(Banana Nut Bread)

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter, softened (or margarine)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs beaten
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Method:

• Cream butter and sugar in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs.
• Then, add bananas and mix well.
• Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into another bowl.
• Then, stir flour into banana mixture until moistened.
• Add walnuts and stir well.
• Then pour into greased 5×9 inch loaf pan.
• Bake it at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done.
• Let it stand for 10 to 15 minutes to cool before slicing.

(Strawberry Yogurt Shake)

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup strawberries
• ¾ cup plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp. orange juice
• 1 tbsp. sugar (or, according to taste)

Method: 

• Combine strawberries, yogurt and orange juice in a blender.
• Process until well blended.
• Sweeten to taste.
• Pour into glasses.
• Serve at once.

(Pineapple Smoothie) 

Ingredients: 

• ½ cup pineapple       
• ¼ cup pineapple juice       
• 1 small banana       
• 2 tbsp. plain yogurt     
• 2 ice cubes 

Method:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender.
• Process until well blended.
• Pour into glasses.
• Serve at once.