Banana Walnut Loaf

I had brought a bag of over ripe banana's to do some baking with but they just seem to sit on the bench for what seemed a very long time. I asked DH to peel them for me, which he did and then they seem to sit in the fridge for a very long time.

Last night I mashed them up with my electric mixing stick and put them back in the fridge, but this time I couldn't let them sit in the fridge for what would seem a very long time.

Sooooo tonight I made something I had never made before - Banana Walnut Loaf....talk about super moist and super yum.

If you want the recipe it's the Nz Woman Weekly one, super easy to follow, check out the link
http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/food/recipes/banana-loaf/story/3796815/

Mothers Day Pressie

I got my pressie early and I didn't wait for the boys to wrap it as I wanted to test it out. Don't worry I'm not using it on my hair I remain a die hard fan of curly hair and it's not going to change anytime soon. I had the hair brained (haw haw haw) idea that I could use it to iron out my ribbons and it works perfectly. I brought this one from Noel Lemmings Lincoln Road for $15.00, may pay you to ring them first as this was the second store I went to.

Baby Shower Cake

Every time my sister has to bake a cake for one of her inlaws I always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time....lol. But I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.

Baking - Check

School baking (afgans) - check. Banana muffins for work - check. Banana cake topped with chocolate icing and filled with freshly whipped cream - check. I'm all set and it's not even 9.30

Now if your wondering why the icing is blue - it's because I had some left over from a baby shower cake I decorated yesterday

Candyland

No trip would be complete without stopping in at Candyland on the way home and because it was Anzac Day we knew nothing would be open until after 1pm, hence our walk around the Hamilton Gardens earlier that morning

As we got closer I was telling the boys they had X amount to spend and I was making sure I remembered to get my niece and sisters some yummy fudge.

But shock horror - it was closed...noooo!!!
I was too upset to get out of the car, so I told the boys to take photo's of the closed sign...

Hamilton Gardens

We had such a cool time wondering around and taking in all the different gardens that were on offer for free - yes I said it free, all they asked for was a donation to help with the upkeep/new planting etc of the gardens. It was worth more than the misely $10 I put into the donation box.

As most of you know I can't take my family anywhere and the photo's I post will all have you nodding your heads and saying aha...