Tag: bananas

Cranberry-Banana Bread and Banana-Blueberry Muffins
Two great recipes for using up those gnarly over-ripe bananas.

Sourdough Banana Bread
In the June “In My Kitchen” post, I put in a couple of teaser recipes and promised more about them later. Today’s the day to reveal this FANTASTIC banana bread recipe. I’ve started sourdough a couple of times and was able to maintain a live batch for a few months a couple of years ago. …

Maple-Banana Muffins and The Ingredients of You and Me for TLC
Nina Bocci’s latest novel includes some heirloom recipes for Cucidati (Italian Fig Cookies), Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake), Hummingbird Cake, Italian Wedding Cookies (anise cookies), and Ciambelone (Italian tea cakes). Please join me for my TLC review.

Banana-Mango Nut Muffins
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh is the current Cook the Books selection. There’s so much food in this novel, perhaps to help comfort one as they read this tale of survival and ultimate triumph and hope.

“In My Kitchen” August 2019
Good gravy! Where is the summer going? So, here’s what was new in my July kitchen! I made some mulled blackberry vinegar and after letting it set on the cabinet for four weeks, I finished processing it. I strained it and was left with a delicious smelling pulp, full of blackberries macerated in warming spices. …

Jalapeno Banana Bread
Think jalapenos and bananas can’t play nice together…think again.

Banana-Pineapple Pop-o-ladas
Two for one—a kid friendly (and delicious) popsicle and a rum-laden treat for the adults.

Banana Pancakes with Coconut Oil
Another Saturday and another pancake recipe. I seem to be creating a tradition….

Banana Pancakes with Dried Tart Cherries
Lately, there have been no smoothies, no home-cooked dinners…it’s been pretty busy (and food-boring) around here. Luckily, we didn’t have any weekend activities until 1:30 and 6:00 on Saturday. Great. I could at least get a hearty, home-cooked breakfast on the table. (And yes, dear readers, I even slept in until 8:00.) Because…
