooms over the cheese. Cover with the rest of the cheese.
4. Arrange the bread shapes on the cheese. Put slices of the tomato in the center of each bread shape.
5. Combine slightly beaten eggs, milk, salt, oregano and garlic salt. Pour over the bread.
6. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and dot with olives. Cover. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
7. Bake 1-1/2 hours in a 325 degree F oven, or until knife comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes or until firm.
   

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