BBQ Sauce

 6 oz can tomato paste 

1 cup water

1/4 cup brown sugar 

3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoon worchestershire 

1 tablespoon mustard

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon black pepper 

Pinch of cayenne optional

Simmer 10 minutes on low

Taco seasoning

1/2 cup chili powder

1/4 cup cumin

1/4 cup garlic powder

1/4 cup onion powder

3 tablespoon salt 

Mix and use 2 tablespoon per pound meat

Peach Vinegarette

1 peach peeled and diced 

3 tablespoons peach vinegar 

1 tablespoon honey 

1 teaspoon grain mustard

1/2 teaspoon sea salt 

Pinch of pepper. 

Combine in a blender 

Chicken burgers

 Larry just recently started having issues with his heart so you will start seeing more heart friendly recipes. 

1 pound ground chicken

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 tablespoon greek yogurt 

Small yellow onion finely diced

1 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning 

1/4 teaspoon of cayenne

Sea salt and pepper as allowed

Mix well. Form into patties and lay on baking sheet. I cooked in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.

Tuna Tostado

 1 can good tuna

1/4 bell peppers diced

1/4 onion diced

1 heaping tablespoon mayonnaise 

1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 

Jarred jalepeno-tamed

Avacado

Chalopa hotsauce

Stack of tostados

Mix all the ingredients together except for the avacado and hot sauce.  Mash avacado and spread in a tostado. Add tuna mixture.  Top with hotsauce. 

Banana Cake

4 medium bananas mashed

3 cups self rising flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

3/4 cup softened butter

1 cup sugar 

1/2 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1/2 cups buttermilk 

Mashed bananas in 1 bowl, 3 cups flour with 1 teaspoon cinnamon wisked together in a second bowl, and in 3rd bowl cream together butter, eggs, vanilla and both sugars.  Beat on medium speed 3 minutes.  Add in the bananas.  Then add the flour mixture and the buttermilk.  Alternate until all is combined.   Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.  Allow cake to cool on a rack.  Meanwhile make the icing.

8 oz cream cheese softened and 1 stick butter softened, creamed together.   Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/8 teaspoon salt.  Slowly add 3 cups of confectioners sugar and mix until all is incorporated.  When cake is cool top with icing. 

Roasted potatoes

 Ok,  not as healthy but good!

I like the little red or gold potatoes that you buy in bags.  Instead of olive oil, toss them on mayonnaise.  Then season with whatever you like.  I personally like salt,  pepper and garlic.  Sometimes I add parmesean cheese.  Roast at 425 till they are fork tender.