: About Me

There are so many smells in the kitchen that bring me back to my childhood: homemade spaghetti sauce (or gravy as my 100% Italian Dad calls it), baked pork chops with apples and raisins, roast chicken, and banana bread. And since my Mom has always been more of a cooker than a baker, and as I've become more of a baker than a cooker, I'm finding myself holding her limited collection of fabulous baking recipes close to my heart; her banana bread recipe being numero uno. Be honest. Rotting bananas are not a pretty sight and whether they are on the counter or in the fridge, rotting bananas are ...