Best Banana Bread Ever!

Baking for your Mom can be a great way to show your love. This recipe for banana bread is grain-free and gluten-free, and can also be made with zucchini for those health-conscious Mom’s out there :)

This bread is based on the Zucchini Bread recipe in “The Plantpower Way” by Rich Roll & Julie Piatt. You can use a mix of 6 tablespoons ground flax seeds and 1/2 cup water in place of the eggs for a vegan version.

• 2 eggs

• 1 small apple

• 1/4 cup water

• 1/4 cup coconut oil

• 5 dates

• 1/2 cup coconut sugar

• 1/2 tsp vanilla

• 3 - 4 frozen or fresh bananas, or medium zucchini

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 3/4 tablespoon baking powder

  Flour mix: * 3 cups of premixed gluten-free flour can also be used

• 1 1/2 cup cassava flour

• 1/2 cup almond flour

• 1/2 cup arrowroot

• 1/4 coconut flour

• 1 teaspoon Pamela’s gum-free baking binder *optional

  Spices

• 1-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1-1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

• 1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2. Place eggs in food processor

3. Slice apple and blend with eggs and 1/4 cup water

4. Add dates, sugar, vanilla and bananas and blend

5. In a separate bowl, sift or mix together baking soda, baking powder, flours, spices and Pamela’s baking binder (if using)

6. Fold into the wet mixture (or just blend it in with the food processor)

7. Bake in the oven for 50-55 minutes in a baking pan (shorter time for muffins - start at 20 minutes and test for doneness)

8. Enjoy your homemade banana bread!

Sweet Potato Fries

We had two dear friends leave the Earth Plane this past week, and they both hail from Puerto Rico. In their honor, I thought I could make one of the Puerto Rican dishes we know and love - sweet potato fries. Living Natural Lena has a recipe that’s simple, easy to make, and tastes amazing.

Even my son, who’s not yet a fan of sweet potatoes, raves about these fries. They are so sweet and delicious, you can eat them like candy :)

Thank you, Lylian and Miriam - we love you. Godspeed.

Sweet Potato Fries

4 medium sized sweet potatoes; peeled and sliced to 1/4 inch thick strips
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
sea salt to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit/ 205 degrees Celsius

Toss sweet potatoes with olive oil and spread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place the sweet potato pan in the oven and bake for 30-45 minutes, until the fries are soft inside and crisping on the outside. Remove from oven and sprinkle fries with salt.