there's something about being trapped inside my house because of a blizzard that gets my baking drive going. i woke up at 7 am because i was dying to find out if my bananas had finally ripened. and success! so here's some yummy love if you're stuck in a blizzard (if not, it's such nutty deliciousness that you can still enjoy it) i tell myself it's okay to have this much bread around the house to graze on b/c it's made of whole wheat flour and oats. and if that doesn't work, there's a nice freezer that can easily take some bread lovin. see recipe at end of entry.
today i also helped the mother to prepare some dried seaweed for some salty goodness. it's very simple and straightforward procedure. take some dried seaweed, rub in sesame oil and then sprinkle lightly with salt.
once that's all done you cook it up on the stove. one by one place it in the pan to cook up (there is a way to cook in the oven, but this is the way my mother likes to do it).
it starts out the dark blackish color and then when it's fully cooked it turns a beautiful green like so. have with rice and side of kimchi and egg and it's a delicious meal!
Banana Walnut Bread
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cup instant oats
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
2 eggs
5 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour one loaf pan.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl mix together brown sugar and applesauce. Add eggs one at a time. Add mashed bananas. Slowly stir dry mixture into the wet ingredients until combined. Add the walnuts, stir up and pour/scoop into bread pan. Bake for about 58 minutes or until done. yum!
i finally "left" the house...for the grocery store. at least they were restocked! bought some basic veggies and ended up with a super easy tuna shepherd's pie. thew in a bunch of veggies with tuna and tomato sauce and cooked that up while my potatoes boiled. then layered it into a dish and topped with cheddar cheese and wha-la! yumminess. although i need to get rid of my fear of salt and just have at it. not that sprinkling after the fact wasn't just as tasty.
this is a shot of the food in the afternoon light as i was spreading the mashed potatoes over the veggies. pretty isn't it!
onto the next order of business. i've never bought a papaya before but i was feeling random at lotte so picked one up. i treated it like mango, the mushier the better. the seeds reminded me of caviar, or nemo's brother's and sister's...which i suppose is the same thing. so basically ugh. the fruit is interesting. definitely an acquired taste, but it's so good for you i had to get the fam to eat it! so i blended it with some plain yogurt, peach and a dollop of honey and it was tasty! i spent about an hour smushing the seeds to dry them b/c i figure i can use them for something. i'll check back with you once i figure out what that something is...
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