Can’t STRESS it enough…

boozybananabread

Today while watching some business leadership videos that the UW puts out, they were interviewing the former CEO of Starbucks. He said: “There Are No Stressful Situations ONLY Stressful Responses” I love that. Goes along with my life is 10% of what happens and 90% of how you react to it philosophy. Something we should all be working on to remember. Boozy Banana Bread   1 cup cake flour 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 cup butter, at room temperature 2 eggs, well-beaten 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 ¼ cups mashed ripe bananas 3 TBSP bourbon 1/2 tsp. lemon juice 3/4 cup chocolate chips 3/4 cup chopped pecans Glaze: 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 TBSP corn syrup 1 TBSP bourbon Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, cream butter with an electric mixer (I … [Read more...]

It’s a nice day for a…

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When I went a few years ago to a Food Blogger Conference I was in awe of how many people told me I was just like I was on my blog. This didn’t make any sense to me as of course I was like how I was on my blog, it’s my blog. Until I started to mingle with other people. People who’s blogs I read and realized that many of them in real life are much quieter in person and reserved compared to their blogs. In a way their blog is their way of letting out their inner extrovert. This was facsinating to me but also a good lesson. It’s a good lesson to remember if you follow me on Pinterest. Let’s review a few emails involving Pinterest. I’m just posting this one but I can assure you that this question gets asked A LOT: “This comes from a place of love even if it’s nosey. I follow you on Pinterest and you pin bunches and bunches of wedding dresses, are you getting married? Oh please say yes, I would love for you to be getting married and be happy.” First off, I do … [Read more...]

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