Lost in Translation

Charlotte: I just don't know what I'm supposed to be.
Bob: You'll figure that out. The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.

Vegan Banana Walnut Carob Chip Muffins

More Sunday baking! I had some overly ripe bananas that were on the verge of being chucked, but instead I made these delicious babies:

The recipe is adapted from here.

Vegan Banana Walnut Carob Chip Muffin Checklist (Makes 10-12)
[ ] 3 very ripe bananas  
[ ] 1/4 cup of vegan margarine, softened
[ ] 3/4 cup turbinado sugar  
[ ] 2 cups whole wheat flour  
[ ] 1 tsp salt  
[ ] 1 tsp baking soda  
[ ] 1 cup chopped walnuts
[ ] 1/2 cup carob chips (or any vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips)

Prep
[ ] Preheat oven to 360º F
[ ] Mash bananas and margarine together
[ ] Add sugar, flour, salt, baking soda and mix well (preferably w/ electric beater)
[ ] Add walnuts and carob chips and mix manually
[ ] Aliquot 2/3 of batter for each muffin on the non-stick muffin pan
[ ] Bake for approximately 25 minutes; check with toothpick
[ ] When done, place on baking rack to let them cool down

Vegan Banana Walnut Bread

Good evening! Tonight I made some delicious vegan banana walnut bread. I borrowed the recipe from here.

Vegan Banana Walnut Bread Checklist (1 loaf, 10-12 servings)
[ ] 3 medium-small bananas, mashed
[ ] 1 cup of turbinado sugar
[ ] 1/2 cup of canola oil
[ ] 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
[ ] 1 tsp. baking soda
[ ] 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
[ ] 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Prep
1. Pre-heat oven to 350°
2. In a large bowl, mix mashed bananas, sugar and oil.
3. Add flour, baking soda and cinnamon to wet batter and mix well. Add walnuts last.
4. Pour into an non-stick loaf pan and bake for 55-65 minutes (or until a knife comes out dry).

Nicole Krauss' Great House

This novel was just as absorbing as The History of Love! Once you're immersed, you can't get enough of it. Briefly, Great House is about a large desk and the stories of its many owners over the years.

It's totally a chick novel. Many of the male characters in Great House, especially Yoav and Arthur, display such tenderness towards their partners, reminding me a lot of the way Bart is towards me.