Mixed reviews

I feel like there hasn't been too much on here about my boys lately, so I have made a serious effort to have the camera out and ready for their antics. Not limited too, but including,  goofiness, growing and excitement.  That being said, I also have some DEVINE muffins to share.  I was thrilled how the pictures turned out.  Bright, clear, colorful and don't worry, you shall see, you shall see.

 

 

Around here, Sunday nights can be a little on the wild side.  Especially when our Dad is involved.  This time though the crazy was all boy.  I love these times, until they get out of hand...those I don't love.

 

 

 

This new house has the perfect "circle" layout.  Meaning of course, you can run through the kitchen to the dining room to the entry, all on slippery wood floors!! Perfect environment for chases, sock sliding and major wipeouts.

 

 

 

 

Or maybe you just have to fight off and evade the villainous teen-age brother, either way we let the good times roll.


This night in particular, Justin had a severe hankering for sugar cookies, not just any type would do.  They must be chewy, soft, and have lime.  Well okay.  Austin was up to the challenge. 

 

 

Right here he is putting on the finishing touch, a lime glaze.  He got a 2 thumbs up for his efforts.  Soft, chewy and most assuredly limey.  Just hop on over to Pinterest and search the recipe "soft lime sugar cookies" I am singing the praises of the muffins in this post, not the cookies.

 

 

 

Alright, so these muffins I speak of are a new thing to me, chocolate banana, topped with peanut butter/chocolate chips.  Never in my life have I attempted them, I came across the recipe not so long ago.  Let me say, they are almost addicting.  Unless, like my sweetheart and my eldest child, you don't like the CHOCOLATE!!!  Then you wouldn't care for them. Well, you would be crazy too, just like them.

 

 

 

 

I just love these little babies!!!  The baking cups just add to the happy factor, I think. 

 

 

 

 

This recipe is going into the book of favorites.  Not gonna lie. 

from Tickling Palates

2 bananas mashed well

1C flour

1/2C brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2C vegetable oil

1t baking soda

2Tbs cocoa powder

 

Heat the oven to 400, prep your pans, mix all your dry ingredients and set aside.  Stir together bananas, the eggs, then the oil.  Add in dry ingredients -the batter is really thick-

After I scooped the batter into the cups I dotted chocolate & peanut butter chips on top of each.  Bake for 15-20 minutes. * I also doubled this batch since we have a big-ish family *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 lonely little bananas & love

What do you think when you see over-ripe bananas sitting on your kitchen counter? Wasted money, time to toss them, etc.?  Not me.  I convince myself that something must be baked! And it should happen soon.  Well, with 2 sad specimens, there aren't that many choices.  Chop them up and freeze for later, sure.  Toss them in a smoothie. That could work.  Neither of those choices involve baking though. So, today I knew in my little heart it had to be Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies.  That's a mouthful. No doubt about it, but man oh man, they are darn delicious in spite of it all.


They look like this all put together:  

 

Bee-utiful!!(as my Grandpa used to say)

 

 

Believe me when I tell you that they look pretty fantastic right here and now but taste better in 10-12 minutes.  I won't even hide the fact that I will ALWAYS snitch tastes of the uncooked dough.  There is only 1 egg in the recipe, small chance of poisoning right?!?!

 

 

  


Now, why did I mention love?  For one small ( but really actually enormous) reason.  Justin ADORES these cookies.  They might just be his number 1 choice in the whole wide world when asked what kind of cookie would he like.  I am not exaggerating.  He loves them.  Well, I love him even more and so right now, a whole entire bag of these babies are waiting for him.  He is gone on assignment right now.  Supposing all this Virginia snow doesn't mess things up, he should be home tomorrow afternoon. I love, love, love my hubster. No doubt about it.  I may or may not swipe one before he comes home.