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Monday, January 26, 2015

Banana upside down cake



     1 1/3  cups (8 1/2 ounces) all -purpose flour                                                                                  
     1/2     tsp salt
     1        tsp baking soda
     8        very ripe bananas
     8        tbsp unsalted butter, meted and cooled
     2        eggs
     1/2  cups packed (5 1/4 ounces) brown sugar
     1        tsp vanilla or one pod of vanilla scraped
     2        tsp ground lemon peel
     2        tsp lemon juice
     1/2     cup Grand Marnier or Quantro
     1/2     cup chopped walnuts



Start preheating oven on 350 degrees.

Take 6 bananas, peel and cook in the microwave for about 6- 10 minutes  until bananas lets go out water. Strain banana water into small pot. Cook over medium heat until the liquid reduces about 1/2. Mash bananas and mix with banana water. Mix with melted butter, eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Add the wet mix into dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt . Do not over mix. Add chopped walnuts. Sprinkle saute pan ( about 11", non stick) with sugar. Cut two remaining bananas into rings, arrange into pattern on the bottom of the pan. Pour the batter over the arranged bananas. Bake in 350 degree oven for 55-75 min. until toothpick comes out clear. Let sit for 1/2 hour to cool and invert onto a plate. Enjoy  

Friday, January 23, 2015



Kelly portrait standing

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Saturday, January 17, 2015



Kelly, Kayla's friend with us in Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas


Kayla my Granddaughter with us in Georgetown, Exumas Bahamas