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Hi Moms.  We ordered up recipes for chicken, bananas and apples because they are such bargains this week. Enjoy!

Herbed Roasted Chicken

From www.southernfood.about.com

Ingredients

1 roasting chicken, about 4 to 5 pounds

juice of 1/2 lemon

salt and pepper to taste

1 small onion, peeled and quartered

1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary

1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme

2 to 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh parsley

4 tablespoons melted butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Rub inside of chicken with lemon juice; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the onion quarters, dried herbs, and parsley to chicken cavity. Place chicken in a shallow roasting pan and roast at 350° for about 20 minutes per pound. Baste with melted butter several times. Internal temperature should register about 165° on a meat thermometer inserted into the meaty part of the thigh.

Banana Bread

From www.thepioneerwoman.com

Ingredients

2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened

1 1/2 cups PLUS 2 tablespoons sugar

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe (overripe is good, too) bananas

4 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 cups sour cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour bundt pan.

Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time, beating for a few seconds after each addition. Add mashed bananas and beat.

Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

Add dry ingredients and sour cream alternately to the mixing bowl. Beat well until all combined.

Pour into bundt pan and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Invert on a cooling rack and allow cake to cool slightly before slicing and serving with softened butter.

Apple-Berry Crisp

From www.bestapples.com

Serves 8

Ingredients

5 Golden Delicious or Rome Beauty apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries, blueberries, cranberries or raspberries

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/3 cup unsifted all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons butter

1/3 cup quick rolled oats

Directions

Heat oven to 375° F. Lightly grease a 1 1/2- to 2-quart baking dish. In large bowl, combine apples, berries, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; toss to blend. Place apple-berry mixture in prepared dish.

In medium-sized bowl, combine flour, salt, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. With pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly; stir in oats. Sprinkle mixture over apples and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is crisp and golden.

Note:

If using cranberries here, add two tablespoons more brown sugar to apple-berry mixture, since cranberries are especially tart.