Ingredients:

12 ounces strips loin steak
2 portabella mushrooms
2 yellow bell peppers
1 head broccoli
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sherry wine
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

Preparation:

Discard excess fat from the steak and cut meat into thin, bite-sized strips.
Slice broccoli florets from the stalk. Cut into pieces, then peel the stalks and slice into thin rounds.
Cut and discard the stems from each mushroom, then thickly slice the caps.
Slice the peppers into thin strips.
In a small bowl, stir the soy sauce with the sherry, brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger, garlic and sesame oil until the cornstarch is dissolved.
Coat a large frying pan or wok with vegetable oil and set over medium heat.
Add the steak and stir fry until it changes colour, 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the vegetables and stir the sauce.
Stir fry until the vegetables are tender crisp, 4 to 5 minutes.
Mix in the cilantro.
Serve over noodles or rice.

Yields 3 servings.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 t. grated fresh ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup margarine
1 t grated lemon peel
1/2 cup buttermilk

Preparation:

Stir flour, baking powder, soda and cinnamon together.
In another bowl beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in bananas, ginger and lemon peel.
Stir in flour mixture. Spray loaf pan with cooking spray and pour in mixture.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.