Thursday, January 5, 2012

4:02 PM Inspiration

inspiration, 2012

This beautiful slice of banana oatmeal bread inspired me. I hope mine inspires you. I only made my usual changes to the recipe, nine ingredients or so. I can't help it. It's my nature. I say start with Pam's recipe and make it your own, but if you really want to know what I switched up, just let me know.

Now for a warm slice...

22 comments:

  1. That sound so good. I could go for a slice right now with my coffee. Following the link...

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  2. yum. in a house where a ripe banana is a source of horror and fear a good banana loaf recipe is essential. I'm unable to follow a recipe without tweaking (married to a man for whom a recipe is inviolable..)

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  3. Everything about this photo is perfect.

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  4. Just found your blog and am just in love with the beauty and simplicity. You have a really, really lovely space.

    And the bread looks delicious...perfect for the cold, cloudy weather in my corner of the world.

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  5. Your composition of the quick bread and bowl of fruit is really painterly and very aesthically satisfying -as well as making me hungry :-)

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  6. I have a very good friend, Liz, who makes me a loaf or two of her incredibly delicious banana bread around the holidays every year. All year long I look forward to this gift from her. A good banana bread toasted with a pat of butter is sublime. By the way my friend who makes this yummy gift doesn't like bananas!

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  7. The three (four) things I need to inspire me on this chilly, grey, January morning: home-baked goodness, colour (& beautiful composition), warmth. Lovely, thanks.

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  8. just made a loaf ~ in the oven now. I switched some things up, added granola, nutmeg, raisins and 1 more banana. Can't wait till it starts scenting the house!

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  9. okay, now I need to make a loaf. Great picture to inspire me!

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  10. I can see why you were inspired. This looks delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

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  11. I only occasionally make banana bread these days - i have the rather bad habit of devouring an entire loaf the moment it comes out of the oven... it's a problem.
    Happy devouring!

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  12. Denise: I love the photo: great warmth and composition. and of course, so comforting. I have been thinking a lot about your "way" of sharing thoughts. I often get intimidated by my blog and don't post for a while, until I feel ready... and I think that's a big mistake. Maybe for 2012, I will try to take on your philosophy, if I can... it's not easy. You are a master.

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  13. There is no way this bread could taste more beautifully stunning than it looks. Now that's a still life!

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  14. eloquent and concise, Denise--makes me want to go and make one of my own (I've never put oatmeal in banana bread before, and why not?)

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  15. Beautiful image Denise! So I need to know...is 9 ingredients your limit or is that just how it always seems to work out?

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  16. Love this picture - so bright and something about it makes me feel uplifted. This is what 4:02 should feel like :) Banana bread - perfect idea. I think that will be my afternoon project tomorrow :)

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  17. I cannot link back to recipe... can you send it me privately.

    the snow is falling.... falling...

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  18. RW, I don't know what's occurred, but my link is broken as well. I can tell you of another banana bread recipe I've always enjoyed. It is from a book my mother handed down to me, long ago... http://www.jamesbeard.org/index.php?q=recipes/show/banana_bread

    Enjoy the snow.

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