{"id":4265,"date":"2012-09-27T13:52:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T11:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2014-10-05T13:11:30","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T11:11:30","slug":"september-favorites-banana-bread-skillet-cake-writing-inspiration-homemade-peanut-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/27\/september-favorites-banana-bread-skillet-cake-writing-inspiration-homemade-peanut-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"September Favorites: Banana bread skillet cake, Writing inspiration, Homemade peanut butter"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love lists and favorites, so I\u2019m going to share a few which have caught my eye now in September. Are you a\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>subscriber to my newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>? There will be a few favorites in there which aren\u2019t in this post, along with other content (and giveaways!),\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>so sign up now<\/strong><\/a>! I\u2019m also on Twitter @<\/strong>rosso<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>See\u00a0past favorites<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I spent half of September outside of Italy, in San Diego (and on the Padres’ jumbotron<\/a>), and in Spain (in a castle<\/a>\u00a0eating great things<\/a>), and here’s what I’ve been obsessing about this month!<\/p>\n

Favorite get in my mouth right now:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I always have bananas in the house. I love bananas, and I love them in smoothies and especially in banana bread. Especially. I think the Upside Down Caramelized Banana Bread Skillet Cake<\/a> from How Sweet Eats sounds like a must-try, and I have a few substitutions already in mind about how I could lighten it up sugar-wise.<\/p>\n

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Favorite nostaglia\/comfort food:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I agree with Alejandra about being a fan of the “blue box” – I even had people ship it out to me when I first moved to Italy. I like her simple stovetop macaroni & cheese version<\/a>, or you can check out my 3-cheese macaroni recipe (Macaroni & Cheese & Cheese & Cheese<\/a>) on this site!<\/p>\n

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Favorite Wish you were here:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rio di Janiero<\/strong>\u00a0– it’s been on my mind more with the World Cup coming up in 2014 and the Olympics soon, too. Hang-gliding in Rio? I’ll put that on my Life List<\/a>. h\/t\u00a0Raanan<\/a>.<\/p>\n[vimeo\u00a0http:\/\/vimeo.com\/48378823 width=600]\n

Favorite need to investigate further<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

I’m used to not having much freezer space living in Italy, but if I’m going to use it, I should use it well. Simple Organized Living has a series on Freezable foods<\/a>\u00a0and Freezer cooking FAQs<\/a>\u00a0which I think is worth reading.<\/p>\n

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Favorite Audio jam(s)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve talked about how much I love The 99 Percent (now renamed 99U) website, but if you have enough to read, I bet you could still use some audio inspiration as well. Jocelyn Glei (the editor)\u2019s mixes are always, always worth a download. Listen to the latest and check out their Music archive<\/a>\u00a0for other mixes, many of which are great for knuckling down and finishing projects.<\/p>\n

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Favorite DIY food:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve made\u00a0homemade almond butter<\/a>, and a few weeks ago I shelled a couple pounds of peanuts so I can make homemade peanut butter, too. Here\u2019s Avery Cooks’ version of\u00a0homemade peanut butter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Favorite writing inspiration:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tons of writing inspiration this month – much more inspiration than actual time to write, but I plan on calling upon these articles on a rainy (read: writer’s block) day.<\/p>\n