Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Cooking Is Crafting You Can Eat - Banana Patties

I love crafting but cooking is equally fun! These are delicious, warm banana patties with a fruit topping. As satisfying as pancakes but better for you!

Ingredients for patties
1 ripe to over-ripe banana
1 egg
Pinch of salt

1. Peel and mash the banana.
2. Mix in the egg. The batter will be a bit lumpy, no worries. Add a pinch of salt.
3. Cook like pancakes in small patties. These do not have the structural integrity of a pancake so they are harder to flip - don't give in to the temptation to make giant patties!

Ingredients for topping
1/4 cup frozen unsweetened fruit - I like dark cherries or mixed berries but you can use any frozen fruit.
Honey to taste - I like this better a bit in the tart side but feel free to sweeten to your heart's desire

1. Combine fruit and honey in a small saucepan. Cook on med-low until the fruit has softened.
2. Reduce to low and allow juices to thicken. Stir frequently and watch the heat - this burns easily!

This is a recipe for one serving - add one banana, one egg and another 1/4 of fruit for each additional serving.

Top the patties with the fruit, make yourself some coffee, and consume luxuriously while wearing a soft bathrobe. You're worth it. I like to have 1/4 of cottage cheese with this to have cut some of the sweet. Enjoy!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Shameless Filler is Shameless

This isn't my normal thing but this idea was just too clever not to share. As you can tell by my hideous cuticles, I'm not much good at keeping my nails nice but that doesn't mean that I don't enjoy a fun manicure every now and then!

This video is beauty guru Michelle Phan's instructions on how to do this nifty heart manicure using cheap plastic band aids. Check it out!

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Updates! Sort of!

Hi all! I know, I'm a bad blogger who doesn't update enough. So sorry! BUT coming soon: quilted tablet sleeves, super simple glasses holder, and maybe that video I promised (assuming I can force Linux to play nice with my camera). I promise!