http://makingbananapancakes.com Keith Prickett's Food Blog Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:23:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just received this bag from my mother in law, who is moving.  I'm thinking it is a hint, what about you?  :-D  I've never seen a 5-lb bag of baking cocoa!  I laughed when I saw this and this was the first thing I thought of.  I guess I'd ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/07/28/a-hint/ Apparently, over at Stahlbush, it is Marionberry harvest season.  I can tell because Rachel keeps bringing home Marionberries!  Today I felt like dessert so I turned up the oven and got out the mixing bowls.  Rachel found this really cool Oregon berry website with some great recipes.  The savory ones ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/07/21/marionberry-oat-bars/ I would like to welcome Mike Brindley, a co-worker and fellow food-lover.  He let me try some of this angel food cake and I have to say it was quite fluffy and delicious!  I hope you enjoy it! -- Keith I've always loved angel food cake; so light and airy. ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/07/08/angel-food-cake-loaf-pan-experiment/ I had to come up with something to celebrate the holiday with and for some reason around the 4th of July my mouth waters for every cake I see with whole blueberries and strawberries on top.  This cupcake recipe was my answer!  I used the Strawberry cupcake recipe from last ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/07/03/blueberry-strawberry-cupcakes-with-whipped-cream-frosting/ I'm still imagining myself sitting at Grandma's table trying to eat these ribs before the meat fell off the bone.  They were the best ribs I've ever had.  No, I've never had ribs from the south, so maybe I've never officially had "ribs" -- but these were GOOD!  They were ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/07/02/toms-no-brainer-ribs/ We took a trip to Grandma and Tom's cabin this weekend and had such a relaxing time.  I often think that my inspiration for cooking [and eating] comes from Grandma's great food!  Every Christmas and Summer when I was a child my family would go over the river and through ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/06/30/grandmas-wheat-grass-cocktail/ Rachel and I always make a big breakfast (or brunch depending on how late we sleep in) on the weekends.  Some mornings it's waffles with fresh strawberries and real whipped cream.  Other days I'll come up with some topping or syrup to put on whole-meal pancakes.  We love to start ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/06/28/saturday-or-sunday-morning-scramble/   "These are the best cupcakes I've ever had!"  Those were the words of my beautiful wife after devouring one of these cupcakes I just whipped up.  That says a lot.  I really value her opinion when I cook but I have to say these little delights are SO GOOD! I started ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/06/24/strawberry-cupcakes-with-fluffy-chocolate-frosting/   Elise and Garrett posted a recipe for making Orange Poppy Seed Cookies and I thought they sounded good and was about to make them when I read the end of the post.  Garrett mentioned that a "novel option" was to switch out the poppy seeds for some ground coriander and ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/06/23/lemon-coriander-cookies/ Keep reading!  You might see the title and not give this snack another glance, but they were surprisingly better than expected.  A co-worker and I were talking about how much lettuce and kale I have growing in my garden and what to do with it all.  She mentioned that she ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2008/06/22/kale-chips/