20 Minute Hamburger Skillet Stew 1/4 lb Lean ground beef 1 lg Onion,sliced wafer-thin 4 Carrots,sliced wafer-thin 2 Potatoes,halved, sliced -wafer-thin 3 Ribs celery,sliced -wafer-thin 1 c Boiling water 2 t Beef extract OR bouillon 2 Bay leaves 1/4 t Dried thyme Salt OR garlic salt Pepper 1/4 c Dry red wine -OR tomato -juice 2 T All purpose flour Use melon baller and shape meat into tiny meatballs. Brown in skillet. Discard any fat. Stir onion into skillet and cook 1 min. Add boiling water or broth and extract or bouillon. Add remaining veggies, seasonings. Cover, cook over low heat, 15 mins until vegs are tender. Combine wine or water and flour in covered jar. Shake and stir into skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is thick, 4 mins Antiguan Charcoal Baked Bananas This Caribbean dessert can be started in leftover coals

6 large ripe bananas, in a bunch 4 tbsp butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp ground allspice or 1/2 tsp fresh grated nutmeg 3 limes, halved 1/4 cup dark rum, heated in a small pan onside of grill Set the bunch of unpeeled bananas in hot coals. Bake until black and soft to the touch. Meanwhile, heat butter with brown sugar and spices until bubbly. Each person should slit his banana, squeeze a lime half over it and drizzle the butter-sugar mixture on top. Ignite rum and pour it flaming over the bananas a little at a time, shaking the skillet gently until the flame dies.