Quick Breads

You are going to fall in love with how delicious and easy this chocolate chunk banana bread is! Only one bowl to wash. No special tools required. And a loaf of moist and sweet banana bread studded with chocolate chunks in around one hour! There are probably a million banana bread recipes on the internet, because let’s face it, we all buy bananas with good intentions and then let them sit just a little too long. (Or maybe you buy…

You’ll love the sweet and spicy scent of this Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread filling your kitchen. This quick bread recipe is one I go back to again and again. It makes two delicious pumpkin loaves. One to keep and one to share with friends.. Or one to eat now and one to freeze for later! What makes Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread different from regular pumpkin bread? As far as I know, just the origin of the original recipe. I think…

Take your ordinary boxed cornbread mix and make the best moist and honey sweet cornbread ever with this simple recipe hack! If you don’t love cornbread, don’t read this post. Because I freaking love it. I love it. I love it. I could eat it with every meal and for breakfast. (I’ve totally eaten it for breakfast and no that’s not weird, it’s totally a thing. At least I think it is. ) And I really think that this recipe…

This certainly isn’t your mother’s banana bread, but mama dearest will be begging you for the recipe soon enough! Pina colada banana bread is a tropical indulgence. Studded with pineapple, coconut, and a hint of rum, it has all your favorite pina colada flavors. Today’s post has been sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill, but the opinions expressed are all my own.Do you have friends who flood your Facebook and Instagram feed with tropical vacation pictures during spring break? I do.…

Looking to spice up your range of go-to side dishes? Then this cheddar jalapeno spoonbread is just the dish for you. Super moist cornbread loaded with corn, cheese, and zesty jalapenos, it goes great with so many meals and is instantly addictive. My grandmother used to make this cheddar jalapeno spoonbread for Sunday dinners when I was a kid. Oh how I loved it and her house was the only place I got it, so I always went back for…

It’s time for another Yum of the Month round up! This month it was my turn to choose our theme. Let’s see, the first week of October, what could I possibly choose? Of course I chose pumpkin spice. I’m not the world’s biggest pumpkin spice fiend, but I definitely get into seasonal baking. There are some people who get really into seasonal decorations and keep their houses looking beautiful inside and out (like my neighbors.) Meanwhile my house always seems…

  Delicious doesn’t have to be time-consuming or overly complex! This sweet and savory Maple Bacon Cornbread is a simple twist on boxed cornbread mix that takes 25 minutes. Have you ever noticed that we have a tendency to be harder on ourselves than we are on others? We’re always over-complicating things. Or holding ourselves up to impossible standards. Yesterday, I spent the whole day feeling like I just wasn’t doing good enough, I needed more motivation, better organization skills,…

I love pepperoni, but I hate it on pizza. Is that weird? My husband tells me that’s weird. You know what I do love pepperoni in? Pasta salad, sandwiches, oh, and these divine little pepperoni and cheese puffs. Little bites of pepperoni with three cheeses that are perfect for dipping in pizza sauce. I have been snacking on, mmkay, scarfing down these things all week.  

Today’s post might get a little heavy, it does delve into some really deeply personal parts of my life that I don’t usually talk about much.  To balance it out, later I’ve got a light, fluffy popover recipe to go with it. Balance is key in life, right?   So today I thought I’d write about…writing.  When I was in school I hated writing.  I guess I hated it because it took so much time and it took so much…