When I was in my second year of undergraduate, I volunteered in Toronto’s north end, reading with a grade 2 class. The students were over 90% first- or second- generation Canadians, and they found reading an incredible challenge. They taught me the virtues of patience and perseverance: it was magical to watch their literacy skills [...]
Archive for the ‘Banana’ Category
Chocolate Banana Cake
Posted in Banana, Cake, Chocolate, tagged banana, Cake, Chocolate, ganache on April 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
World’s Best Banana Bread
Posted in Banana, Bread, Chocolate, Comfort Food, tagged banana, bread, Chocolate, Comfort Food on February 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I must admit I woke up yesterday realizing I had to get going on the banana bread front, because not only is it an easy and great recipe – but Catherine and I have even had a banana-bread baking competition, and I figured posting first means something. The stakes were high in our competition – [...]
