Another Guest Post!

Dear World,

Just when you were starting to think I didn't have any friends, everyone's favorite neighbor-guest-poster came through. You can tell she's really excited about this because she used A LOT OF UPPERCASE LETTERS! (I'm excited, too): 

(Vegan)*** Banana Peach Spice Bread***

depends on how you choose to use the ingredients--I used milk and the chocolate chips, which makes it not vegan

(This is from thatssovegan.wordpress.com, but I tweaked it, so it's only 3/4 plagiarized (because I am calling it mine, mostly because of the chocolate chips addition), also you can do apple instead of peach)

2 large bananas

1 peach, peeled

1 Tbsp white vinegar + 1/3 c soy milk= vegan buttermilk

1/2 c sugar (I used raw sugar, and cut this to 1/3, it depends on how sweet you want the bread)

2 c white wheat flour

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cloves

1/2 c white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray 9x5 loaf pan with oil.  Mix soymilk and vinegar until it curdles.  Mash bananas and peach together, add the buttermilk and sugar and stir.  Separately (which I never do), mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.  Add dry ingredients to wet and stir.

Bake until knife comes out clean-40-50 minutes.

BEAN AND KALE SOUP 

(I got this recipe from my Mom, who got it from somewhere?  probably Penn State ag. extension--I also added a few ingredients!!)

1 TBSP OLIVE OIL

4 LARGE CLOVES GARLIC MINCED OR CRUSHED

4 CUPS CHOPPED RAW KALE

4 CUPS BROTH

2 15OZ CANS WHITE BEANS

4 PLUM TOMATOES, CHOPPED

2 TSP DRIED ITALIAN SEASONING

1 TSP ONION POWDER

1/2 TSP GARLIC POWDER

1/4 TSP HOT PEPPER POWDER

SALT & PEPPER TO TASTE

1 CUP CHOPPED PARSLEY

**PARM CHEESE FOR TOPPING WHEN READY TO SERVE

SAUTE GARLIC IN OLIVE OIL ADD KALE, STIR UNTIL WILTED. ADD 3 CUPS BROTH, 2 CUPS BEANS, TOMATOS HERBS S&P. SIMMER 5 MINUTES. IN A BLENDER OR FOOD PROCESSOR MIX REMAINING BEANS & BROTH UNTIL SMOOTH. ADD TO SOUP TO THICKEN. SIMMER 20 MINUTES. SPRINKLE WITH PARSLEY.

Picture and testimonial by Tofu (you can tell because it's my dishes):

This bread is really amazing. You will want to include a plastic fork so you can share it with your little one. I used 3 bananas (and no other fruit), regular whole wheat flour, and regular chocolate chips.

Enjoy,

Tofu