Easy & Delicious Banana Bread Recipe | Video |

Hello friends! I hope you are having a great night. I have had another busy day around here so it's another evening blog post. :) At least I am getting it up and sharing it right!? Anyway, I am sharing a new easy and delicious Banana Bread Recipe that is sure to be a hit in any home. The nuts are optional of course and even the kids seem to love this bread. I share everything with you in the video and the full recipe is below. Hope you enjoy! 

Here's the Recipe:

Ingredients:

 1¾ cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

3 Eggs

 8 tbsp. (1 stick) butter

 ¾ cup packed light brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 tbsp. granulated sugar

 1 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)

1 pinch of nutmeg and/or cinnamon and nutmeg

 5 large, very ripe peeled bananas 

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350˚ F. Rub a bit of olive oil around the bottom and sides of your 9 x 5 inch baking pan, and than dust with a bit of flour (or you can just use cooking spray if you're unsure). Set the pan aside.

2. In a small mixing bowl, combine together your dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, spices, and salt; whisk together and set aside.

3. Add your bananas to a larger mixing bowl and microwave on high for about 5 minutes. Carefully pour out a bit of the separated liquid if you have any before adding in your stick of butter, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla. Stir the ingredients till the butter is melted. Then add in your dry ingredients and 2/3 of your chopped nuts ( optional ), and mixing gently till combined.

4. Pour the batter into a bread pan, sprinkle the granulated sugar evenly over the loaf, and add walnuts around the loaf and bake for 65-75 minutes. Once a toothpick comes out clean, remove it from the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes. Then invert the loaf, slice, serve and enjoy! :)

This is such an easy recipe to make. It is delicious and healthy and always a hit on our home. You could totally leave out the nuts, add rasins or anything else you would like. I love serving it warm butter and wrapping up leftovers for the next morning. Thanks for stopping by. xx

Health & Fitness Update! :) | Video |

Hello friends! Happy Tuesday to you all. Before I share another Tuesday Talk & Truths post, I thought I would share a little health and fitness update. It's no secret that I am not one of those women who love to work out. Its quiet the opposite actually but these winter months have been super hard on my body. Along with age, sleep issues, and my diet certainly has not helped out either. Most of us are so much less active when the days are cold and shorter but when the sun comes back around bringing spring and summer, we all tend to get outside and a little more active. For me, I have totally been inside a lot through the cold weather but really I have felt like age is catching up with me. I just didn't take very good care of my body in my 20's. So in a effort to get more healthy I am starting a new routine that is sure to make me feel better. The quick video below explains it all... hope you enjoy!

For me it's not about being a work out fanatic. I doubt that would ever work for me. But taking some small but powerful changes will hopefully make my body feel good again. As you could see in the video, it was not a high impact kind of workout. Instead I am starting out easy with this new routine and I will build it up as my body becomes more stronger, healthier and more fit. I have more muscle pain than anything else. It's probably arthritis but I am hoping the walking and stretching in yoga will help that a little bit too! I would love it if you want to follow along and maybe put a little exercise into your life too. Feel free to let me know what has or hasn't been working for you. We can all maybe help each other on our healthy fit journey! If you are new here, I'd love it if you took a few seconds and subscribed so you don't miss anything. :)