Easy Chili Beans in a Crockpot

Here’s my basic recipe for the  chili beans.  Warning:  I am a traditional Pinoy cook, which means I don’t measure my ingredients.  I go and  guesstimate  how much I need,  then throw ingredients  in the pot. I  adjust (seasonings)  according to taste.  Please do the same if the proportions here don’t fit your taste. Ingredients: [...]

One Cold Morning

House was finally quiet, kids were all  in school, I started my usual house-cleaning  morning.  I started with the dishes,  then laundry, moving to the living room, and off to the bedrooms. When I went into Audrey’s room.  A corner  caught my eyes and a sudden  feeling of tenderness came to me.  Her pile of [...]

Banana Crumb Muffins

Here’s a recipe I tried from http://allrecipes.com by Lisa Kreft. My kids enjoyed the muffins. They are not too sweet, and they taste great milk.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.

In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.

Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.