I don’t know about you, but I always seem to have a few gnarly bananas lying around the kitchen. Banana Bread or Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies are my usual go-to items when the bananas start
Yes, you read that correctly. Garbage Plate. Breakfast in all its porky glory. My lovely brother-in-law Mike made this concoction after eating at Frank’s Diner near Milwaukee that was featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Hooray! It’s almost the weekend and boy do I have a breakfast idea for you. Sausage Roll Ups! Like Biscuits and Gravy – only cuter. And with lots more sausage. What could be better? Sleep
It’s August. That means that right about now, if you have a garden, zucchini is taking over your life. When life hands you zucchini, make Zucchini Pineapple Bread. (Also make Ratatouille….that recipe is coming later.)
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins on an Antique Celery Plate. I’m pretty sure the plate is happy with it’s new, upgraded occupants. These muffins are a great lesson in making due with what you have rather
Almond Poppy Seed Muffins Muffins are one of the first things I ever learned to bake when I was a kid. Blueberry Muffins from my mom’s Better Homes & Garden cookbook. You know, the big red
Pssst…..there’s warm pumpkin bread and orange juice waiting in the kitchen. Why wait until pumpkin season or Thanksgiving to eat pumpkin bread when perfectly good pumpkin can be found in handy little cans at your
Breakfast. The most important meal of the day. Especially true when French Toast is on the plate! This recipe is so good that it made me go out and purchase a ginormous cookbook that weighs
Baked Oatmeal with Berries and Yogurt. Yes, oatmeal can be baked into something other than cookies. When baked, the oatmeal turns into a fluffy, almost cake-like texture even though there is no flour in the
Raisin Bran Muffins – all lined up and ready to go. Sort of makes you want to put a bow on them and give them as gifts. Well, the good news is that you can!
So, you know that coffee shop down the street? You know the one I’m talking about. Ever tried their Cinnamon Chip Scones? Want to know what’s in them? Get a load of these ingredients: flour
We’ve all been there….Good bananas gone bad.
The upside of all of this banana ripening chaos?
Banana Bread!
This is my mom’s recipe. Simple, easy and delicious.
I think that the secret to really tasty banana bread is in the nuts. Of course you can use whatever nuts you prefer – pecans, walnuts, black walnuts are all good. Or you can even forget the nuts entirely if they aren’t you thing.
