Bananas and bell peppers

Tayrusso

Bananas:  does anyone have a banana cake (not bread) recipe?  My aunt makes the most delicious and moist banana cake and I cannot find the recipe for the life of me.

Bell peppers:  I still have six bell peppers left over from my BB, any suggestions?  I already did the stuffed pepper thing, and we've eaten plenty raw for snack.  I need to use these bad boys up and make room in the fridge for this week's BB.

TIA dear friends 

xxSOMMERxx

chop the peppers up and freeze them.

Tayrusso

Ah.  Not exactly the recipe I was hoping for, but I suppose it will come to that if they're not eaten by Friday night.

NesJas

Fajitas?

b15chik

stir fry!

irlndsumer

I put bell peppers in spaghetti sauce, fajitas (obviously),  tuna salad/sandwiches, on salads, in omlets or scrambled eggs, on turkey/deli sandwiches..... bell peppers are pretty much a staple in our house.

CandiceNT

Taylor...are any of them red? If so, you can roast them and make some red pepper hummus!

Tayrusso

No they are all green.

I foresee fajitas in our future dinner plans.

CandiceNT

Tayrusso:

No they are all green.

I foresee fajitas in our future dinner plans.

Green Bell Peppers, Onion, Celery....holy trinity...what about a gumbo?

Tayrusso

CandiceNT:

Tayrusso:

No they are all green.

I foresee fajitas in our future dinner plans.

Green Bell Peppers, Onion, Celery....holy trinity...what about a gumbo?

Oh my, I've never made a gumbo before.  Do you have a recipe you'd like to rec?

CandiceNT

Tayrusso:

CandiceNT:

Tayrusso:

No they are all green.

I foresee fajitas in our future dinner plans.

Green Bell Peppers, Onion, Celery....holy trinity...what about a gumbo?

Oh my, I've never made a gumbo before.  Do you have a recipe you'd like to rec?

Here is a base....I would omit the worcheshire sauce and shrimp. A true gumbo is either meat or seafood base. I also wouldnt use bouillon cubes/water...just use stock. Bouillon cubes are way to salty. I find the okra in the frozen foods section...Wish i could find some fresh! Its a recipe you can play around with, but just remember that when you do the roux it's equal parts fat to flour. And if you have never made a roux before, if you burn it, you have to toss it and start over again.

3  large boneless skinless chicken breast halves

Salt and pepper

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

5 tablespoons margarine

1 large onion, chopped

8 cloves garlic minced

1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

3 stalks celery chopped

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1/4 bunch flat leaf parsley, stems and leaves, coarsely chopped, pluschopped leaves for garnish

4 cups hot water

5 beef bouillon cubes

1 (14-ounce can) stewed tomatoes with juice

2 cups frozen sliced okra

4 green onions, sliced, white and green parts

1/2 pound small shrimp, peeled, deveined and cooked

 

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until browned on both sides and remove. Add the sausage and cook until browned, then remove. Sprinkle the flour over the oil, add 2 tablespoons of margarine and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until brown, about 10 minutes. Let the roux cool.

Return the Dutch oven to low heat and melt the remaining 3 tablespoons margarine. Add the onion, garlic, green pepper and celery and cook for 10 minutes. Add Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, to taste and the 1/4 bunch parsley. Cook, while stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Add 4 cups hot water and bouillon cubes, whisking constantly. Add the chicken and sausage. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes. Add tomatoes and okra. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Just before serving add the green onions, shrimp and chopped parsley.

Tayrusso

Oh thank you, that sounds delicious!  I've never actually had gumbo, but from what I've seen on FN, it always looks amazing! 

I will definitely skip the okra, not a fan at all!  lol

CandiceNT

Tayrusso:

Oh thank you, that sounds delicious!  I've never actually had gumbo, but from what I've seen on FN, it always looks amazing! 

I will definitely skip the okra, not a fan at all!  lol

Taylor...the okra actually releases some stuff that helps to thicken the gumbo...if you skip it, i would make a large roux base

Tayrusso

CandiceNT:

Tayrusso:

Oh thank you, that sounds delicious!  I've never actually had gumbo, but from what I've seen on FN, it always looks amazing! 

I will definitely skip the okra, not a fan at all!  lol

Taylor...the okra actually releases some stuff that helps to thicken the gumbo...if you skip it, i would make a large roux base

Oh ok, I'll do that.  Okra thoroughly repulses me.  

jayefay

Tayrusso:

CandiceNT:

Tayrusso:

Oh thank you, that sounds delicious!  I've never actually had gumbo, but from what I've seen on FN, it always looks amazing! 

I will definitely skip the okra, not a fan at all!  lol

Taylor...the okra actually releases some stuff that helps to thicken the gumbo...if you skip it, i would make a large roux base

Oh ok, I'll do that.  Okra thoroughly repulses me.  

I'm dying to know why okra thoroughly repulses you!  Is it the goo factor?  I've only had it in gumbo and the goo factor was more limited. I guess I can imagine it being totally gross without being cooked down though!

b15chik

i love the okra from cracker barrel! if you get the mac and cheese too, they're good mixed together

which reminds me i was going to make some little baked crunchy okra bites

Tayrusso

jayefay:

Tayrusso:

Oh ok, I'll do that.  Okra thoroughly repulses me.  

I'm dying to know why okra thoroughly repulses you!  Is it the goo factor?  I've only had it in gumbo and the goo factor was more limited. I guess I can imagine it being totally gross without being cooked down though!

Everything about it grosses me out.  The taste, the texture, the GOO, the smell.    lol, I realize I may be a minority in this, but that doesn't change anything.