Christmas Boutique Tour(Day #1)Mrs. Claus' Kitchen

Since we pretty much finished our Home Tour of
what kind of things I make & decorate my house
with during the Christmas Season..I thought you might
like to tour my home when I have my Annual Santa's
Gift Shoppe Christmas Boutique...So let's see what
you'd find if you came shopping to Santa's Gift Shoppe
the first FRI/SAT of each Dec.
****If you are in Central California..come join us..
we have a blast!!!

First stop is going to be Mrs. Claus' Kitchen..
You can probably smell all the Cinnamon Rolls,
Steaming Hot Wassail, Breads, Cookies &
Candies..

Don't those Chocolate/Peanut Clusters
just call out to you???

BELOW: Is looking in from the living room to Mrs.
Claus' Kitchen..These are some of the things you'll
find..
Cinnamon Rolls..with lots of creamy frosting
Breads of All Kinds: Cinnamon Bread (Sm/Lg),
Banana Nut, Cranberry, Date, & Pumpkin
1st place Award Winning Jams (County Fair)
300 jars of 15 different blends...
Salsa..3 kinds
Choc/Walnut Biscotti
Choc/white Peanut Clusters...
Choc/Mint Walnut Brownies
English Toffee...4 kinds of Fudge...
Misc. Cookies
Fun Gifts..like Snowman Soup..Reindeer Food..
Mrs. Claus' Kisses..Elf's Favorite Snack..
Santa's Favorite Hot Chocolate.....

Below: We also have some other things

besides Food...We have a great assortment

of fun Aprons for Mom, Grandma, Auntie

& a matching one for your Daughter, Niece,

Grand-daughter..There's count down items,

trees, wreaths, snowmen, Santa's, angels...

But FOOD was our main VISUAL today.

*****Many of these items can be shipped to you

from the blog...with the exception of Food products...

We are in the process of adding a

Shopping cart to the blog for your Christmas

Shopping convenience...Coming Soon!!! We

are going to be making some changes on the

blog...so please bare with us...

Getting hungry yet?????????

Best Banana-Nut Bread Ever

Can you smell the wonderful aroma from the oven??
It fills the house with warmth & love....Homemade
Bread always brings the family to the kitchen.
Whether it's White, Pumpkin, Cinnamon, or
Cranberry bread...it tastes as good as it smells..

Today it's Banana-Nut Bread...(It's a great way
to use up bananas that might be too ripe for eating)

Tip: When you have bananas that are too ripe..
just put them in a baggie, then a brown paper bag
& into the freezer they go, until you are ready to
make Banana Bread.

This is a wonderful recipe that was given to
me years ago...by a wonderful lady in our ward..
Bonnie. Thank you so much Bonnie...After tasting
this banana bread I don't use any other recipe...
It's that good!!!! Try it...& see if you don't agree.

RECIPE
3/4 c. butter or margarine (room temp)
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/3 c. mashed banana
2 eggs (well beaten)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
3/4 c. walnuts (chopped)

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 325F.
In a mixer creme butter & sugar together. On
a slow speed..Add mashed bananas..add
well beaten eggs, vanilla, flour (a little at a time)
baking soda, buttermilk, & walnuts...continue until
well blended. Take a ladle or lg. Tbsp. & put batter
into small loaf pans. (Makes about 7 sm. loaves)

I have a Martha Stewart sm. loaf pan (that I love)
It bakes 8 sm. loaves at one time. It's one of my
Favorite Kitchen Items...I got it @ Kmart..

Bake for 20-30 min (depending on your oven)
watch & check for doneness (when middle of loaf
bounces back when touched it's done) SEE BELOW:

Tip: You can use regular buttermilk (from a
carton) or what I use is dry buttermilk (it comes
in a paper type 12oz. small canister (in the baking
section) in the the market. It last for years..it might
get stuck together in little rocks (after a couple yrs.)
but you just use the water/buttermilk measurement
on the package for how much you want & blend it in
a blender for a couple seconds..I love it cause I never
have to run to the store for buttermilk.
Your home now will be filled with the wonderful
aroma of Banana-Nut Bread. I think the reason
for the melt in your mouth deliciousness
of this bread is the buttermilk....Try it &
let me know what you think...Enjoy!!!