For Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27th, 2013

26 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Sunrise: 6:50 am

Sunset: 8:09 pm

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

It's Banana Lovers Day on August 27th, an appealing foodie holiday that invites tropical fruit enthusiasts to partake of plaintains.

Have a fresh banana and enjoy it's potassium rich goodness today!

It's Banana Lovers Day!

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

Author unknown

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

 One banana, two banana 

Three banana, four 

 Four bananas make a bunch 

And so do many more... 

I do love my bananas and if I don't have one every day, I suffer leg cramps at night so you can be sure I try to have them often.  

There are plenty of good recipes with bananas in them too and one of my favorites is Banana nut muffins.

So I thought I'd share a recipe for them today

This recipe will make Banana Bread or Muffins

2 cups Bisquick or Jiffy mix

1/2 c. sugar

2 tablespoons butter, melted

2 eggs

1/2 tsp soda

2 large bananas, mashed

1/4 c. chopped nuts

1/3 c. milk with 1 tsp. vinegar

Combine baking mix with sugar, melted butter and baking soda.  Add combined bananas walnuts, eggs and milk.  Blend thoroughly.  Grease and flour bread pan Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minus

For muffins:  bake at 350 for 1/2 hour .  Makes 12

Who doesn’t purchase bananas when their green and still end up with a few over ripe ones in a few days?   No one ever seems to eat the last two or three bananas so they end up turning speckled brown and over ripen.   For a while I was just tossing them in the garbage.  Then I got smart and started peeling them and placing them in baggies to freeze them.  Then I got lazy and stopped peeling them. I just toss them into a Ziploc bag and freeze them.    About once every other month or so, I load up on frozen bananas.   I defrost them and make some banana bread.  I've learned to never through them away.

Ripened bananas, although soft and very sweet, are still good for a variety of uses in the kitchen.   You can use them in baking, making smoothies or dipping in chocolate to create frozen pops.   

And the peels are supposed to make great fertilizer for rose bushes. Put the peels in the blender with some water and whir away until they are smooth.   Use this mixture to water your rose bushes. 

I haven't tried this out, but will have to do so.  My rose bush has been blooming so prettily all summer that it's seems to be doing quite well on it's own.

I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

You don’t even miss a beat when gratitude to God is the beat of your heart.

Anne Voskamp

I am trying to count at least 3 things I'm thankful for each day and then in 1 year's time I'll have counted 1000 gifts. I’ll be sharing them and giving thanks to God for these gifts each day.   

893.  for bananas

894.for rose bushes

895. for my freezer, what would I do without it?

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

 

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

 

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL !

I've gone bananas!

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma