summertime saturdays.4

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Banana's that look like this in our house, mean one thing.  
Banana bread.  I have my mothers recipe, that I have always made.  But this morning, I tried Heather's recipe.  And wow.  It is a keeper.
I doubled the recipe, except for the banana's.  (I only had three.)  And made one with nuts.  One without.  
We slathered it with cream cheese.  And ate almost both loaves.  

I then slathered the kids with sunscreen, so they could all go to the pool.  I think this is the first time I have been home alone since school was out.  What to do?  The possibilities are endless.
Enjoy your Saturday.....and the rest of the weekend.

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43 comments

  1. I had some bananas that I was going to use for bread for our Sunday brunch and now I will be trying the recipe you just posted. Thanks!

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  2. Anonymous7/12/2008

    Some alone time? How great!!! That break looks yummy, especially that piece with the nut clusters. Have fun!

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  3. ooh, i'd like the nutty one, and i'll have to try the cream cheese on top. i've never done that!

    enjoy your free moments today! i would love a little quiet right about now...

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  4. Mine are out golfing at the moment. I should be fixing dinner...but here I sit reading my favorite blogs! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

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  5. Anonymous7/12/2008

    Ooooo, what to do, what to do. Choose carefully! (The pressure is on, heehee.)

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  6. Anonymous7/12/2008

    I love banana bread and make it quite often. One loaf goes so quickly in our house though, especially when it's still warm.

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  7. oooh so yummy! I have been craving some banana bread in the worst way. I never thought to put cream cheese on them. Hope you enjoyed your free time!

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  8. Hope you enjoyed your day alone, and you picked a great day to NOT go to the pool!

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  9. I've got some bananas that look like that ... and now I'm thinking about putting one of the Munchkins to work so we can have some bread like that too! Thanks for the recipe.

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  10. Anonymous7/12/2008

    nuts,gotta have nuts in banana bread...bask in the solitude while you can...

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  11. Anonymous7/12/2008

    such a great reminder. banana bread. i prefer it made in muffin tins. enjoy your summer. with your kids. whoohoo.

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  12. oh, i love banana bread! yummy. I hope you had some great alone time!

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  13. Anonymous7/12/2008

    i was just thinking i'd try heather's recipe! but i was thinking of substituting the milk+lemon juice with yogurt. we'll see.

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  14. Oh how I love banana bread! Sounds wonderful right now :o)

    Tanya

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  15. I hope your Saturday was wonderful and relaxing!
    Love the seed stitch throw...

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  16. Oh, I hope you enjoyed your kid-free day!

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  17. Banana bread is so tasty. What a great way to use up bananas that have started to head out the door.
    Time alone, heavenly, enjoy the opportunity.

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  18. ooh! a day alone in the house! sounds like bliss.
    your saturday mornings are so delightful.

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  19. Anonymous7/13/2008

    My husband makes banana bread every Christmas...only he also puts in chopped up marrachino cherries and chocolate chips and bakes them in soup cans. You clean the cans of course and slather the insides with either cooking spray or whatever else you might use to grease pans. Fill them 2/3 full and bake as directed in recipe...but watch them and test for doneness with a toothpick. VERY yummy and family expects this every year!!! They're pretty too cute into "rounds"!!!

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  20. The bread looks delicious. I tried your strawberry tart recipe, it was easy and yummy. Everyone loved it! Thank You.

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  21. Anonymous7/13/2008

    yum....my fave!!!

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  22. Yummy !

    I baked banana cake, before, havent yet bake the bread. Love it.

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  23. Anonymous7/13/2008

    H, I have been vising your blog for some time now, and just love it. But, I have to ask....where did you get your wood plate/bowls? I love them!

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  24. I recently started reading your blog...your posts are so nice. Thank you for sharing the banana recipe. I forget how easy it is to make esp with bananas that get ripe so quickly during summer days!

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  25. I love banana cake, so nice just out of the oven with creme fraiche!

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  26. Anonymous7/14/2008

    Your pictures took me back about a decade - my boys used to love banana bread, with butter and honey. They haven't eaten it for ages though.

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  27. I made a banana bread this weekend too - using my mom's recipe. It is the best way to use bananas! I hope you enjoyed your alone time - a rare thing with kids home in summer!

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  28. I made banana bread last week using my mother-in-law's recipe and wow...it was really delicious. I had forgotten how much I like it. I am going to try cream cheese on it next time. I bet it is wonderful.

    hope you had some enjoyable alone time.

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  29. Anonymous7/14/2008

    looks yummy. I have a recipe that you use sour cream in it and we add choc chips with the bananas, SOOOO good. I think will have to make a loaf or two this week.

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  30. Banana bread is on my list for today-yum!

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  31. banana bread questions:

    >Your oven: gas or electric?
    >Your bread pan: what is it made of (glass, metal, silicone)?

    My husband uses pyrex pans in a gas oven and the bottom is always over cooked :-(

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  32. that right there is the only reason that I LOVE funky bananas! Your bread looks yummy!

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  33. Anonymous7/19/2008

    I love love love banana bread! Yummy pics!

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