Growing up, I often sang that nursery rhyme Apples and Bananas with the well known line: I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas! Twenty or so years later, I can definitively say that I still like to “eat, eat, eat” apples and bananas! Especially in the form of a super moist quick bread with a…
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Healthy Fluffy Banana Bread
One of the things I miss most about college life is having this thing called Spring Break. Oh what a time to look forward to, when for a full week in the middle of the second semester, school work and p-sets and projects and tests came to a halt and allowed for some time for…
Light Banana Cream Pie
Pi Day is approaching again.. never fails to arrive on the 14th of March of every year. Back in college, my roommate and I would often joke about our favorite hometown bakeries that specialized in pies. I talked non-stop about how I loved (and oftentimes craved) the pies from Marie Callender’s. My roommate*…
Banana Cake with Vanilla Buttercream + Half Blogiversary!
Today marks 6 months of penny for her thoughts— halfway to a blogiversary! pfht is still in it’s early stages, and I must admit I’ve done very little to help push and publicize the content, but I’ve been so fortunate to have family, friends, and other readers be so kind and encouraging with this little…
Three-Ingredient! Mini Banana Pancakes with Blueberry Compote
It’s the weekend! Which also means: it’s brunch time! I whole-heartedly love brunch. You have the absolute most freedom of choices from sweet to savory, light to hearty, 10AM to 4PM… it’s the ultimate foodie’s dream meal :) So I’d like to share with you a super simple and healthy recipe for mini banana pancakes topped…