Hearty Fisherman's Stew or Bouillabaisse

Ingredients

1 Tbs olive oil

1 1/2 dry white wine (optional)

1 package of mild Italian sausages sliced.

2 large yellow onions chopped

3 bell peppers (yellow, red & green)

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes (in tomato puree)

1 1/2 cans of chicken broth

1/2 large head of garlic

1 tsp salt

1 lb of fresh fish (cod, talipa...)

1 lb of medium shrimp

4 Tbs chopped parsley

The How

* Cook sliced sausage. Remove. Pour off fat.

* In 1Tbs oil simmer onions, peppers and garlic. 10min until tender.

* Add tomatoes and remaining ingredients, except the fish, shrimp and parsley.

*Heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer on low for 30mn.

* Add sausage, fish and shrimp. Simmer 5mn

* Serve. sprinkle with chopped parsley at the end or in the plate.

The shrimp I used was raw, frozen with the shell on. I boiled them in the chicken bouillon until they turned pink. Then I took the skin off and put the bouillon in the main pan with the other ingredients.

Great with rice and/or Parmesan-garlic toasted French bread (homemade preferably).

Banana Cake

Cream together

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/2 cup sugar

Add

2 eggs

Mix together

3/4 ripe bananas

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup of buttermilk

Mix dry ingrediants

2 cups flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Mix the banana with eggs mixture alternating with the flour. End with the dry mixture.

Bake in a 9x13 pan

@ 350 for 30-35 mn

Brush the cake when it comes out of the oven with 1tbs of butter and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Pumpkin Bread

2 Loaves

3 1/2 Cups Pumpkin puree (29 oz. can - use it all)
1/2 Cup Vegetable oil
2 2/3 Cups White sugar
4 Eggs
3 Cups All-purpose flour
2 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ground cloves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9x5 in loaf pans.

In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin, oil, sugar and eggs.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves; stir into the pumpkin mixture until well blended.

Divide the batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans.