March 31st, 2011 -- Posted in EZ-blog Oven, family, knitty/stitchy |
So I think I’m getting addicted to knitting (I was warned!)… how do I know this? Well, I’m starting to think “I’d rather be knitting” at certain times when other things are offered. And these other things are very nice enjoyable things! So really, you can tell it’s getting serious.
Since starting to learn to knit last summer, I have just jumped right in and have been loving it!
I started off with that first two-toned scarf, and it turned out really well…
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September 28th, 2010 -- Posted in family, pain / disability |
I’m sorry that my blog has been on a bit of a hiatus… our family has been going through a very difficult time.
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June 10th, 2010 -- Posted in KidsInTheKitchen, domestic engineering, family, pics |
For this “Kids in the Kitchen” baking adventure, I made the actual cake and the kids helped with the icing when they got home from school…
Avery ices our banana cake!
I have actually been baking the exact same Banana Bread since 1998! I was given the recipe at a parenting program way back when I was pregnant with Harmony. It’s a really super easy banana bread to make, and over the years I’ve added other ingredients to mix it up a little and experiment with new tastes. It tastes so fabulous with blueberries, strawberries or chocolate chips! It’s a very “kid friendly recipe” and kids of any age can help with different parts, like mushing up the bananas (they can’t really mess that up other than being a bit messy!), mixing it all up, or tossing in some of the extra ingredients.
Even though we’ve relied on this “stand by” recipe for over a decade, I was still tempted to try out this new recipe for Banana Cake that I found on a new Live Journal Community, “Amanda Bakes”. I loved that it was more of a cake than a bread, because I’d tried to turn my banana bread into cakes over the years with limited success (even with chocolate chips and chocolate icing, it was not quite cakey enough).
So this week, I tried out the Banana Cake and it was delicious! I think the cinnamon really helps add to the cakey flavour.
New banana cake recipe - mmm, cinnamon.
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