Sour Cream Banana Nut Muffins

1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup chopped nuts (omit if you don't like nuts)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:
Grease muffin tins (or 1 large loaf pan). Cream margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, then bananas, nuts and sour cream. Mix well. Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes (1 hour if in a loaf pan).
http://www.food.com/recipe/sour-cream-banana-bread-9351

Green Bean Casserole

1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans cut green beans, drained
1 1/3 cups French-fried onions (French's)


Directions: Combine soup, milk and pepper in a 1 1/2 qt baking dish; stir until blended. Stir in beans and 2/3 cup fried onions. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until hot.
Sprinkle with remaining 2/3 cup fried onions. Bake 5 more minutes or until onions are golden.
http://www.food.com/recipe/green-bean-casserole-47102

Simple and Delicious Drumsticks

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 chicken drumsticks (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled


Directions:  Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Mix flour, salt, paprika and pepper in a bowl. Dip chicken drumsticks into margarine; roll in flour mixture to coat. Arrange in an ungreased square pan, 8x8x2 inches. Bake uncovered until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut, about 50 minutes. 
http://www.food.com/recipe/delicious-drumsticks-40832

Thai Noodles with Peanut Sauce

Noodles
12 ounces linguine
4 tablespoons sesame oil
Sauce
1/2 cup green onion, chopped
1 cup finely shredded carrot
2 cups frozen stir fry vegetables
3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
1/2 tablespoon ground ginger or 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 tablespoon chili-garlic sauce


Directions:
Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water according to package directions. Drain and return to pot.  Add 2 TBSP sesame oil and toss to coat. Set aside.
Heat remaining 2 TBSP sesame oil in heavy pot over medium-high heat.  Add green onions, carrots, stir-fry veggies, garlic and ginger. Saute until vegetables soften, about 4 minutes. Add honey, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar and chili-garlic sauce and mix well. Simmer sauce 2 minutes. Pour sauce over pasta and toss well.
Transfer to platter and serve warm. Garnish with additional green onions, if desired.
Yields 8 side dish servings or 4 main dish servings.
**Chili-Garlicsauce can be increased or decreased depending on how spicy you like your dish.
*Personal Note: I didn't follow the recipe exactly- I used it for rough measurements for the sauce, and did use the sesame oil for the noodles. I added in a little but of peanut sauce from a jar and stirred in some cilantro at the end. It was a lot lighter than other peanut sauces I've tried and was delicious!

http://www.food.com/recipe/thai-noodles-with-spicy-peanut-sauce-99918