Tag Archive: banana

Sparkling Cardamom Cocoa Drops (A Review of Desserts 4 Today)

Today I am doing something a bit different… I want to share a new cookbook with you, one that I have fallen in love with! The book I’m referring to is Desserts 4 Today by Abigail Johnson Dodge, a lovely collection of desserts that can be made with only four ingredients! I first met Abby at…

Double Chocolate Banana Nut “Muffins”

I still haven’t gotten over my muffins for breakfast mood… So last week I decided to use up the overly ripe bananas on the counter to make some banana muffins. When I started mixing up the batter, I intended to make my standard whole wheat banana bread based on a recipe from my mom. But,…

Friday Favorites – Episode 55

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for my Friday Favorites and time for me to share with you a third way you can enter to win the shiny red grill I’m giving away… All week I have been promising you another entry in the giveway, so here it is! Food safety is super important during…

Friday Favorites – Episode 46

I am happy to announce that I have not let my RSS reader get out of control again this week. In fact, for about 5 minutes during the middle of the week I achieved the ultimate RSS reader goal – ZERO unread items. It was very short-lived, but I enjoyed it while it lasted. So,…

Banana Chip Scones

My hubby has been asking for some of my banana chip muffins for breakfast lately.  So, I dug out some of the ripe bananas that I have stashed (or should I say stockpiled) in the freezer with full intentions of making some muffins.  When I got started, though, I realized that I wasn’t really in…

Reeni’s Lime Banana Coconut Cake and Q&A

Sit down…  Have a slice of cake! Believe me, you need to try this delicious Lime Banana Coconut Cake from Reeni @ Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice.  I hosted the Blogger Secret Ingredient challenge two weeks ago, and Reeni’s cake was the winning recipe. In addition to some cute prep bowls and a lime colored…

Mission Complete: BSI Lime

This week’s MIssion: Lime is officially complete… Thanks so much to everyone who participated!  I had a great time hosting this week’s Blogger Secret Ingredient.  It’s been fun to discover a few new blogs and read all of the great recipes!  I am always amazed and inspired by the creative recipes I discover each week…

Whole Wheat Banana Berry Pancakes

Every week at the grocery store, I buy a large bunch of bananas. About 4 days later, I always have 2 or 3 bananas sitting on my counter that are too ripe to eat.  You would think that, after countless weeks of having overly ripe bananas left over, I would learn to buy a smaller bunch…

Friday Favorites – Episode 11

Happy Friday, everyone! I am having difficulty focusing today because my new DSLR (Canon 50D) is scheduled to be delivered today! According to the UPS site, it was put on the truck for delivery at 7:08am this morning. I am really excited to finally have an SLR again. I took photography in high school and used…

Friday Favorites (on Sunday) – Episode 8

I must apologize for the tardiness of my Friday Favorites post this week.  I was extremely busy with the Share Our Strength bake sale on Friday and Saturday and didn’t have much time to read or write any blog posts. I am happy to say that the bake sale was a success – I am…