Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of “in the larger scheme of things…” thinking. Here at astronomy camp, we’ve been talking a lot about big things, like black holes, supernovae, and ominous things like “dark matter” and “dark energy.” Thinking “in the larger scheme of things” can make me feel small and insignificant. I am […]
Tag: banana
fried banana bread bites
At this time of year, bunnies are supposed to popping out of flower beds left and right, and baby chicks are supposed to be hatching from Easter eggs. So far I’ve seen none of these things happening… I guess they just don’t happen when you live in the city. Nonetheless, bunnies and baby chicks are all symbols […]
banana nutella eggrolls
Surprises can be sweet. I’ve talked a bit about surprises before — about how I’m kind of in the middle, loving to surprise other people but enjoy being “in the know” myself. I realized that the reason I had this outlook was because I had never really, truly been surprised before. When I was little, […]
julia's banana bread
I just woke up from one of the best dreams I’ve ever had. At the moment, I am sitting on Amtrak — rolling through miles of factory towns and burnt out buildings on my way to New York City. As much as I love the city that never sleeps, I seriously needed some sleep. Thank […]
recipe showdown: healthy banana bread
This sh!t is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Thank you Gwen Stefani. Whenever I hear Gwen, I am instantly transported back to 4th grade when I went to a very strict religious school. I still vividly remember the first day of school — I got dressed in my rumpled white chapel dress, and penny loafers. When I saw […]
banana split cupcakes
Aren’t these cute!? At my track meet on Friday, I couldn’t stop showing everyone the grainy pictures of these banana split cupcakes on my iPhone. “Hey, look what I made!”“You can’t see it in the picture, but they’re filled with banana pudding — pretty fancy, huh?”“Those are real maraschino cherries… in case you were wondering.” […]
banoffee bread
Erika of The Teenage Taste, Abby of Munchin’ Mel, and I have started a new project called The Three Ingredient Challenge. Every month, we vote on three ingredients and a category (such as quick breads, cakes, brownies etc.) and see what we come up with! This months ingredients were hazelnuts, toffee, and cocoa. The category […]
low fat oatmeal banana bread
look at that cinnamon crumble topping I’ve gone bananas. Literally. This is my fifth banana bread this week {excluding banana bread granola }. I am eating a super ripe, splotchy banana as I type this post on my computer (some people find the brown, spotty one gross, I find them utterly delicious). This happy little […]
low fat cinnamon peach banana bread
Another peach recipe! Woohoo! After reading about this, this, this, and my peachy ginger muffins — you are probably getting pretty tired of all of this peachy goodness. But a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. And when she has a bounty of peaches on the counter, making this banana bread is what […]
banana bread granola with hemp seeds
My obsession with banana bread has grown almost as bad as my obsession with cinnamon. I have made four banana breads in the past week, and currently have a loaf of Joy’s Oatmeal Banana Bread in the oven. #ihaveaproblem I decided that I didn’t just want to take in my banana bread by the slice […]