Dessert Drought

Ok...Ok...I know it has been like a week since I've posted anything but I've been on vacation. Really. My husband, who had gotten used to our constantly having desserts in the house has started complaining about the lack thereof. I keep reassuing him that "No, I haven't already given up on my quest to domesticate myself and become a master dessert-maker, I'm just taking a couple days off." I have a list of desserts I have planned on making all week but I just haven't found the time. Ok, the truth is that I am out of butter and I just haven't wanted to run to the grocery store. Coming back from vacation is kind of depressing so I just haven't mustered the energy. I also ate about 3000 calories a day in desserts alone while I was on vacation so I thought a week haitus might be good for me. I am having dinner with girlfriends tonight so its a no-go tonight but I promise to whip up something yummy tomorrow! I'm thinking about making my mom's fabulous homemade banana pudding. I think the recipe comes from some great-aunt of mine. Regardless, it is sooo good. You will never want to eat store-bought pudding again after you see and try this recipe. It is a completely different texture and taste than regular pudding. I used to always request my mom's banana pudding for my birthday instead of a cake. Yes, it's that good. Ok, I've put it out there...and I'm craving it...now I have to make it.

By the way, did you know that there is a website called http://www.banana.com/. It has everything you need to know (and didn't even know you needed to know) about bananas. It has recipes, instructions on how to grow bananas and the history of bananas (which apparently dates all the way back to 6th century BCE). Kind of interesting stuff.

I learned that the banana plant is not a tree. It is the world's largest herb!!! Who would have thought?