Monday, June 18, 2012

Making Tuesday Tasty-Best Ever Banana Cake

Ingredients:


1 9x13 pan
1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe 
2 teaspoons lemon juice 
3 cups flour 
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 
1/4 teaspoon salt 
3/4 cup butter, softened 
2 1/8 cups sugar 
3 large eggs 
2 teaspoons vanilla 
1 1/2 cups buttermilk 


Frosting 


1/2 cup butter, softened 
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 
1 teaspoon vanilla 
3 1/2 cups icing sugar 


Garnish 
chopped walnuts 


Directions: 


1 Preheat oven to 275°. 
2 Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan. 
3 In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside. 
4 In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. 
5 In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy. 
6 Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla. 
7 Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. 
8 Stir in banana mixture. 
9 Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 
10 Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist. 
11 For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. 
12 Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. 
13 Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth. 14 Spread on cooled cake. 
15 Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired. 

Monday, June 11, 2012

Celebrating Dad Winner!

My random.org selection was....Jennilee W.!

Congrats on your amazing win, I hope your hubby likes all his goodies. :)  Thank you to everyone that participated in the Celebrating Dad event. We are so glad you stopped by and entered!


Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Wordless Wednesday-Bumbo Fun


Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Making Tuesday Tasty-Lemon Butter Sauce

This sauce is terribly versatile. You can put it on pasta, fish, chicken, shell fish, whatever!  It's so darn good.  I had some tonight with a little less lemon juice than it called for and it was so heavenly, with my pasta and chicken.  Throw in some mushrooms, capers, and whatever else you'd like to add.  Enjoy!

TIP: Double the recipe if you're making it for family. It doesn't yield a ton.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons clarified butter (you'll need about 1/2 stick of butter; directions follow)
2 tablespoons finely chopped yellow onions
2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons dry white wine
salt, pepper
2 tablespoons cold butter

Directions:
To clarify butter; Melt 1/2 stick of butter over low heat. When melted, remove from heat and set aside for several minutes to allow the milk solids to settle to the bottom. Skim the clear (clarified) butter from the top, and discard sediment. (This can be done ahead of time).

To make the sauce: Heat clarified butter, add onion and garlic, and saute until transparent. Add lemon juice and white wine, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer 2-3 minutes to reduce liquid. Remove from heat and swirl in cold butter until sauce is smooth and emulsified.


*recipe courtesy of Food.com*

Friday, June 1, 2012

Celebrating Dad Event Giveaway!

Full Time Mama
Here we go guys! We are up and running until June 10th.  I hope you are as excited as I am for this giveaway and all the amazing giveaways that are being held for Father's Day! I have an amazing package to give away and I can't wait to see who the lucky winner is.  I know this will make one Dad VERY happy.

First up is a Great American Days package which in itself would be enough! I previously wrote about our experience in a review, going to a local race track for a side by side ride along in a real stock car.  The company is very friendly and really wants to make a one of a kind experience. Please check it out to see if there are events local to you.


Second prize is from Fragrancenet.com, my husband was able to review some "yummy" cologne that we both enjoyed.  One winner will get what we received which was a bottle of Emporio Armani for men.  This cologne is masculine with a touch of musk, woods, and spice.


And last is our prize from M-edge.  Our lucky winner will also receive a Straight Shooter Snap Case from M-edge accessories for the iPhone.  There are four different colors/patterns to choose from and will make Dad really happy that he's protecting his investment.


So there you have it. One lucky winner will all of these prizes together. ARV is almost $250.  U.S. only. 



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Check out all these amazing giveaways and their prizes from the Celebrating Dad event. Good luck everyone!