Tag: bananas

  • Banana Raspberry Bread

    Banana Raspberry Bread

    A couple of days ago, Ben said that I never bake anything anymore that is specifically for him, and that I always giveaway stuff for other people, like my coworkers. So today I got up and decided to make something that’s all for him. This was to hopefully make up for that comment, and for all the…

  • rainy day baking

    rainy day baking

    Seattle returns to its rainy old self today. I’m kind of happy about that. We had a few really sunny and hot days this week, but I almost felt they were coming too early.  Over the years, I’ve grown to love the gray and wet. Plus, it’s baking weather! Plus, I’m sure we will have…

  • Mixed Berry Marzipan Banana Bread

    Mixed Berry Marzipan Banana Bread

    Ever since I saw Sofia’s blueberry, strawberry and yogurt cake, I’ve been wanting to make something similar, but with frozen mixed berries. After all, I did have a bag of frozen mixed berries in the freezer, and yogurt in the fridge. But since we had some bananas that were borderline over-ripe, I decided to make some banana…

  • Whole Wheat and Egg-free Sesame Seed Waffles

    There is a place just north of the U-district that serves sesame seed waffles, and one can get either just a plain waffle with real maple syrup, or, for a little extra, whipped cream, blueberries, and sliced bananas. These are egg-free and made with  whole wheat pastry flour. twenty years ago I went there with…

  • Ginger cheesecake with caramel bananas

    Ginger cheesecake with caramel bananas

    Initially I thought that topping this cheesecake with candied crystallized ginger would be appropriate, but it turns out that bananas work much better with both the caramel and the cheesecake.    One substitute I did make from the original recipe, however, was to use Anna’s ginger thins instead of digestive biscuits, simply because I have…