A Food Revolution in Action (and Banana Bread)

I have been making moves with this whole idea of a food revolution lately and am enthusiastically delighted with the response it's provoking. My vision is to have people in cities across the country posting recipes all over, for everyone to see. I want to put the reality of simple food and the inspiration to make it tangibly available to people walking the streets, living the daily grind. I want to lift peoples' spirits by showing them that a whole meal can fit on one piece of paper and that they are capable of making it!

I blasted some blocks with a great banana bread recipe a couple days ago and some of you may found this blog from those posts. I already got feedback from one follower telling me that he saw it walking down 16th Avenue and made it! He added walnuts and said it turned out beautifully!

I have come to appreciate my ability to cook in a deep way since I moved away from home and became the Queen of my own kitchen. I grew up in a kitchen with minimal counter space, so the lack of space in my apartment in this new city didn't dampen my epicurious spirits. I have successfully produced magnificent meals out of this kitchen that can barely fit two people in it. I have roasted a mini-dinosaur-sized bird in my tiny oven and it might have just been the handsomest turkey anyone had ever laid eyes on. I will never use the excuse of lack of space to feed a crowd. Amazing things can be done with few ingredients, a little support and some fearlessness in the kitchen.

So for all of you people out there who want to learn how to cook, ameliorate your skills or just get some new ideas of delicious things to eat and inspire you, please follow my journey with me and become a part of this revolution.

Try It, Love it, Learn it and Share it.


The Best Banana Bread ever…really.

½ cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 3-4 ripe bananas, 1 ¾ cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt.

Beat sugar and butter until smooth and fluffy. Add vanilla, eggs and bananas. Beat until smooth.

Mix dry in order.
Mix dry into wet.

Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 325˚ for 55 minutes.

Eat it with lots of butter smothered all over it.
It’ll bring tears to your eyes.