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[Lagslayer]

Made some strawberry banana bread today. All the strawberry bits seem to have sunk to the bottom during baking, and the whole thing tasted rather bland. I'm not sure what I did wrong.

2 cups self-rising flour
2 mashed, slightly over-ripened bananas
about 1/4 cup strawberries (were frozen, and thawed briefly in the microwave)
1/4 cup light agave nectar
1/4 cup butter
a little bit of cinnamon (not enough to notice, apparently)
2 eggs

[Sappho]

Banana bread needs loads of sugar. And the banana works well because it's easy to mash up (I'd go with "very overripe" actually, for best results - basically as overripe as you can get without mold is perfect). It would be tougher with strawberries. You'd have to mash them up into a pulp, or just include the juice, I think.

The recipe I use calls for 1 1/3 cups flour to 3 bananas, as well as 2/3 cup sugar and 5 Tbsp butter. Always tastes amazing.

Edit: I've never used self-raising flour though. For anything. 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/4 baking powder combined do the trick nicely.

[MaximumZero]

I have recently learned two facts:

a) Worcestershire sauce exists;
b) Worcestershire sauce is fucking delicious.

It's also made with anchovies!

And it's a hilarious time to say.

My mom calls it "wooster-sheester" sauce, mostly (partly) in jest. Ah, rednecks.

[scrdest]

I have recently learned two facts:

a) Worcestershire sauce exists;
b) Worcestershire sauce is fucking delicious.

It's also made with anchovies!

And it's a hilarious time to say.

My mom calls it "wooster-sheester" sauce, mostly (partly) in jest. Ah, rednecks.

Wooster-shyer here.

[Lagslayer]

Banana bread needs loads of sugar. And the banana works well because it's easy to mash up (I'd go with "very overripe" actually, for best results - basically as overripe as you can get without mold is perfect). It would be tougher with strawberries. You'd have to mash them up into a pulp, or just include the juice, I think.

The recipe I use calls for 1 1/3 cups flour to 3 bananas, as well as 2/3 cup sugar and 5 Tbsp butter. Always tastes amazing.

Edit: I've never used self-raising flour though. For anything. 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/4 baking powder combined do the trick nicely.

If I do this again, I'll try a load more sugar, and mashing the strawberries instead of slicing. Strange, all the recipies I found said to use far less sugar.

And you didn't use any eggs?

[Sappho]

Yes, eggs as well. I was only highlighting the differences.

Here's the recipe I use in full:

Bowl 1:
1 1/3 cup flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Bowl 2:
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
2-3 very overripe mashed up bananas
5 Tbsp butter

Mix the two bowls together, bake at 350 F / 175 C for around 45 minutes (until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean).

Works beautifully every time.

[Sirus]

I have recently learned two facts:

a) Worcestershire sauce exists;
b) Worcestershire sauce is fucking delicious.

It's also made with anchovies!

And it's a hilarious time to say.

My mom calls it "wooster-sheester" sauce, mostly (partly) in jest. Ah, rednecks.

Wooster-shyer here.

Wur-shi-shi-shi-shi-shi-shire.
</half joking>

[Arx]

I guess the pronunciation here is closest to 'whister'? I was very confused the first time I saw the name written out.

[Blargityblarg]

Wuss-ter-sheer, in Australia, at least.

[Sappho]

Fun fact: I was born in a small city called Worcestor. You could always tell people who weren't from around there because they'd called it "War-ches-ter." It was actually pronounced "Wusster."

I have no idea if the sauce is supposed to be pronounced the same way. I always figured it was "wuss-ter-sher."

[timferius]

I have recently learned two facts:

a) Worcestershire sauce exists;
b) Worcestershire sauce is fucking delicious.

It's also made with anchovies!

And it's a hilarious time to say.

My mom calls it "wooster-sheester" sauce, mostly (partly) in jest. Ah, rednecks.

Wooster-shyer here.

Wur-shi-shi-shi-shi-shi-shire.
</half joking>

Ya, that's pretty much how I say it all the time haha.
So, I made super simple Moroccan style chicken skewers and bacon wrapped asparagus for dinner last night. Mmm delicious. Soaked the skewers, cubed the chicken, tossed it in 1tsp chili powder, 1 tsp tumeric, 1/2 tsp of  ginger, salt, pepper, sliced lemons (tossed it with the chicken and stuck them on the skewers). Skewered it, threw it on the BBQ, had to turn it once, was done in 15 minutes.
Bacon wrapped asparagus, just take bundles of two or the asparagus, wrap them in bacon, keep it on with a few toothpicks (I found two worked best, as I could stick the toothpick right through both of them).

[acetech09]

I have to urge to cook tonight, but can't determine what. Dumplings or something, maybe.

[Parsely]

Mac n cheese all day, son.

[Yoink]

I might have to ask my mother to make her macaroni cheese when I visit her next month.
Then again, I always feel like I've just been hit with a truckload of lactose after eating it... but it tastes so good.
Maybe I'll even get a cooking lesson while I'm there!

[acetech09]

Mac n cheese all day, son.

I just might do that. Thanks.