courtney rebecca

Earlier this week, I found out that this Saturday would be National Banana Bread Day. You know I can't resist any sort of reason to bake, and conveniently, I had three bananas ripe and ready to be made into bread! I've been working on making my baked good healthier by using better fats, whole wheat flour, and honey rather than sugar. I sneaked a little granulated sugar into this, but only for the topping and cinnamon swirl! So here you go! My very best recipe for banana bread... Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread! This is adapted from my very favourite recipe blog, Lovin' From the Oven . Just about everything I have tried from there has been amazing. Ingredients 3 ripe bananas 1/3 cup melted butter (salted or unsalted) 1/3 cup honey (raw, unfiltered, and local if you can find it!) 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp vanilla (or as much as you feel like pouring in) 1 tsp baking soda dash of salt (if you used unsalted butter) 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour 1/4 cup granulat...

When we drove to Texas for Christmas, Jason and I tried something that we hadn't before. We listened to an audiobook on the drive! I actually checked out 10 audiobooks so that we would have plenty of choices. A little overkill... We settled on Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. I don't think we could have picked a better book for the two of us! It's set in the future, but it all centers around a massive treasure hunt inside an all-encompassing video game called The Oasis. The treasure hunt will give the winner control of The Oasis, but you have to be incredibly knowledgable about the game creator's personal favourites - classic video games and 80s pop culture. Perfect! Even better, it was read by Wil Wheaton. We are a big fan of him since he's kinda a super nerd. I would highly recommend this book if you are interested in video games or 80s pop culture. It was a fantastic book and so much fun for us to listen to on the road!

2013 Goals 1. Leave work at work (including stress) 2. Make 4 quilts 3. Hike a 14er 4. Build strength & stay the same size 5. Read 30+ books 6. Don't be lazy Leaving work at work is something that I think I will be able to accomplish in my new job! I haven't posted about it yet, but I am really loving my job. And I do think that I need more balance in my life related to job stress. I made something new almost every month last year. I know there is a lot of change coming in this year, so I wanted to set a goal of just 4 quilts. At least 2 out of the 4 will be baby quilts for friends that are expecting. ;) Hiking a 14er! This is a goal that Jason has, and I am happily jumping in with him. This is our 4th year in Colorado, and it is also going to be there year we hike a 14er. We are going to start little hikes on the weekend to get ready. Building strength and staying the same size. I love having a more consistent fitness routine. I'm working on a body...