My family don’t read my blog; they’re not remotely interested and think blogging is simply another of my eccentricities. I didn’t tell them about the acupuncture, so it will be interesting – now that I am entering day three of not smoking – to see when they notice. Because I always went outside to have a cigarette, it may well take them some time. Still, I am rather peeved …
Original Bunn may be forgiven though; she’s been preoccupied with the pool party she threw yesterday. I ought to be grateful that her party kept me busy with the food preparation for much of the morning. Muffins, strawberry cake, chicken pies, date & honey cartwheels … I just kept churning things out of my oven.
The heat lately has been such that a bunch of bananas don’t make it home from the shops before turning brown and the only thing to do with them is bake. I have a fail-proof recipe for these.
5 minute banana muffins
Smash up 5 bananas in a mixing bowl, add 1 egg and beat lightly.
Add a ½ cup of melted butter and ½ cup of white sugar and beat.
Add 2 cups flour, 1 tsp bicarb, 1 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt.
Mix and divide into a 12 muffin baking tray.
Bake at 180C for 20 minutes.
Well at some point they will notice and I’m certain they will be very proud of what you are accomplishing…Cheers my friend and have a great day…but good night. 😉
Thank you Charles, I am at the point of pounding on the neighbour’s door and begging …
OK. I will try this. 🙂
Let me know how it turns out 🙂
Hope it’s the neighbours with the rooster and he’s loose.
Love banana anything. You’ve given me an idea for a blog.
Great, I look forward to reading it 🙂
You are doing brilliantly and have inspired me to action my promise as well – I’m resolving to kick it one more time very soon too. Like Peter Gabriel said: Don’t Give Up!!
As for “the only thing to do with (ripe bananas) is bake” – you’re wrong you know.
http://www.easycocktailrecipes.com/banana-daiquiri/
Read the first line. May even be a better use for them considering your nicotine-deprived frame of mind at the moment!
Hang in there.
Thanks Greg 🙂
LOL @ Greg, really – daquiris for a tweenies party is an overkill, and you needed to be sure they wouldn’t steal your drink 😉
Hang in there, you are getting past the worst. When in need, phone Lindsay?
Lyndsay are Susan are great inspiration 🙂
The banana muffins look great. I bought bananas yesterday and ate them all one straight after another – I had had such a craving for them! Enjoy your Sunday, Cin. 🙂
Gosh adee, I’ve heard they cause constipation if you eat too many in one go, hope that’s not the case with you!
Actually, I’ve had a problem with cramps in my feet and lower legs and I’ve been taking magnesium tabs which have helped a lot, but bananas are rich in magnesium and seeing as I was craving them, I ate them all (6 or 7) with no ill effects. 😉
I’ve just started taking Venavine capsules for the same malady, didn’t know about the bananas, thanks adee 🙂
YAY!! Something I can bake,,,finally.
BOO!! My family don’t read my blog either 😦
Seems a lot of us in the same boat 😦
do not feel alone, Dave does not read my blog either. When I gave up smoking the first time it took him months to notice – and I smoked 20 a night with him right next to me!
Oh my word 😦
(Can’t imagine you with a cigarette!)
(1) You are eccentric.
(2) When they do realize you’ve quit, they’re apt to say something infuriating like, “Oh, you must have had an easy time of it. We didn’t notice anything amisss. . . . Are there any banana muffins about?”
(3) In response, you will march over to the neighbor’s house for a smoke.
(4) I like banana muffins! And strawberries on cake!
1) *blows raspberry*
2) I’ll spit Merlot in their eyes …
3) Have discovered a lady on the corner who sells loose cigarettes 😦
4) Come on over 🙂
Oh, loose cigarettes . . . that sounds dangerous. 😦
Extrêmement dangereux 😦
It all sounds wonderful, but the strawberry cake … oh my! Delicious. Looks like whipped cream frosting.
It’s actually vanilla-butter frosting 🙂
Don’t blame you for being peeved… I would be too. And oolala, wish I’d been at that pool party, just to hang out with you in the kitchen. I could almost eat that strawberry cake picture right off the computer screen (why haven’t the techies figured out a way to do that yet??) 😉
I read somewhere that they are working on making it possible for aroma to ‘be on the computer’.
Now I understand the comment on my blog!
Coincidence! LOL
Interesting the whole thing about family…
Like they paraphrase, “a prophet is seldom honored in her own country” … something like that.
I like that 🙂
They are looking wonderful, as does that luscious cake. Your food must be quite a strength right now….hope all continues well…
Thank you Kate.
I am so proud of you my friend…keep it up…love you lots
Don’t be proud yet 😦
The food looks great! I will have to try your banana muffin recipe…I love baking with bananas. 🙂
Hang in there with the non smoking efforts! You can do it!
Thanks Cindy.
…good luck with the ciggies….it does become easier with time….but not much,……and you will be ever so proud when they notice….
..Cin…doen my `n gunsie en loer daar by “borrels”….nogal mooi skrywes…
lekker bly hoor..
Borrels?
This does look rather enticing.
Shame my diet doesn’t permit this kind of food anymore. lol
Everything in moderation 🙂
Thanks for that fab recipe…none of my family reads mine either 🙂 Hope you’re staying strong girlfriend xoxox
So op en af, vriendin, ek sukkel 😦
xxx
Het jy die plakkers probeer? Di werk regtig, glo my….en jy taper down elke 3 weke…van stap 1 tot 3. Stap 3 is so lig dat jy dit na 2 weke kan los en mis dit nie meer nie….Ek voel vir jou…sooooo baie !! xoxoxoxo
Ek wag vir 9 uur, dan maak die apteek oop …
I really REALLY like saying the word “dangereux”…. 🙂
Me too 🙂
Hi Cin, can you believe that I am happily addicted to Nicorette gum now 🙂
Stopped ciggies over a year ago, but I am never without my gum.
I’m proud of you Napes, you’re a great inspiration to me and you have no idea how much I have thought of you in the past week!
I read and love your blog 😉
Congratulations! We are proud of you.
Great recipes and photos with a different perspective as always.
Do you also stand on chairs to take photos ?
Thanks Tok, I’ve been known to stand on chairs, yes 😀