Kitchen Sink Banana Bread

Are you a MOM with picky eaters?
What kid isn't a picky eater?
This recipe may help your little ones eat
more veggies.

Kitchen Sink Banana Bread.....
or zucchini, or carrot.....!  ;)

I use to grate the veggies for this on a fine

box grater. Now I just use the food processor.

My kids love this bread so much they don't

seem to mind the evidence of zucchini and

carrot any more.

Whisk together the dry ingredients.

2c. wheat flour

2T. ground flax seed

1t. baking powder

1/2t. baking soda

1/4t. salt

Set aside

In another bowl cream together

1/2c. melted butter

1c. sugar

2t. vanilla

1/4c. milk

1 egg

1c. mashed bananas

Mix into the wet ingredients

1c. grated carrots

3/4c. zucchini

1/2c. sliced raw almonds

Once everything is moistened add the dry ingredients.

Mix just until combined.

I divide the batter into four mini loaf pans. This makes freezing any

extra bread really easy. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 45 to 50 minutes.

This bread is so yummy!

So moist.

Sliced and spread with a little Nutella......sweet and pretty healthy.

For a baked good that is.... ;)

Remember to leave a comment on this post or the previous

post for my 1 year Blog-iversary give away. 

One Year Blog-iversry

One year........ 56 blog posts!

Who new I'd still be doing this!?!

I feel as thou I haven't even dipped my little toe in to the blog pool.

So much more to come..... big blog plans!

Thanks to every one who follows my blog.

It's so weird to see my stats every day.

All the comments and e-mails......cool!

AND to see people who I don't even know pinning my stuff...WOW!

I've had so much fun and so many good things have come from blogging.

Anyway........ if you would indulge me......?

I thought I would post about the best things I ever made.

Yes,..... my kids. Corny I know but, if you make it to the

end of this post and leave a comment ....there's a

give awayyyyy. Twelve of my favorite things. One for

each month of blogging. If you know me, you already have

guested one of them is a Starbucks card! ha

Treat after an Ikea trip.

Both are suckers for the swing.

Trip to the Jelly Belly.

They were not feeling the hats.

Speaking of hats.

We went threw a big Firefighter phase.

Now we are onto a bee exterminator phase.

Don't ask.......?

They are choosing and making their own snacks.

Yes....... those are frozen peas and waffles.

They ate it..... NOT me.

Doesn't that expression just say tasty...?

Just a few more photos.... you're doing great.

Oh... if looks could kill.

He's sick of the camera.

So is he!

His face is always messy....... how..... why...?

He can use the camera on my phone..... yah!

That was a sarcastic yah, just incase you needed clarification.

They are little s--ts and I love them so.

Perfectly in-prefect.

Loud, messy, rude, loving, kind and smart.

Most of all happy and curios. I'm so thankful for them.

Hands down the B-E-S-T things I ever made.

Ok.... I know that was a bit like looking at someone

else's vacation slides. So, thanks for putting up with me.

Hay It will only happen once a year. PROMISE

Now leave a comment attached to this post letting

me know what the best OR worst thing you ever created was.

I'll choose the winner to the 12 things giveaway next 

Thursday, May 10th.

Thanks again for a great year,

Kerstie

Mother's Day Gift Box

I like giving gifts but,what I really LOVE is packaging them up.
So much fun.........! It's nice to make people feel special and
appreciated. Who doesn't like getting something pretty to unwrap?
With Mother's Day just around the corner I thought a pretty little
gift box was in order.

I covered a plain brown box with some Bitty Bags.

Then using more Bitty Bags and some
Divine Twine, that I wired I created a bouquet.

Wiring the twine is super fun.

Simply feed some fine gauge wire and twine into the tip of a drill.
Squeeze the trigger while holding the other end of the twine
and wire with a pair of pliers.

Perfectly wired twine every time........ perfect for flower stems.

Now for the flowers.......

Cut out about 10 circles.

Stack the circles on top of each other and staple the center.

Starting with the top layer fold and scrunch the layers of paper.

Attach to some wired twine and you have a flower.

For this type of flower you will need a piece of paper folded in half.

Starting at the folded end cut some strips. Leave enough uncut paper
to add a stem.

Roll up the paper and steam, and your flower will form.

Buds are fun to make too.
Start by drawing a circle with a swirl in it. Cut out the circle and
along the swirl line.

Roll up the strip of paper and glue at the base.

Once you have made enough flowers now
the fun begins, creating a bouquet.

I really had fun with the wired twine.
I plan on using it in some future projects.
CAN'T wait to play with that some more!

Supplies

Plain box
Craft glue
Hot glue
Scissors
Craft knife
Stapler
Fine gauge wire
Drill
Pliers
Bitty Bags and Divine Twine

I'm linking up over at Be Different Act Normal come join the fun!

Vintage Patio Furniture Makeover

I love this table.....LOVE.

I purchased it years ago. It was hiding in the back corner of a
consignment shop with a $125.00 price tag on it.  ;)

It's been uses in the kitchen, dinning room, office, outside, and
now back into the dinning room it goes. Being outside sure put
a toll on the faux finish it was sporting. That's ok! That particular
finish is kinda over.... a little 90's-ish.

Love the 40's lines on those chairs.

A little rust removal was in order, for sure!

A wire brush did the trick.

Then some primer......

.... and paint. Good as new.

I like using Rust-Oleum paint products very much.

They seem to cover well and spray nicely.

Then it was on to recover those nasty seats. Nothing was

salvageable. We needed to cut new wood bottoms and get new

foam and batting.

We trimmed the foam and batting.

Lined the pattern up.

Flipped everything over.

Trimmed off excess oilcloth.

Started stapling. Working from the center out and opposite

side to opposite side. Pulling everything tight. Though, not so

tight as to cause any dimples.

The corners can be a little tricky. 

Just be patient. Fold neatly and staple as

you go. It can always be redone if it 's not

coming out nicely.

Ta-dah....

Yummy reproduction oilcloth fabric.  sigh...

Have you seen this place???

So much fun to look around!!!

I'm so happy to have breathed new life into

this well used and well loved old piece.


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