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Vegan Spelt Banana Muffins

Mike and I recently faced an incredibly difficult decision. He had a great opportunity at one end of the state and I had a great opportunity at the other end. Either place we moved, one of us would be giving up a lot. We agonized for hours. [...]

Hummingbird Cupcakes

Two of my favorite things about visiting my parents are my mom’s fully stocked pantry for baking and my dad’s willingness to run with me (pretty much any distance and at any time of day!)
My parents had a stack of Listener magazines sitting on their coffee table, and [...]

Banana-Caramel Whoopie Pies

Ever since I discovered that frozen banana makes awesome soft serve (just puree frozen banana slices in the food processor. Amazing.) we’ve been going through a LOT of bananas. I’m slightly conflicted about this because I know it takes a lot of fuel to get them here, and there [...]

Classic Banana Bread

I’m sure the internet doesn’t need another basic banana bread recipe floating around, and does my blog really need THREE different recipes for it? I think so. First, there’s the healthier version which has whole wheat flour and yogurt. Then there’s the oh-so-chocolatey version. But sometimes, [...]

Banana Coffee Cake with Peanut Butter Streusel

I love good banana bread as much as the next person, but sometimes I can’t help but feel there is something missing. Like streusel. Or peanut butter. Or some magical combination of the two.
A year ago I attempted to make a peanut butter banana bread but [...]

Banana Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting

I have been baking like crazy lately, and the more I bake, the more I want to bake. It’s a good thing I don’t have to teach all week – more time to experiment in the kitchen! This weekend, I remembered a cake I loved from childhood [...]

Banana Nut Muffins

Three bananas sat on the kitchen counter for far too long. Actually I bought an extra large bunch on purpose so I would be “forced” to make banana bread. But as I started to peel them, I realized I didn’t want to make banana bread again (I mean there’s nothing [...]