Strawberry Spinach Salad

1 pint Sliced Strawberries
1 lb. Spinach
½ cup Slivered Almonds (optional)

Dressing: (this dressing is AMAZING!)
½ cup Sugar
1 Tbsp. Sesame Seeds
1 Tbsp. Poppy Seeds
1 ½ tsp. Onion (dried or fresh)
¼ t. Paprika
¼ tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
½ cup Oil
¼ c. Cider Vinegar

Toss salad adding dressing just before serving. Be careful not to bruise spinach. (Another option is adding fresh blueberries or substituting Mandarin Oranges for the berries)

Sour Cream Banana Bars

These are so good and really easy to make. Everyone loves them, especially my kids. I like to take them to a BBQ or potluck because they are baked in a jelly roll pan there is lots to go around.

Sour Cream Banana Bars

1 1/2 c sugar
1 c sour cream
1/2 c butter softened
1 1/2 c mashed bananas (3)
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 c flour

Spray 15 x 10 jelly roll pan with non stick cooking spray. Mix sugar, butter, sour cream and eggs together on low for 1 minute. Beat in bananas and vanilla on low for 1 minute. Mix in dry ingredients on medium for 1 minute. Pour into pan. Bake on 375^ for 20-25 minutes. Frost with Brown Butter Frosting.

Brown Butter Frosting.

1/4 c butter
2 1/2 c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp milk

Heat butter over medium heat until it reaches a delicate (light to medium brown) color. It might seem like you are burning it but as long as it isn't black it should work out just fine. Use a mixer to beat in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Keep adding small amounts of powdered sugar and milk until it is a good consistency, not too runny. This frosting spreads best on a warm cake. I usually start this before the cake is finished and frost after cooling for only a few minutes.