Friday, August 19, 2011
blue hue
I have a new favorite hue: cobalt. My eye is now drawn to anything and everything in the shade of this beautiful blue!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
sweet treat
It must be the change in weather, but I've recently had a motivation to bake and a serious craving for banana bread. My Hummingbird Bakery cookbook has the best recipe - delish & pretty simple. My only twist? Add chopped walnuts (I think I learned this from our Mom). Happy baking!
Yield:
8 servings Ingredients:
1-1/3 cups packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 scant cup mashed banana
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 stick plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
A 9" x 5" loaf pan, greased and dusted with flour
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
Instructions:
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Step 2: Put the sugar and eggs in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) and beat until well incorporated. Beat in the mashed banana.
Step 3: Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger to the sugar mixture. Mix it thoroughly until all the dry ingredients have been incorporated into the egg mixture. Pour in the melted butter and beat until all the ingredients are well mixed. Mix in most of the chopped walnuts.
Step 4: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth over with a palette knife. Add the rest of the chopped walnuts (this is mainly for looks). Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until firm to the touch and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool slightly in the pan before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 5: Slice off a healthy portion, spread with real butter and devour.
2 eggs
1 scant cup mashed banana
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 stick plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
A 9" x 5" loaf pan, greased and dusted with flour
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
Instructions:
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Step 2: Put the sugar and eggs in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) and beat until well incorporated. Beat in the mashed banana.
Step 3: Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger to the sugar mixture. Mix it thoroughly until all the dry ingredients have been incorporated into the egg mixture. Pour in the melted butter and beat until all the ingredients are well mixed. Mix in most of the chopped walnuts.
Step 4: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth over with a palette knife. Add the rest of the chopped walnuts (this is mainly for looks). Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until firm to the touch and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool slightly in the pan before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 5: Slice off a healthy portion, spread with real butter and devour.
fall is coming
Dear dc readers, I've been slacking on my blog writing and I must apologize. Summer has been crazy, work has been busy and lots of traveling has taken place. I promise that with the coming of fall I will pick. up. the. pace! Speaking of... I'm absolutely ecstatic about the cooler weather we've been experiencing in KC... I may regret it later, but I'm ready for the leaves to fall. :)
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer; it will be leaf-rakin', boot-wearin', football-watchin', and chili-makin' weather before you know it.
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer; it will be leaf-rakin', boot-wearin', football-watchin', and chili-makin' weather before you know it.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
must have
Happy Wednesday! Hope you are having a wonderful day. Lots going on and lots of things on my to-do list, but I had to take the time to let you know that I. Must. Have. These. Earrings.
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