Blogspot - Recipe Scratch Rusia

I'm not a huge walnut fan... except when they are coated in caramelized goodness or in banana bread.  I am a firm believer in not limiting yourself to the norm- so, I once made this bread with peanuts.  On Mike's morning drive to work he called me (having left the house with a slice to have on the way to work...) : Mike, 'are there peanuts in this?' Me, 'Yes.' Mike, 'In banana bread?  Peanuts in banana bread?' Me, 'Yes.  I don't like walnuts, I didn't have any pecans, so I used peanuts.' Mike, 'um... ok.  it's good.  i guess.  just strange to have peanuts in banana bread.  right?' Here's the recipe with 'nuts' as an ingredient... go ahead, use whatever kind you want! Loaf Pan & Parchment Paper (and my favorite baking supplies) available here > Banana Nut Bread with whipped honey butter 4 overripe bananas 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups flour 1 1...

Country Living Magazine recently shared my Bunny Cake on their site.  Granny would've been "tickled pink" - as I'm sure she would've said : )   ..... We could always depend on what was going to come out of Granny's kitchen - spaghetti and meatballs any day of the week, shrimp dip on Christmas Eve, fried mushrooms during mushroom season, fried donuts on Saturday mornings and the infamous Bunny Cake on Easter.  Easter wasn't Easter without the Bunny Cake.  As I look back on the Bunny Cake, I can remember thinking it was amazing when I was really young.  We were fascinated by anything in the "cake decorating" realm and I loved seeing it come together in person.   W e never really ate the cake - none of the kids liked coconut and my Mom's cream pies piled with meringue tended to distract us.  None-the-less, the Bunny Cake always showed up and we always got a kick out of it.  She presented hers similarly, in a basket with fake green Easter "...