Apple -banana smoothie

Smoothies are always welcome .Fortunately my kids are crazy for yogurt,so smoothies are a better option to to make them enjoy their milk in disguise .Smoothies come as a saviour especially for the morning rush hours where you shall spot me running a marathon to and fro towards the kitchen and the kids bed room .Though I make every arrangement at night before winding up to sleep, to avoid the hustle and bustle mornings .

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Banoffee pie is  classic English dessert made from crumbled crackers with butter or a pastry as a base followed by bananas and a generous layer of Dulce DE lech or toffee sauce made from boiled condensed milk.It is undeniably an easy to assemble and no bake dessert that caters to every age group.The butter enhanced base  along with gooey toffee sauce and banana create a riot of flavours in a bite.

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While the kids are lazying around in their  2 week winter break i am posted on a 16 hour duty -Yes!! when the kids are at home you have to be as active as you could be ,just wave your magic wand and produce the food ."Magic wand "!!! yes the kids believe their mother as a fairy who has a magic  wand ,waves it and produces the most tasty food in  the world .

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Mom ,What's there for breakfast ? This is the most irking question .Deciding the every day menu with 3 different meals is tedious job.With the school running in full swing and summer at its best I prefer a hearty and healthy lunch box which lifts their mood and makes my job (cooking) easier.Schools here in Qatar start as early as 6.30 am,Yes you read it right 6.30 am and the kids have to be ready by 5.30 to catch their school bus .

Banana bread

The folks at my house are divided over bananas ,me and my Lil z like bananas and S and her father dislike bananas . if I insist her to eat banana's, S often says Mom I don't like  the taste of banana !!.

Have you ever seen or heard  a kid refusing banana ? you can find such 1 person no ....2 person at my house .As a kid my father would ensure that we have daily 1 banana and a glass of milk .Now a days the kids have become much more picky eaters  ,especially when it comes to wholesome food .

May be because of their never ending fascination towards junk food that tantalises their  taste buds.

But as a mother  I try to incorporate fruits and vegetables in their diet in the form of bakes or sweets ,savouries ,or smoothies .In either form that pleases them .you can find such effort in my orange cake.

 Beetroot smoothie ,strawberry oats smoothie ,Orange pudding   and many such recipes .

This banana bread too was one such effort of mine to  include banana in bakes so that the kids could enjoy it .

During our last family holidays when we were holidaying in the UAE,this particular bread was served daily  for breakfast buffet at the Sheraton .The menu was changed daily ,but this banana bread was daily spread on the table from day 1 to the last day of our trip !!.this shows its popularity .

Since then this has become a heart throb .

The crunchy nutty top with a soft inside,and the chunks of banana with a hint of cinnamon  are simply enough to make you crazy for this .And to my surprise   S ,who dislikes banana ,gulped down this bread as if her mission is to finish it to the last bit .The aroma of the bread baking in the oven wafting the entire house made me n my kids  go crazy for this.

I saw this recipe on my friend Rafeeda's blog and just liked it as it was much easier and moreover it had wholewheat flour in it . My camera roll shows the date of December  but I am posting it now ,may be because this recipe was destined to be a part of her blogoversary event .Thank you Rafeeda for the recipe ,it was a hit with the kids .

Now lets start cooking