fruit – The Kitchen Illiterate

Grandma Joan’s Banana Bread

Bananas don’t usually last long enough in this house to make it to banana bread. But a few weeks ago, we were having dinner with my friend Eunice and I happened to glance into her freezer and see piles and piles of frozen, perfectly browned bananas. She sighed that she never had time to do anything with them, so I offered to take a few off her hands. I love banana bread because it’s another one of those baked goods that I can pretend is healthy. Because, hey, fruit!
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Peanut Butter Banana Bites

It’s Friday, and to me, that means it’s time for treats. Ok, I tend to think that there’s a time for treats somewhere in every day, but Friday is for extra special treats. (Sometimes, Monday is for extra special treats, too.) I like treats, a lot. And I especially love it when I can pretend like my treats are super healthy. That’s kind of why I’ve always loved frozen chocolate-covered bananas. It’s totally fruit.
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Juice Cleansing

This week I’m embarking on something I thought I would never do: A juice cleanse. Yes, a juice cleanse. I’ve gotten a small amount of scorn over this, and a decent amount of skepticism. And I’m willing to grant that I’m not sure how much actual detoxing is going to go on, or if that’s even why I’m doing it. I’m doing it because the last month was really difficult for me, physically and emotionally. I haven’t been able to cook, I haven’t been able to be physically active, and, well, broken bones are kind of painful. I wanted something that would give me an emotional jumpstart, and make me feel mentally refreshed, if not physically refreshed.
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