Baking || Banana and Walnut Chocolate Bread

A couple of months back, I posted a recipe of one of my all time favourites - Banana Bread. Since that post, I have made Banana Bread countless times for myself, friends and colleagues. So effortlessly quick and easy to put together, I have worked on several variations trying to add some character to the current package. And I think I finally nailed it with the help of some staple ingredients in my kitchen.

Banana and Walnut Chocolate Bread

In trying to incorporate the walnuts and chocolate chips into the recipe, I quickly realised that I had to make some slight variations to my original recipe. Of course the bonus of the recipe trials was the discovery of the hit show House of Cards.

January 2014 | Round Up

Well the "longest" month of the year is finally over. It was a pretty quiet month all round but with a lot of activity in my kitchen.
So as a way of looking over what I got up to, I decided to put it all together as a video montage of sorts. All foods highlighted in it are on the blog, so if you see something that catches your fancy, don't hesitate to go on my blog grab the recipe and have a go for yourself.

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Baking:: That White Bread

Baking my own bread is now somewhat a regular thing, especially this one. Kneading the dough is a perfect tension/stress release. It was a good thing then that I decided to make this batch while binge-watching the series of Mistresses......talk about frustration on overdrive! This bread keeps so well for about a week, and even longer if frozen.

Baking:: Easy and Quick Corn Bread

Corn Bread

Savoury breads are always a feature in my kitchen. I have already shared the recipe of one of my savouries - the Cheesy Sun-dried Tomatoes Bread a while back so I thought it was about time to share another particular favourite. Corn Bread!!!

Baking:: Petits Pains au Lait

The combination of the recent falling temperatures and my "carb craving" seems to have awaken the baker in me. And so I have generally been browsing through several recipes to find whatever takes my fancy. And find I did! I enjoyed the entire process of making these Petits Pains au Lait, particularly kneading the dough which was a great way to vent my frustration with the Olivia Pope/Fitz tension on Scandal; I tell you Shonda Rhimes has got to stop doing this to me every week.

Petits Pains au Lait

They turned out so well that they were just too good not to share. My taste panel was made up of my adorable nieces and nephew who were thoroughly impressed. I have a feeling I will be making these for them again very soon. ☺

Cheesy Sun-Dried Tomatoes Bread

Cheesy Sun-Dried Tomatoes Bread

I have found myself really craving "carbs" lately. At all times of the day! Probably a seasonal thing. So when this craving collided with my "baking bug", I decided to look up a recipe that I could easily work with.