We celebrated our son’s Birthday this week. Joe requested Banana Nut Cake. The most difficult thing about this cake was finding bananas ripe enough to make the cake. I hope you enjoy this as much as we did. Banana Nut Cake 3 bananas mashed (make sure they are yellow) 2 1/3 cups flour (I used 5 Roses flour) (available at your local meat market) 1 2/3 cups sugar 2/3 cups chopped walnuts 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce 2/3 cup half and…
Today is election day. It is very important to exercise your right to vote. That is a right that came because of the sacrifices of our veterans. Friday is Veteran’s Day. My dad was in the Navy, my husband, aka the Butcher, was in the Army and my brother-in-law was also in the Army. I am thankful for all of our Veterans. We are honoring our Veterans this week by giving them a free steak. It is our way of…
For those of you that know me, you know I have an obsession about carrot cake. I love carrot cake but I can seldom find one good enough to eat when I am out. I try out a lot of carrot cake recipes. The one I am sharing with you today is not only healthy it is very quick and easy to make. I like to add nuts and raisins. You can omit them to make this the way your…
The Butcher and I got to make a trip to Niagra Falls that coincided with my birthday. I searched high and low for the “perfect” carrot cake. I couldn’t even find a decent carrot cake. I decided when we got back home to make my own carrot cake. The recipe I used couldn’t have been better. I got it from my friend, Karen Miller, the Hunky Dory Pastries Favorite Recipe Cookbook. I did make a couple of alterations. It was…