The first step is admiting you have a problem!
Our dogs are weird.
Lily will eat anything, and I mean ANYthing. She particularly a fan of produce. She'll eat apples, carrots, lettuce, onions (raw and cooked), bell peppers, garlic, potatoes, tomatoes, berries, avocado, basil, parsley, chives, mango, pineapple, peaches, plums, the list goes on! You name it, she'll eat it. Once we offered her a piece of lettuce, and a piece of leftover steak... after going back and forth, she reluctantly took the steak before quickly gobbling up the lettuce! So far, the only thing we have found that she won't eat is gluten-free vegan macaroni and "chreese"... yeah, it was that bad tasting!!!
Amber is picky. She LOVES meat (AKA, she's a normal dog.) However, since she's Alpha, we have to give her food before Lily. Which means when we give Lily bits of food, we give some to Amber. Since we know she doesn't like it, we give her really tiny bits; she then holds the food in her mouth for a long time before reluctantly chewing it and eating it with this look of "This is horrible! But I can't let Lily have it!!!" on her face. It's mega cute!
So, the only "non-normal" thing Amber loves is bananas... and she LOVES bananas! We would think she's losing her hearing in old age, except that she can hear a banana being peeled from across the house, while she's asleep, and comes running! It's ridiculous how much she likes them! Her second favorite this is anything baked.
So enters Banana Bread. This do will do ANYTHING for Banana Bread (I swear, she would jump off a cliff if there was banana bread at the bottom!) She's just absolutely in love with it.
Well, we had six over-ripe bananas, so I made some Banana Bread, which I haven't made in FOREVER! It turned out wicked yummy and good, so I'm very happy! Doesn't it look yummy?
This is a wicked easy recipe, requires minimal ingredients, and doesn't have a weird aftertaste (like make gluten-free food will.) If you have a GF friend, you can totally impress them with this!
GF Banana Bread (Makes two loafs)
Mix the melted butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl using a large mixing spoon.
Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Sprinkle the baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum over the mixture and mix in (if you don't sprinkle, it will clump and not mix thoroughly.)
Add the flour last, stir until thoroughly combined.
Davide mixture between two buttered 4x8 inch loaf pans (or whatever simmilar size you have.)
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes.
Remove from pan (should come out clean, if not, run a knife around the edges.) Slice to serve
Notes: You can replace potato the tapioca starch with corn starch, or more of one of the others. The texture may be off some, but it shouldn't be too bad. Also, if you don't have xanthan gum, you can leave it out. Once again, the texture might be somewhat off, but since it's dense and moist to start with, it shouldn't be too noticeable.
Here's Amber getting some of her beloved banana bread! Note: She doesn't really chew it, she swallows it straight down because it's so yummy! (You would think she would take the time to savor it, but nope!) Also note the eager expression and perked-up ears!
I'm the one filming and talking. Behold once again: the bizarre accent! I should do a voice post at some point showcasing my many different accents. Anyone want me to do that? If no one cares, I won't bother.
And now *drumroll* The Eureka season premier!!!
Lily will eat anything, and I mean ANYthing. She particularly a fan of produce. She'll eat apples, carrots, lettuce, onions (raw and cooked), bell peppers, garlic, potatoes, tomatoes, berries, avocado, basil, parsley, chives, mango, pineapple, peaches, plums, the list goes on! You name it, she'll eat it. Once we offered her a piece of lettuce, and a piece of leftover steak... after going back and forth, she reluctantly took the steak before quickly gobbling up the lettuce! So far, the only thing we have found that she won't eat is gluten-free vegan macaroni and "chreese"... yeah, it was that bad tasting!!!
Amber is picky. She LOVES meat (AKA, she's a normal dog.) However, since she's Alpha, we have to give her food before Lily. Which means when we give Lily bits of food, we give some to Amber. Since we know she doesn't like it, we give her really tiny bits; she then holds the food in her mouth for a long time before reluctantly chewing it and eating it with this look of "This is horrible! But I can't let Lily have it!!!" on her face. It's mega cute!
So, the only "non-normal" thing Amber loves is bananas... and she LOVES bananas! We would think she's losing her hearing in old age, except that she can hear a banana being peeled from across the house, while she's asleep, and comes running! It's ridiculous how much she likes them! Her second favorite this is anything baked.
So enters Banana Bread. This do will do ANYTHING for Banana Bread (I swear, she would jump off a cliff if there was banana bread at the bottom!) She's just absolutely in love with it.
Well, we had six over-ripe bananas, so I made some Banana Bread, which I haven't made in FOREVER! It turned out wicked yummy and good, so I'm very happy! Doesn't it look yummy?
This is a wicked easy recipe, requires minimal ingredients, and doesn't have a weird aftertaste (like make gluten-free food will.) If you have a GF friend, you can totally impress them with this!
GF Banana Bread (Makes two loafs)
- 6 over-ripe bananas, smashed
- 2/3 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice flour
- 1 cup tapioca starch
- 1/2 cup potato starch (not potato flour)
Mix the melted butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl using a large mixing spoon.
Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Sprinkle the baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum over the mixture and mix in (if you don't sprinkle, it will clump and not mix thoroughly.)
Add the flour last, stir until thoroughly combined.
Davide mixture between two buttered 4x8 inch loaf pans (or whatever simmilar size you have.)
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes.
Remove from pan (should come out clean, if not, run a knife around the edges.) Slice to serve
Notes: You can replace potato the tapioca starch with corn starch, or more of one of the others. The texture may be off some, but it shouldn't be too bad. Also, if you don't have xanthan gum, you can leave it out. Once again, the texture might be somewhat off, but since it's dense and moist to start with, it shouldn't be too noticeable.
Here's Amber getting some of her beloved banana bread! Note: She doesn't really chew it, she swallows it straight down because it's so yummy! (You would think she would take the time to savor it, but nope!) Also note the eager expression and perked-up ears!
I'm the one filming and talking. Behold once again: the bizarre accent! I should do a voice post at some point showcasing my many different accents. Anyone want me to do that? If no one cares, I won't bother.
And now *drumroll* The Eureka season premier!!!