Every year, I request my mom’s banana flavored cake for my Birthday and pair it with some sort of chocolate. Chocolate chip banana bread is another of my guilty pleasures. I love baking chocolate chip cookies, so I would love to try out this recipe.

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source: Allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar

 

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together, and set aside.
2. Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the mashed bananas. Add the flour mixture, and stir until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

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I love chili, and I always find this recipe near the top of the list when I’m searching for new slow cooker recipes. I really can’t imagine how pumpkin enhances a dish like this, but everyone online raves about it, so I figure I should try it out sometime.

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Turkey Chili

Source: Allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 cups cubed fresh pumpkin

 

• 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can seasoned black beans
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tablespoon chili powder

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; brown turkey, stirring often, until crumbly and no longer, pink, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard any fat.
2. Transfer turkey to a slow cooker and stir in onions, diced tomatoes, pumpkin, chili beans, black beans, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and chili powder. Set cooker to Low, cover, and cook until pumpkin is tender and has started to break apart, at least 3 hours.

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This is another slow cooker recipe that sounds really good. The only reason I haven’t gotten to making it is it seems to require a lot of food, but it also seems to make a lot of food.

Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

Source: Allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 (5 pound) bone-in beef pot roast
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon butter

 

• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 3 medium carrots, cut into chunks
• 2 stalks celery, cut into chunks
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme

Directions

1. Generously season both sides of roast with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour over the top until well coated, and pat it into the meat. Shake off any excess.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Sear the roast on both sides for 5-6 minutes each, until well browned. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
3. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in mushrooms and butter; cook for 3-4 minutes.
4. Stir in onion; cook for 5 minutes, until onions are translucent and begin to brown. Add garlic, stir for about a minute.
5. Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons flour; cook and stir for about 1 minute. Add tomato paste, and cook for another minute.
6. Slowly add chicken stock, stir to combine, and return to a simmer. Remove skillet from the heat.
7. Place carrots and celery in the slow cooker. Place roast over the vegetables and pour in any accumulated juices. Add rosemary and thyme.
8. Pour onion and mushroom mixture over the top of the roast. Cover slow cooker, turn to high and cook the roast for 5-6 hours, until the meat is fork tender.
9. Skim off any fat from the surface and remove the bones. Season with salt and pepper to taste.