A Little Bit of Everything

I haven’t been cooking much during the week lately so I decided to go all out last night with homemade enchiladas. A little time consuming, but well worth it.

The last few times I made enchiladas I used flour tortillas because you don’t have to fry them first. I forgot that step last night and had the first tortilla fall apart on me.

Next I made banana nut bread to use up some bananas I had hanging out in my freezer. I used the recipe out of the red & white checkered Better Homes & Garden cookbook. An old classic, but a classic for a reason. I have a tendency to over mix bread dough, leaving me with very dense and heavy bread. Last night I used my electric mixer instead of my Kitchen Aid mixer and I think the bread came out much better this time.

My house smelled so good last night Although I love eating bread right after it comes out of the oven, I let this one sit over night like the cookbook says. A few seconds in the microwave and dollop of butter and it tasted just as good.

In knitting news, I have been knitting, just not very much. After getting all that yarn a couple weeks ago you’d think I’d be knitting non-stop. Nope. I think it’s because I’m working on a pair of socks that are a basic (i.e. boring) pattern. I love how fast they knit up, but it’s just stockinette. But I did get one done Friday night.

They are for another cousin, who I was visiting a couple weeks ago. (Knit Picks Cape Cod yarn) One down, one to go. I started casing on for the second sock last night but got distracted by my kitchen.

And finally, I’m back on track with working out. My back isn’t completely healed, but good enough for me to lift light weights and get through my step classes. Hubby and I have done a very good job at cutting out fast food and eating better at home, with the exception of the two items up above I’m not totally depriving myself. The weather has finally gotten a little warmer so we are walking the dogs a little more frequently too. It’s slow progress, but better than the nothing we did most of the winter. 

Happy Day Light Savings!

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