Where's the blog?

So, here it is the 4th of February and it's been a month since I last posted anything.  It's a busy month getting into school, getting started with the teaching assistant thing, doing tutoring and trying to do the usual Mommy things.  I did do some cool things I want to share though.  And I'm going to figure out how to link this blog to my phone so I have more ready access.  If I can figure out how to post some pictures that would be nice because of some of the crafts and foods that I like and think are pretty.  We'll see how that all goes.

I'm going to go ahead and confess that going meatless has not been readily supported by the family and has been difficult to stick with.  So, we've switched to "Meatless Mondays" or more specifically, meatless one day a week or more if I can squeeze it in.  Since I'm not home for dinner two nights a week (Mondays and Thursdays I'm tutoring Geology) I have to find quick and easy crock pot meals.  One would think that meatless meals for those would be simple, but so far... they're not.

Also, Sophia is eating spaghetti and meatballs pretty much every meal now which is definitely NOT meatless.  So goes the picky tastebuds of a three year old.

I did make these adorable flower hair clips.  These things go for $8.00 at Claire's and I think mine cost a total of fifty cents each.  I hope to post some pics and a step by step "how to" on it.  You're gonna love it.  After making them, I'm more determined than ever to get my sewing machine back up so this blog may turn into... I don't know what with the crafts and cooking.

Well... it's almost dinner time and the three year old is desperate for my attention so here's a quick and easy recipe that is so super yummy.  Sophia and I mixed this one up tonight.  It's my grandma's banana bread (slightly modified).  I like to make it into muffins and it freezes easily so you can make a big batch and freeze them, pop them in the microwave for a minute and voila!  Breakfast on the go.

Nana's Banana Bread

Preheat oven to 350
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2-3 very ripe bananas
2 cups AP flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla

*I use a rubber spatula to mix everything, no mixers.

Cream softened butter and sugars (both brown and white)

Add eggs, mix

Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla, mix

Mash bananas until somewhat smooth, add to sugar mix

In a separate bowl whisk flour, baking soda, and salt
Slowly fold flour mixture into sugar mixture until all mixed up

Pour into well greased bread pan

Bake for 1 hour

Be sure to do the toothpick test in several spots to make sure it's baked through the middle.  I usually add 5 minutes at a time if it's not done.

Refrigerate after it's cooled.  We actually like to eat it after it's cold with butter spread on it.  Mmmm...