My favorite Onion Soup!

I have no idea how this came about, but I've been eating this for years & years. I absolutely love French Onion Soup but it always has beef stock in it, so I make my own soup with an onion soup/dip packet. Just follow the directions on the box (generally 4 cups of water, bring to a boil, add packet, simmer for 5 minutes). I then pour some soup into a heavy duty bowl that can go into the oven (I have these bowls with handles that are super duper heavy duty). Tear up some bread (I sometimes lightly toast it so that it doesn't immediately soak up all the soup) to put on top & then put some shredded mozzarella on top. I know mozarella isn't the type of cheese generally used, but that's what I've always done. Set in oven & turn on broiler- let cheese get bubbly & brown. Mmmmmmmm......
I'm currently sick & have had 2 bowls of this already today. And may have more!

Baked Apple Oatmeal (Betty Crocker)

2 2/3 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup raisins
4 cups milk
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 medium apples, chopped (2 cups)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
Additional milk, if desired

1.Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart casserole, mix oats, raisins, 4 cups milk, the brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, salt and apples.

2.Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until most liquid is absorbed. Top with walnuts. Serve with additional milk

***I haven't actually made this yet, but it sounds soooooooooo good!

Baked Apples

Delightfully Baked Apples
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1/2 apple with topping • Points: 3 pts
Calories: 152.8 • Fat: 6.3 g • Protein: 1.1 g • Carb: 26.4 g • Fiber: 3.4 g
2 large apples, cut in half
2 tbsp butter, melted
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp flour
4 tbsp quick oats
pinch of cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350º. Cut apples in half and remove core and seeds with a small pairing knife or spoon.

In a small bowl combine butter, brown sugar, flour, oats and cinnamon. Spoon on top of the apple halves and sprinkle with cinnamon. Place on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Serve warm with fat free whipped cream or low fat ice cream.

DELICIOUS!!! :)

Banana Bread

3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.
Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.
Add the flour last, mix.
Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour.
Cool on a rack.
Remove from pan and slice to serve.

*** I had never made banana bread before today- it was insanely easy! :) Roman "helped" me, too!