Chef Laura Lee

Recipe of the week.
Homemade Pico de Gallo .
This can quickly become a family favorite dip in your home. It’s spicy. Salty.. and zesty.. all in one bowl. Please like… try and share my recipe.

Here is the recipe .
3 large beefy tomatoes or 6-9 Roma tomatoes small diced
1/2 onion small diced
1 garlic clove minced till it’s a paste
2 Serrano peppers chopped very fine
1 hand full of cilantro finely chopped
1 whole lemon squeezed (use a lemon press so no seeds will fall in)
1 tablespoon of rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon of olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix all together and ENJOY!

Nothing smells better in your home than homemade banana muffins. Here is my recipe of the week. Enjoy!

BANANA BREAD or BANANA MUFFINS
MAKES one 9-inch loaf
or 12 muffins
or 24 mini muffins

PREP TIME: 10 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes plus 1 hour 10 minutes cooling time

(The key to great banana bread is ripe bananas.)

2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3-4 very ripe bananas, mashed well
1/ 1/2 cups of bananas.
6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
¼ cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanlila extract

1. Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Generously coat a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. For muffins grab your muffin pan and line w/ cup cake liners (no spray needed).
2. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk the mashed bananas, melted butter, eggs, yogurt, and vanilla together in a separate bowl. Gently fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined. Fold in the nuts (if using). Do not overmix; the batter will look thick and chunky.
3.Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few crumbs attached, about 55 minutes.Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before unmolding onto a wire rack to cool for 1 hour.