Nick’s hair was sooo long! He was way overdue for a haircut, and had decided he wanted to have a more business-like look. Nikki has been styling his hair for years. When we walked in and he showed her the picture of what he wanted she was really nervous about cutting his hair so drastically. They ended up coming to a compromise. I’m happy with it. 
Archive for July, 2009
Nick’s Haircut
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Banana Nut Bread
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Mmmmm...
For Tatyana.
I use this recipe frequently when I have bananas that are getting over ripe.
Recipe from my Mom’s, Betty Crocker’s New Picture Cook Book, 1961
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. soft shortening (Crisco)
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
3 cups Gold Medal Flour
2 1/2 teas. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup mashed bananas
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×5x3″ pan. (spray with Pam ~L) Mix sugar, shortening and egg thoroughly. Stir in milk. Measure flour by dip-level-pour method or by sifting. Blend dry ingredients; stir in. Blend in nuts. Pour into pan. Bake 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck into center comes out clean. (Crack in top of loaf is characteristic.) Cool thoroughly before slicing with a thin, sharp knife.
(Laura’s note: I actually used some self-rising flour I had and wanted to use up, and didn’t use the salt or baking powder since it’s included in the flour already- it came out perfect!)