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It's been awhile since I made a cake, but I was in the mood to do some baking. It was a bit of a stressful week with work, back to school and not sleeping well. Baking is one of my ways to relive stress, and I'm so glad I took some time this weekend to… Continue reading Banana Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
The first week of school is under our belt and I think we're all recovering this weekend. There's always a transition to get back into a school routine and back to school was rough this year. My kids both have early lunch periods this year, so I'm working on some easy to make recipes for… Continue reading Chia Banana Bread Energy Bites
It happened again ... I buy a bunch of bananas. No one eats them before they start turning to ripe and I need to find a way to use them up. I used half to make a batch of muffins and decided to give this recipe for banana jam a try. Let's just say it's… Continue reading Banana Jam
I decided to dig through my posts and redo a recipe from 10 years ago! Again, my kids wanted bananas and they didn't eat them before they got too ripe. I completely forgot I had this recipe and good it is! The bread is soft and moist, packed full of bananas and walnuts. The brown… Continue reading Brown Sugar Topped Banana Bread
Once again I found myself with way too many overripe bananas and needed to find a recipe that would use up the majority of them. This recipe for baked oatmeal was perfect for that! I've found baked oatmeal is a great way for my kids to start the day ... it keeps them full until… Continue reading Chunky Monkey Baked Oatmeal
I'm going back to the archives for my blog to start redoing recipes I've shared. This recipe goes all the way back to 2010! It was one of the muffin recipes I made all the time, but it's been a long time since I have made them. I figured now was the perfect time since… Continue reading Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins
My kids were doing so well and eating the bananas I've been buying for the last month ... except last week. Not sure what changed, but there was four lonely bananas sitting on my counter that needed to be used up. I wasn't in the mood to make a banana bread and decided to make… Continue reading Banana Bread Snack Cake
Once again, I found myself with over-ripe bananas and was looking for a way to use them up. With the craziness of spring sports starting, our work schedules, my school board campaign getting underway, I haven't had much free time to spend in the kitchen. I knew I had to find a quick and easy… Continue reading Chocolate Chunk Banana Bars
It's been awhile since I participated in the Fantastical Food Fight, but knew I had to participate this month. The theme is BANANA and if you've been following me, you know that I always have an issue with over-ripe bananas. My daughter enjoyed these scones and made a perfect after-school snack for her. She eats… Continue reading Banana Bread Scones
My kids ask for bananas. I buy bananas. No one eats the bananas and now I have a bunch of overripe bananas. I was looking for a recipe that I could use the most amount of bananas and came across this recipe for muffins for banana lovers. Perfect! I've already made two batches and my… Continue reading Banana Lovers’ Banana Muffins
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