treat tuesday #1

i got the idea of treat tuesdays from meg at my favorite blog whatever. you may recall she is the creator of the summer list, too. i'm pretty sure i described her as super. well, that's my story and i'm stickin' to it!

what is treat tuesday? each tuesday during summer break we will be making a different treat. i will take pictures and blog about our treats, as well as post recipes. who knows, maybe you will want to indulge in treat tuesdays with your family. just think of all the wonderful memories and traditions you will be making!! also, if you have an amazing recipe you think would make a good treat, feel free to share. it may just appear on my blog!

let's get on with treat tuesday #1!


last tuesday i made coconut banana bread with lime glaze. i told you i would. and let me say this, it did not disappoint!! i found the recipe first at whatever, but it originally came from sara and kate at our best bites.

do you like how i refer to these bloggers by first name? i do not know them in real life and they do not know me in blogland. the internet is crazy like that.

i have tried many a good recipe from our best bites. you will notice that my food photos don't quite look as... pretty as their photos. but it's really taste that matters, right? right.

so coconut banana bread with lime glaze. i was drawn to this recipe because of the coconut. i am crazy for coconut. if you aren't, this may not be the bread for you. i didn't find the taste overwhelmingly "coconutty," but the there was lots of coconut texture in every bite. what made this bread amazing, in my opinion, was the lime glaze. i found myself eating the bottom of the bread first, then the middle, and saving the top for last. do you save the best bites for last, too? joe doesn't. he eats them first.


like i said, we made this bread on tuesday. it was also eaten on tuesday. ahh! so on thursday i made more coconut banana bread with lime glaze.


two loaves more.

i even poured more coconut on the top this time. meg said she made her bread without coconut and it was still super yummy. you could go that route as well.



immediately after taking these picture i cut into the warm bread and ate a slice. immediately after that i whipped up another batch of lime glaze and drizzled it over my loaves. the lime glaze is soooo good! if you like lime.  the glaze isn't as white as the first batch. i poured it over the top while the bread was still pretty warm. you could wait a little bit if you like a crunchier glaze.


this picture makes me want to lick my computer screen. that top is so delicious! i'd never really do that, just so you know ;)

so what do you think, are you up for treat tuesdays? do you want to make this? go ahead and say yes and yes!

what's up next: strawberries and cream cupcakes, also from our best bites.