Paleo Cinnamon Banana Bread

Paleo cinnamon banana bread

I try not to make/bake too many dessert or treat like recipes… ‘try’ being the operative word here because those things don’t last very long in our house and I definitely have poor control issues when it comes to such food! So I try and go as long as I can between making these things but when I do I want something SPECIAL!

One of my FAVOURITE treats is from my friend Alisa over at Paleo in PDX. I’ve made her ‘Cinnamon Roll Squash Muffins’ a number of times now and each time they come out a treat! The first time I made them I added in apples as well, you can see that version here.

Last week I really wanted to make these muffins again and was all ready to go but then I realised I didn’t have any squash of any kind, canned or fresh! And actually I’m not even sure I could find squash right now in England! I did have some bananas on hand though and thought why not sub these in for the squash instead! And then halfway through mixing the ingredients I thought why not turn this into banana bread instead? And I did! The result was a deliciously soft banana bread that was full of the flavour of cinnamon (just the way I like it) and with just the right amount of sweetness… [Read more…]

Paleo Pear Crumble

If you looked outside our living room window right now you would think it was the middle of Winter and not the beginning of Spring! There is snow EVERYWHERE and it has been FREEZING for the past few days! According to The Daily Mail this is the coldest March since 1963!

Apparently last year at this time temperatures reached to 22C/71F which is not even HOT, especially to an Aussie who is used to temperatures of 30+C/86+F… but I’ll tell you what that 22C sounds PERFECT right now! In fact anything over 10C/50F would make me happy right now… a statement I would have NEVER made back in Australia.

Since the weather’s been like this I haven’t really felt like doing much other than staying inside and keeping warm! Luckily The Healthy Life Summit is on, so I spent most of Sunday listening to the first day of podcasts and I’m currently listening to the second day of talks while typing out this blog post. So far the talks have been excellent! Who else has been listening?

Uhhhh well enough about the weather, it’s unfortunately one of those things that you can’t control but hopefully the sun will come out to play soon (fingers crossed). [Read more…]

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