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How to Make Banana Chips

If you like bananas, you just might like banana chips. They are sweet and crunchy, and perfect for snacking on. This wikiHow will show you several ways of making them. [Edit]Ingredients Baked banana chips 3-4 bananas, ripe 1-2 lemons, squeezed Deep fried banana chips 5 green/raw (unripe) bananas 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder Oil for deep-frying (peanut oil is a good choice for deep frying) Deep fried sweet banana chips 5 green/raw (unripe) bananas 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup water 1 cinnamon stick Oil for deep-frying (peanut oil is a good choice for deep frying) Microwave savory banana chips 2 green/raw (unripe) bananas 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder Salt to taste 2 tablespoons olive...

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Best of Cyber Monday Sales & My Picks

Hi friend! Did you have a good weekend?!  I started to feel under the weather, which is so crazy because I was sick at this exact time last year!  I remember because it was the week of our annual Favorite Things Party! Our party is this Friday and I’m so excited to get together with all the girls!  It’s one of the most fun things I do all year.  And we get to do it in my new house this year!  Of course, we’ll have to find a new spot for our annual staircase photo- but I think my new staircase will do just fine! If you’re thinking of hosting your own, do it!  Here’s all the details about how...

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How to Cook your Catch: The Mighty Deep Fried Mullet

While considered to be bait in most places, in the Panhandle region of Florida mullet is considered great eating. While not as popular as other gulf coast fish like snapper and grouper, it is a very economical fish to eat and easy to acquire. Mullet can be caught almost everywhere, off the beach, in the bays, and even in the back of creeks and rivers. They are an euryhaline species capable of surviving in salt, fresh, and brackish conditions, but even with being everywhere, you can’t catch them on rod and reel. They feed on algae on the bottom by sucking in sand and mud so you need a cast net to catch these guys. Their diet also gives them...

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Chocolate Strawberry Bread

In every bite of this Chocolate Strawberry Bread, enjoy the taste of fresh juicy strawberries and a bit of chocolate. One taste of those strawberries and melted chocolate and it’s sure to become a new favorite of the whole family. I have a thing for quick breads, especially a delicious banana bread recipe , like my Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread or Chai Banana Bread which is perfect with a cup of tea when Fall rolls around.This Pineapple Bread has been a reader favorite ever since I published it. I’ve made it many times and it NEVER disappoints. If you like lemon and blueberries together then you’ll definitely want to give my Blueberry Lemon Bread Recipe a go. Bursting with...

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How To Be a Great, All-Seasons, Outdoor Friend Mom

As I packed to go swimming with some friends last weekend, I realized I was running through the same checklist for them as I was for my five-month-old. Milk for Beckett? Check. Snacks for my friends? Got ’em. My cooler was stuffed with bubbly waters and beers to share—and a sippy cup for my kid. I saw a couple of spare trucker hats on our coat rack when I grabbed the infant-sized sun shade and stuffed them all into my bag, “just in case.” Noticing the sunscreen in my truck was almost gone, I reached for a backup so I had enough to go around. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the Friend Mom of my group,...

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