Because Fall Is My Favorite
Did I mention that I love fall foods or fall for that matter? Well, I do. Maybe banana bread isn't exactly a fall food but I had like a million bananas in the freezer that I needed to use up. So, I decorated them with fun fall motifs.
And some of you aren't believing me when I say that baking with beans is good so I did a little taste test. I made identical batches of banana bread but one has 1/2 cup of butter and one has 1/2 cup of pinto beans. Visually, there is no difference. (You may say that one has more walnuts but it may just be the slice - technically the are equal.) Texture-wise, the one with beans is a bit denser. But the flavors were the same. Some people even said the one with beans had more banana flavor or more spice. Mind you, those taste testing for me didn't know which was which. Final results. Baking with beans is still good. Seriously people, just try it!
And for more fall fun. Some friends and I got together for some holiday craft fun. I made this festive centerpiece that I can use for Halloween and Thanksgiving. And, it was my first decoupage experience! Fun stuff. You really can't mess it up!
And the reason for all of this fun is...
Seriously. Got any good fall recipes, crafts or traditions?
4 witty retorts:
banana bread is fall food, because it is brown. banana bread belongs to every season.
look at you go and be all crafty:) i love it! i LOVE doing crafts..we should definitely get together....
I tried the bean thing. Probably works better in breads than in Choc chip cookies. Totally changed the texture and they were sort of pale grey. I'll stick with butter for the cookies, but I'll try the beans in other stuff.
I have never heard of cooking with beans... I am totally going to try it!
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