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September 22, 2010
Life
No-cook banana pudding has great ‘a-peel’ Yesterday I took dinner to a friend who was ill. I wanted to bring a dessert for the family along with the meal but didn’t have a lot of time, so I decided to make banana pudding. Now usually I make the pudding from scratch, like a pastry cream, but that wasn’t going to happen yesterday. So I carried in my nobake version and it was a huge hit. Here’s the recipe for you to try.
My mom’s no-cook best banana puddin’
The “mom” in the title is me. This heirloom recipe is an easy dessert that the little ones can help with, and
it tastes so good. Y o u can double this recipe for a 9 by13 pan. If you douthe Rita ble recipe, use Heikenfeld the larger Rita’s kitchen box (5 oz. or so) of pudding. I put mine in a smaller casserole dish. 4 oz. cream cheese, softened 1 ⁄2 cup sweetened condensed milk (this is half of the 14 oz. can – freeze leftover milk 3.5 oz. package instant vanilla pudding
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1 teaspoon minced garlic or more to taste 1-2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce Dash Tabasco or to taste 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar
Rita’s no-cook best banana pudding. 11⁄2 cups milk 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 cups whipping cream, sweetened to taste*, whipped, and divided or 12 to 16 oz. whipped topping, thawed 3 ripe bananas, sliced About half a box of vanilla wafers Put cream cheese and condensed milk in mixer and blend well. Whisk pudding mix into milk and vanilla and blend until smooth. Add to cream cheese mixture. Blend well and fold in half the whipped cream or half the whipped topping. Make layers in casserole dish: Vanilla wafers, bananas, and the pudding on top. Refrigerate at least one hour before serving or up to eight hours.
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Garnish with whipped cream and more wafers. *To sweeten whipping cream: Stir in 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar or more to taste before whipping.
Tip from Rita’s kitchen:
• Sprinkle cocoa powder or shaved chocolate on top. • Stir in a couple handfuls of coconut into the pudding. • Make individual ones in wine glasses.
Noodles Romanoff
For Ginny. This is a twist on an old favorite. 3 cups noodles, boiled and kept hot 1 cup cottage cheese 1 cup sour cream 1 ⁄4 cup finely chopped onion or more to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients except cheddar. Place in greased or sprayed 8-by-8 square baking dish. Sprinkle with cheddar. Bake 25 to 35 minutes.
Vegetarian black beans and rice
For the fellow who loves Skyline’s vegetarian black beans and rice. I hope he likes this. I might toss in a shake or two of chili powder, too. 1 cup rice 2 cans black beans, drained, rinsed and drained 1 medium to large onion, diced 2 large cloves garlic, minced 1 ⁄2 to 1 teaspoon cumin 1 ⁄2 teaspoon oregano or to taste Salt to taste Cayenne pepper to taste or chopped jalapeño to taste
Optional garnishes: cilantro, chopped tomato, lime juice, cheese Cook rice according to package directions. While rice is cooking, sauté onion and garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add beans, cumin and oregano. Cook until heated through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix with rice. Garnish as desired.
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I’ve been getting lots of feedback on the Frappe recipe like McDonald’s that I put in the column recently. Seems like everyone loves it!
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Rincon Mexicano’s salsa verde for Denise Martinez: “I am looking for the recipe for the salsa verde at Rincon Mexicano restaurant in Eastgate. I have tried several different recipes and can’t seem to duplicate the one at Rincon.” Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator and author. E-mail columns@community press.com with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-2487130, ext. 356.
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