Bananarama

July 12th, 2013
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I left a couple of bananas on my kitchen counter the other day and the current heat and humidity in Washington, DC ripened them so fast that in two days they were too mushy for my cereal.  I’m not one to throw food away, so I found my trusty banana bread recipe and baked them into golden goodness!
This banana bread recipe below is from Martha Stewart’s best-selling book, Entertaining, and I highly recommend making it and having it on hand for a quick breakfast.  I once tried the recipe as muffins and they were okay but the recipe is … Read More

Irish Soda Bread

March 16th, 2012
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Hi My Faithful Readers, I am going in a different direction today and I hope you are okay with it… Whether you’re cooking corned beef, cabbage and potatoes der boy or you’re stewing some beef and Guinness, a freshly baked loaf of Irish Soda bread will lend a touch of the old country to your St. Patrick’s Day celebration. I grew up in a large family of six children and we ate A LOT of Irish soda bread.  My favorite way to eat soda bread is when it’s still warm from the oven with lots of orange marmalade spread on… Read More