I utilized my long weekend. I slept, I hung out with family and friends. But I think more importantly…I baked.
Every time I go to the grocery I buy bananas. I’m not sure why, b/c sometimes I truly don’t need them. It’s possible I buy them for their healing qualities. Healing qualities, you ask? Not only do bananas help prevent the dreaded charlie horse (caused by not having enough potassium in your system) they can also help prevent hangovers.
I’m not kidding. The next time you have a rip roaring good night, one that ends with telling your friends about the monster of a hangover you just know you’re going to have the next day, try to remember to eat a banana before you pass out. You will wake up the next morning without a hangover and what’s more, you’ll be extremely refreshed.
You’re welcome.
So, on Monday I went to the grocery and came home with a bunch of bananas and was about to throw away the really ripe ones when I thought…’I could totally make banana bread!’
So after going over to my parents to steal borrow a loaf pan and a stick of butter (I only had a tub) I got to work!
There are several different kinds of recipes for banana bread. I of course being the weirdo that I am, forgot about my cupboard full of cookbooks and looked online. Once I remembered that I had cookbooks I compared different recipes and found that I could either use brown or white sugar. After a quick text exchange with Each, I decided to use the brown sugar recipe. You may choose to add nuts if you’d like but my husband is allergic, so no nuts for us!
So very yummy and a great way to cure the winter blues.
*kisses*
That looks SO good.
I second that – looks delicious!
I looooooveeeeee banana bread.
AAHHHHHHHHHHHH i love banana bread and i want it right.now. fat kid alert!!!!!!!!!! YUMMMMMMMMMMY
I’ll be emailing you my address so you can drop that in the mail for me. K? Thanx!!
Seriously though, it looks YUMMMMMMMY! And I love to bake so I think I might try this myself.
that sounds so good right now!!
i am definitely starring this post in google reader bc i’ve been wanting to make banana bread for weeks (and i’m too lazy to look up a recipe)
oh, man. that looks so super good. i need the recipe… stat! (too much house… sorry).
i’ve been dying to make some good banana bread because my finace’s current roommate keeps buying bananas and never eats them, thus leaving a counter full of rotting bananas. sounds like a joy, doesn’t he?
First – thanks for the tips about bananas preventing hangovers! Who knew? I LOVE bananas!
And second – I am totally craving banana bread now!
Yay photo essay! I love making banana bread, I was actually going to make it soon too!! I like mine with nuts, and I found my recipe online. It comes out sooooo yummy each time!!
I have, sitting on my counter this very minute, two very ripe bananas, and a recipe for gluten free banana cookies. What are the odds! Mmmm. Comfort food.
I was wondering how your banana bread went. Now if I could only get a piece teleported here to Ohio….
Ohhhhhhhh yum. Banana bread is one of my favorite things on the planet.
And I can attest to the fact that bananas cure hangovers – it’s amazing!
Looks deliciously yummy. Want to send a couple pieces up to NYC for me?
I love banana nut bread! You just gave me a craving!
I actually have a fabulous recipe that has chocolate and coconut in it (making it taste more dessert-like and yummy but less healthy). I’ll send it to you when I get home – it’s on my home computer
I love banana bread. I have bananas sitting on my counter for that exact purpose.
Ugh, I wish I wasn’t allergic to bananas.
The last time I made banana bread I put some mini chocolate chips in it and it was SO GOOD!
That reminds me…I totally need to make it again.
I loooove banana bread and will definitely try that recipe. I have one that I usually use, but am always looking for updates. thanks!
Brown sugar in the banana bread is essential. It looks delicious and it is lunch time you have just motivated me to go get something to eat, namely, banana bread.
that… kinda sorta makes me crave banana bread. a lot.
Cool! Looks delicious! Why doesn’t everyone know about that banana trick?
You’ve just inspired me to make banana bread tonight. I was looking for something to bake (it is supposed to be SO cold tonight and tomorrow!) and this is it. Thanks!! It looks delicious!!!
I too made banana bread this weekend. It was tasty. Although yours looks like it has better height and coloring on top. Yum!
Mmmm..Banana Bread. I’m so hungry, you could’ve put brussel spouts on there and it would’ve looked good to me.
Wow looks delicious….
That looks positively DELISH!! And I’m going to have to remember that hangover tip–brilliant!
Fantastic. Honestly. I’m starving right now and this banana bread looks like the best thing ever.
oh my goodness i want to eat that! send me some.
I love bananas. I have an awesome banana nut muffin recipe that my coworkers devour.
And who knew they were a form of hangover prevention? Well, you, obviously. Thanks!
I’m so very late catching up on my blogs but a few things:
1) I laughed out loud at “You’re welcome.”
2) Delightful display of the cookbook in the back of your photo.
3) I see your new piggy cutting board:)
and 4) I like banana bread w/o nuts. Yummerths!
holy banana nutbread!! that, some warm milk and maybe some sex, but definitely the bnb and some warm milk and that’s heaven for me. Forget the 40 virgins… those pictures looked holy smokes wowness (lack of words) followed by some (nonsensical ramble and some homer-esque drool)…::sounds of gurgling::
yum.
Mmm. I am damn hungry now. Especially for banana bread warm from the oven…