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Monday, November 12, 2012

GFC Blog Hop Co-Host

I'm so excited to be a co-host this week for the GFC Blog Hop hosted by Melissa at The Life of a Not So Ordinary Wife!  This is one of my favorite blog hops & I can't wait to check out all of your blogs!!
 
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It's Tuesday again which means it's time for the GFC Blog Hop!

When I want to follow a blog the first thing I look for is GFC (Google Friend Connect), it's so easy and  nice to be able to go and see all of the blogs you follow in one spot. It's really a great tool to have. 

One side note- Did you know you can follow through GFC using your Twitter Account? TRUE, it's definitely an option!

Ok, so let's get to the party, shall we?

RULES are simple:

1. Follow your host via GFC
The First link below

2. Follow your co-hosts via GFC
The Next 8 links below

3. Link up below using your main blog url not a specific post.

4. Make sure to visit some of the blogs in the link up and follow them via GFC 
and if you want to leave them a comment, I'm sure they'd appreciate that as well.

5. Tweet about this blog hop

6. Share about this blog hop by grabbing a button and putting it on your sidebar!



Sunday, November 11, 2012

Mom's Test Meal Mondays #16

 
Welcome to another Monday!!  I'm so excited for this week's theme!!  I am what you could classify as a carb addict.  I love my bread!  I have never understood how people go on the carb free diet.  How do you eat spaghetti without garlic bread?  Or bacon and eggs without biscuits?  Or fajitas without tortillas??  This just does not make sense to me.
 
Here to get us kicked off is Laura from Storybook Reality & she is sharing an amazing family favorite recipe for a delicious homemade bread!
 
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Hi!  I'm Laura, the author over at Storybook Reality.  I'm thrilled to be sharing one of my favorite recipes with you today.  I come from a long line of fabulous cooks.  It seems like many of my favorite memories with my family involve wonderful food.  My great-grandmother was no exception.

Mama Thomas lived in an old farmhouse in a tiny little town in Kentucky.  She never learned to drive and fed as many neighborhood dogs and cats as she did people.  I loved visiting her house not only because she was so warm and wonderful but really because she had an outhouse.  A double one.  Yep, that meant two people could use the potty at once.

Mama Thomas was famous for her coconut cream pie, homemade bread and a plethora of other yummy southern dishes.  I remember her most for things she baked.  She always had homemade m&m cookies waiting for us when we arrived and we never left without a slice of pie or bread filling our bellies.

The recipe I am sharing today has pleased generations of food lovers in my family.  I love it because it is easy and tastes amazing!  I've also included a modification to the recipe that includes zucchini and chocolate chips!



Mama Thomas's Banana Bread
1&1/2 cups flour
3 ripe bananas
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda


Mash your bananas with a fork.  Mix all the ingredients together and bake at 325 for 50 minutes.

Laura's Chocolate Chip-Banana-Zucchini Bread
3 cups flour 
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
3 bananas
2 eggs
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 small/medium zucchini grated
1 and 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
 

Mash your bananas with a fork.  Mix all the ingredients together and bake at 325 for 50 minutes.

I hope you enjoy this family favorites as much as we do!  I've passed on the love for this bread to my 2 year old and he can't get enough!  I guess I'll have to start doubling the recipe!!

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So now let's party!
 
Remember this week's theme is Bread Recipes.
The party is open to any and all of your favorite recipes, but only recipes that fit the theme will be featured at the end of the week. :)
 
Just the reminders:
  • Myself & Laura would love to have you as new friends!! Please take a minute to follow us both via GFC, Twitter, FB, or any other social media you prefer
  • You are welcome to link up any recipe you like but only recipes that are consistent with the week's theme will be featured at the end of the week.
  • Please feel free to grab the button in the sidebar or add a direct link back to the week's party that you are linking up to
  • And finally, go make some new friends ~ spend a few minutes checking out some other recipes that you might want to try out yourself & comment! Everyone loves comments!!
  • Please note that by linking up you are giving permission to use the photos along with a link back to your post in the Mom's Test Meal Mondays Features post & on Mom's Test Kitchen's Social Media Networks
 
And remember, if anyone is interested in being a co-host for Mom's Test Meal Mondays, please email me at momstestkitchen (at) yahoo (dot) com! I'd love to have you! 

Friday, November 9, 2012

Mom's Test Meal Mondays Features #15

 
So Tuesday has come and gone.  Some people are happy with the outcome, some are not.  This obviously was going to happen no matter which candidate won.  I was beyond shocked though by some of the verbal warfare I saw happening on Facebook and Twitter that night.  And I was just annoyed when it continued on into Wednesday.  I just wanted my newsfeed to go back to recipes and cute babies and highly inappropriate but hilarious ecards.
Please?
Pretty Please?
 
Our lovely co-host Carrie was also feeling the pain Tuesday night and she wrote an awesome post about it all!  You really should go read it!!  And while you're there tell her thank you for throwing such a kick @$$ party this week!  And be sure to check out her favorites too!  :)
 
Now, lets forget the politics and get to the important stuff!!
 
The Top 3 Most Viewed Patriotic Recipes:
 
#3
from The Recipe Critic
 
 
 
 
#2
from Love Bakes Good Cakes
 
 
 
 
#1
from Couponing & Cooking
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All three of you feel free to grab a features button! And congratulations!!
The features will be pinned to my MTM Monday's Features Pinterest Board
which you can check out HERE, tweeted & posted on FB!





Thank you all again for joining me this week! And I hope to see y'all again this coming Monday as we get ready to share our favorite bread recipes, homemade breads, muffins, recipes using bread, whatever you got for the carb lovers :)  I will be joined by my wonderful co-host Laura from Storybook Reality!! So be sure to join Laura & I Sunday night at 9:00 pm CST!!!
 
And remember, if anyone is interested in being a co-host for Mom's Test Meal Mondays, please email me at momstestkitchen (at) yahoo (dot) com! I'd love to have you!