I felt the banana-raspberry loaf had been missing from my life for a while. So baked one this morning.
I have had a couple of slices so far… trying to not guts it all in one day.
Pip acted as resident Snoopervisor – switching between keeping an eye on me and an eye out my grotty window for birds.
While the cake was finishing baking I went out back to my dwindling grocery store and picked a few things to make dinner with
I think that is about the last of my carrots
I wanted to make a slow cooked stew – we still have plenty of beef in the freezer.
So glad I took time to cook up several containers of tomatoes over the summer season. They have been fabulous to chuck in stews and spaghetti meals etc.
I think the only non home grown ingredient in my stew tonight was the onion (ok, and the chicken stock)
I also found a bag of frozen corn kernels that I threw in as well which made a really nice addition.
Sadly I ate alone – Jeff just couldn’t keep his eyes open when he got up this afternoon and headed back to bed. Night shift does weird things to you. But – by the time he gets his share the flavour will be even better, and (if I do say so myself) it was pretty good to begin with!
Nothing like a hearty stew of home grown ingredients in winter while you sit by the fire!
Hope your midweek is excellent!
Cheers
I love your sifter! Haven’t used one in years…most of my baking comes from mixes.
Thanks Linda! I love using the ‘old fashioned’ cookware. Its a mix of my Nanna’s and things I have picked up second hand somewhere. It also suits the old fashioned house we live in! The only time I use mixes these days is to make gluten-free cakes when my Mum or Rosemary is visiting. They make really good ones these days – so I am left with all the gluten free flour that I never use otherwise. In limited pantry space I imagine the mixes would be ideal for you!
I make banana bread a lot! What a great idea to add raspberries!! I have added cranberries, chocolate chips, and a few other odds and ends, but never rasberries. Thanks for opening my eyes! Can’t wait to try it!!!
Hope you like it! I always have lots of raspberries leftover in the freezer, so its great to use a few in something other than jam. I don’t leave them all whole… turns out too chunky. So I crush a lot and leave the odd few whole. I should throw some choc chips in there for the next one to see how that goes too!