bananas and cream

this is very simple but somehow so freakin good

- vanilla ice cream
- whipped cream (not too sweet, so maybe whip it yourself to control the sugar)
- sliced bananas
- chocolate sauce (melt 1 bar of dark chocolate, add a few tablespoons of honey, add enough milk to thin the consistency into a sauce)

mmmmmm

salmon

one of my favorite things here is the fishmonger who sells thursday and friday mornings in town. lots of FRESH fish. i usually get salmon- because where else do you get fresh salmon like that? i made it like this last week and it was so good, made it again this week....

sautee 2 chopped shallots in olive oil. add a little bit of salt, the juice of a wedge of lemon, white wine, and a little bit of butter. then add 2 small chopped tomatoes and put 2 filets of salmon on top. cover and cook about 10 min. turn the salmon and cook about 10 min more or til cooked through. season with salt and pepper.

avoca cafe banana bread

for some reason, while in ireland, i tend to crave the oddest things: cauliflower and cheese soup, brussel sprouts, banana bread, seaweed... i made banana bread this morning with this recipe from the avoca cafe cookbook:

8 oz plain flour
1 t. salt
1 heaped t. baking powder
1 t. cinnamon
4oz sugar
1 egg
3 oz oil
few drops of vanilla essence
2 1/2 oz pecan nuts, chopped
4 medium bananas, mashed


sift flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon into a bowl, stir in sugar.
mix in egg, oil and vanilla essence, but do not beat.
fold in pecans and mashed bananas, using a fork. again do not beat.
bake for 50-60 mins

it's super gooey batter and super bananay result. i usually add walnuts instead of pecans and chocolate chips if i can find them (for some reason it's very difficult to find chocolate chips here)