baking up something good

mmmm banana bread and no sugar!

and homemade granola!

we have decided to give up sugar for the 40 days of lent. Lent is supposed to be a time of fasting and prayer for christians . it represents the 40 days jesus spent in the desert. we are not religious but we have been eating way too many sweets lately and i believe that when something is done by so many people at the same time over so many years it gathers a certain force. also i am a fan of traditions, ceremonies. they can be very enriching.

i think eating very little sugar will be something that sticks around as it is a much healthier choice. im happy to see us improving in our decisions regarding what we allow into our life. amon being born has really brought into clear focus the idea of living what you believe. because it seems to me that many don't live as they preach. I suppose we are all hyprocrites at times but the important thing is to try, to do your best.

just in the last year the ideas of eating organic, non-gmo, recycling, anti-plastic, homemade, low sugar, no yeast, local produce, exclusive breast feeding, balanced body mind spirit ect. have gone from aspirations to being more and more a daily reality. choices made.

it is enjoyable to see as i get older that the way i envisioned myself being/living slowly becomes reality, though that vision is constantly evolving.

how we imagine ourselves, the dreams we hold in our hearts for us and our families, eventually become reality.

Banana bread recipe

three quater cup of honey

3 bananas

1 third cup unsweetened apple sauce

1 quarter cup butter (or less or none)

1 egg (or none)

1 three quater cup whole wheat flour

half teaspoon baking soda

half cup raisins

half cup pumpkin sees (or another kind of seed or nut)

1 teaspoon vanilla

mix it all up and bake it for an hour or more at 350 degrees fareheit. verwee easyyy