Wishing For

.... a delicious sandwich and beverage to warm me up, but remind me of home

..... to jump into these bubbles like Mary Poppins to get away

.... a movie night by the fire (with Vanilla Bean Candles)

..... the sound of the twins laughing

..... Everyone to have a wonderful weekend

......... a moment of peace.

Valentines Day Idea # 1 : Show your love through food

Trying to save money this Valentines Day? Here are a few ideas.

• Bake a cake instead of going out for desert. This pan can help you say it all.

• How about a new take on toast?
  

Kitchen Fun!

Fun gadgets

Fun ice cream scoop & stack (in pretty colors) makes cylindrical-shaped scoops that can be stacked, as the name implies.

New Snap Fit Cookie Cutter Sets: Zoo, Train, Nautical and Farm.

Something I would like to try over the long, cold weekend

YUM!!!

Pumpkin banana bread

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup cooking oil
4 eggs
3 1/3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2/3 cup water
1 15-ounce can pumpkin
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (1 large)
3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

• Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of two 9×5x3-inch loaf pans, set aside. In a very large mixing bowl, beat sugar and oil with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger. Alternatively add flour mixture and the water to sugar mixture, beating after each addition just until combined.
• Beat in pumpkin and banana. Stir in pecans.
• Spoon batter into prepared pans. I used a loaf pan and a muffin top pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven, 20-30 minutes for the muffin tops and 50 to 60 minutes for the loaf, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Wrap and store overnight before slicing, if you like. Makes 2 loaves (32 slices) or one loaf and muffin tops.