Hello!!
I had a mad day in the kitchen. There was a list of stuff I wanted to get done floating about my head, so on with the apron and into it!
First things first – raspberry/banana bread!
If you would like the recipe, click here.
Round one of dishes.
I had a box of bananas to sort out, so I got on to that next.
Running distressingly low on gourmet ice cream… so began stage one of the process, so it could cool as I did other things.
I felt bad I had deprived the chooks of cakes for quite some time… so I whipped them up a couple of cakes too.
They were delighted.
I only took them a few slices, but they were gone in short order!
Next – pesto! The thing I have been madly growing basil for!
The recipe called for roasted garlic. So the smell in the kitchen took on a radical change! mmmm
Its crazy how much the basil reduced when chucked in the Gee-Whizzer! I used cashews instead of pine nuts (I was price driven in that choice.) The taste test seemed good, but I will make some pasta tomorrow night and get some Parmesan cheese and try it out properly. Will let you know! 🙂
In there somewhere today, bread got baked and dinner made and I was up to round ‘who knows’ of dishes (btw I hand wash – never had a dishwasher)(So I am over dishes today)
10pm rolls around and I have said see ya to Jeff (night shift), done the dinner dishes and then finished up the last part of the ice cream
Taste test on this was creamy-dreamy
(Aaaaand the last lot of dishes!)
So – I am all done for the day! Hope yours was a good one!
Cheers
Hi Lisa, Wow what a day in the kitchen.
What I do with overripe/brown bananas! I put them in the freezer, whole with the skin on. Just stick them in there.
When you are ready to use, thaw and cut them open. The banana is soft, ugly and slides right out of the skin. I have great success doing this.
Thanks so much for your blog, I really enjoy reading!
Hi Janet! Ages ago I have chucked the whole banana in the freezer when they got a bit too ripe and didn’t want to process the or cook them. I don’t remember having as much success just sliding them out of their skins tho!! lol ! Dunno what I did but it was a bit messy!! 😀
I think I changed to this way because I was buying so many at once – and mid summer freezer space becomes a bit tight! Still… will probably put the odd over ripe one or two straight in to save them if I don’t have time to do the mashing!
What do you cook with your bananas?
Lisa, I make banana bread! I use whole wheat flour, reduce the sugar and substitute 1/2 the oil with applesauce. Making it “healthier” at least in my mind.
I also use them in smoothies.
The frozen banana needs to thaw, then it will slide right out of the skin.
It is so fun to enjoy your summer while we’re at freezing outside!
Thanks!
Good idea with the applesauce! That would be lovely!! I’ll have a go at that when our apples are ready!