Inspired by Love, Mema's Bread

YUMMY! 

My Mema always made delicious banana bread!  It was moist, not too heavy, melt in your mouth, make you want to slap your...         sooooo good!!

 Thirty-eight+ years ago when the hubby joined the family, Mema made sure he had banana bread weekly! Yes I said weekly!!  She found out he loved her cooking and so she catered to his likes! That's right..my grandmother!!

Now you must remember I was young, a very picky-eater, not talented in the kitchen arena...did I say young!!!  The whole family was afraid that the hubby would die of starvation!  I received a cookbook per week for the entire six months of our engagement!!!  Needless to say he survived!!

My grandmother cooked without written recipes...y'all know... a little of this, a pinch of that... wonderful years of creating food masterpieces!  Masterpieces inspired by her love for family and food!
Sadly I do not have her exact recipe for banana nut bread.  However I do try!  
(I think I can, I think I can....)

Today, on the counter, just sitting there lookin' all gross, were bananas getting very ripe!  Now I was taught to use leftovers not throw them out sooooooo...What better use of the gross, over-ripe bananas than to make banana bread!

Use any from scratch recipe you like...or one of the semi-homemade recipes...

I always add nuts!  (And in the south we love our pecans!!)  So pecans were added!  This year our daughter had wonderful old pecan trees that produced an enormous amount of nuts!  So I have pecans frozen to use this year!  WhoooHooo for Daddy's Girl!!

And voila... banana nut bread...

Hubby says, "Yummmmm, just like Mema's!!"

I know!  He is sweet!  It really isn't just like Mema's but I do love that he tells me it is!! 

Do you have wonderful memories of your "GRANDS?"  Oh, if we had only been old enough, or wise enough,  to learn more from them...

Wishing my dear hubby a very happy birthday!  

As you can see from many of our projects he plays a major part in making my "hobby" a success!!  God blessed me and as my Mema would say 'he's a keeper'!!

See ya down the junkin' road!!

Jan

Partying today with...

Honey at 2805 for Potpourri Friday 
Sherry at Charm of Home  
Heather and Vanessa for Inspiration Friday 
Debra at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday 
French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest 
Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday 
Alison at Stuff and Nonsense for Fridays Unfolded 

Foodie Friday

*  SURPRISE...I want to thank Honey at 2805 for featuring my  Jars of Lighting!  It was a very happy surprise! And yes sweet hubby made my vision a reality!!

*  AND SURPRISE #2...Heather and Vanessa, At the Picket Fence, featured Jars of Lighting for Inspiration Friday!  That's a double honor!! Thank you!