Old Bananas are the BEST Bananas!

My obsession with "old" bananas baffles a lot of people. I can't eat a yellow banana. I consider it raw, uncooked if you will. I need my banana to be brown. REALLY brown.

The best part of living alone was my bananas sitting out getting brown and NOT getting eaten by someone else before they were primed and ready to my liking.

I understand I'm in the minority on this but the people that love me are supportive. And that's really all that matters.

If you have a few of these bananas lying around and aren't about to eat them, don't toss them. Bake with them. Brown bananas are sweeter than their yellow version. Banana bread anyone?

I make this bread/loaf about once a week. I make it so much I can just about make it in my sleep.
Grab your old bananas and give it a whirl!

• 3 to 4 brown, delicious bananas 
• 1 & 1/4 Cup Gluten Free Flour (I use Bob's Red Mill one to one)
• 1/4 Cup Coconut Flour
• 1/4 Cup Flax Meal
• 1/4 Cup Coconut Sugar
• 2 tsp of Vanilla
• 1 Egg
• 2 Tbsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 3 Tbsp of oil, I use canola.

Sprinkle to your liking of;

• ground cloves
• cinnamon
• nutmeg

Add in;

• Chocolate Chips. I like Enjoy life.
• Walnuts
• Pecans
• Peanut butter

you get the idea. :)

Grease loaf pan with coconut oil & place in the middle of a pre-heated oven.

350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes. My oven is unreliable so I keep and eye and nose on it.

When I think it's done, I stick a knife in the middle and make sure it comes out clean.

Slice and enjoy! I clearly did.

Healthy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Just in time for Santa's arrival! It's never too late to adopt a healthier lifestyle, right?
Let's make something the jolly guy will enjoy, without upping his cholesterol count, shall we?

These cookies are made without flour, oil or butter. The secret ingredient? Avocado!
You don't taste the avocado once all is said and done.  Sneaky! As sneaky as climbing down a chimney with a bag of toys undetected.

These were the easiest cookies ever! I whipped these up in less than twenty minutes.
The texture is more cake like than cookie like but I'm not complaining.

• large avocado
• large egg
• 3/4 C coconut sugar
• 3/4 C cocoa powder
• heaping spoon of peanut butter (b/c why not?)
• a handful or more of enjoy life chocolate chunks (sweetened)

I used my kitchen aid mixer to blend it all together to ensure the avocado was smooth.

Once I was happy with my batter, I spooned scoops of batter onto a non-stick pan and put them into my oven set for 350 degrees, for about 10 minutes.

They actually taste better cold, if you can wait that long!  Just remember to save some for Ole Saint Nick.