Cake Mix Banana Bread? Sure! It Really works! #lol! #BananaBread #CakeMix #Bananas! #EasyRecipe

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Cake Mix Banana Bread

(One Bowl Banana Bread - Sooo Easy!)

Lookie what I just made! lol! Was sooo easy (now I can't say #SoEasy without wanting to give a shoutout to Amy Schumer! lol!) 

Anyway, I had 3 bananas, and, of course, as always, I never want to waste anything, and didn't REALLY feel like making my fancy Banana Bread, like I usually make...I just didn't want to waste the last 3 bananas... so I thought, well, what if I just try to make the Banana Bread with a Cake Mix?  

I bought the Cake Mix a while back, and I just saw them on sale at Walmart, a couple of weeks ago, and all the Baking Stuff goes on sale at the Holidays...anyway, usually you can pick up some cake Mixes for around a dollar... Shop Popular Grocery Items at Walmart.ca

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And the bananas would've been tossed out, sooo, free for the bananas? haha! (This is mah' own math! haha!)  

Waste Not, Want Not, right? lol! I hate wasting anything... there's always another use : )

So, here's what I did:

Cake Mix Banana Bread

(One Bowl Banana Bread - Sooo Easy!)

3 Bananas, mashed (Just use however many you have left, so you don't have to throw them out.. Save the Bananas! lol!) - I melted the margarine in the big bowl in the microwave, let it cool, added the egg, mashed the banana right in that bowl, 

1 little square of margarine, melted... in the same bowl you will make the cake in...A 1/3 cup of Oil would work, too, I would imagine... or 3 oz. of Margarine? Maaay-be.... I was just using stuff up! : )

1 Egg

1 Cake Mix, I had White, so, White, but use any one you have... so throw that in...

Totally Optional, Chocolate, Walnuts, Pecans... whatever you have in da fridge : ) 

I was just tossing in anything I considered easy to 'let go' in my 'Trial Recipe' - lol! : )

A Godiva Chocolate Bar from last Christmas, that I never got around to eating, because it was the Super-Dark Chocolate, 72% Cacao..anyway, that was in the fridge, so I just broke it into pieces, threw that in... chocolate chips would be great,too... really, this is a trial recipe, sooo, just stuff I wouldn't mind missing, if it didn't work out - lol! 

Cinnamon - I pour that stuff in... so, maybe 3 tbsp? lol!

I mixed it right in the bowl, put parchment paper in the 9" X 13" pan, poured it in, and I just mixed it with a fork...

Baked for about an hour...

Deeelicious, and I didn't waste a bunch of stuff I might have otherwise have thrown out... 

Yum, the Banana Bread/Banana Cake? lol! With a little Whipped Cream : )

And it turned out nice and light, like a very light Spice Cake, 

You would not really even know it's Banana Bread - weird, eh? 

But, delicious!! Yum! 

Parchment Paper - no clean up - love it!

Pre-Whipcream - lol!

That's BANANAS! hahaha!

And here's my Original Banana Bread, which is, omg-crazy-delicious! Yum! 

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And I would imagine you would save a lot of money, since you would just buy what you actually need... might really work for dieting, too, since, well, if we're in the store, and be 'we', I mean 'me'...anyway, let's say I've got my grocery list, then I'm at the store, and I think, you know what, I'll just nick down the Candy Aisle, see if Chocolate is on sale (see how much I like Sale Chocolate - hahaha! Is it tastier, or just less expensive?? We'll never know! It's all gone, now - hahaha!)

Not that you couldn't just 'browse' for that, anyway... right? Me thinkin', now, o' course, where is the Sale Chocolate, online?? hahaha! But let's say you're you, and not me, and you have a LOT more self control than maybe ME do... so you order all the things you really wanted, and not just a whole cart full o' Wunderbars, on sale... hahahaha! Wouldn't THAT be fun - just a cartful of Sale Chocolate?? haha! Okay, clearly, me needs a treat! lol! : ) #SaleChocolate! Ha!

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Nailed it!

Ice Cream Sandwiches - still is great form... lol! 

I just get the carton of ice cream - whatever is your fave, on sale (that's my fave - bah'hahahaa!)...

Cut the ice cream with a large knife - just cut slices of ice cream, then cut each slice in 4, 1 square of ice cream for each little ice cream sandwich : )

I thought this was a GREAT idea - to put the ice cream sandwiches back in the cookie package, right?  

Nope! hahaha!  Oh, man, we laughed so hard - so I had juuust said to my son, hey, baby, what a great idea, eh, to put the ice cream sandwiches right in the cookie package, then put them in the freezer? Then I wrapped the last 2 ice cream sandwiches (there were 3 left over ice cream sandwiches, but da boy had one - lol!) in their individual plastic wrap....

Anyhooo, I opened the freezer door pretty quickly, I guess, to put the last two ice cream sandwiches in the freezer, and the fancy cookie package came flying out - so, that's what the new ice cream sammiches looked like - hahahaha!

So, I doctored them back up, wrapped the whole package in plastic wrap, put them in a much more secure place in the freezer - not on top of the ice cubes in the door - lol!

Much better! Now everything is covered in plastic wrap! : )

And these are the lovely lemon ice cream squares - with coconut cookies - yum! 

Me holding the lemon-coconut ice cream cookies in front of a painting - hahaha!  Always makes me laugh! I notice that THESE little lemon coconut ice cream cookies are much neater than the chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches - I must've used a scoopie to to put a scoop of ice cream on the cookies, instead of the melted ice cream from today, when we got home from the store - lol! 

'Til Later! Ailsa : )

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Online Grocery Delivery - Yes, Please! Oooh... Order it here, they'll bring it to you, there.... yahoo! 

This is so cool - let's say you've now been binge watching your fave shows, and you STILL have 4 more seasons left of your brand new-to-you show, soo you don't want to get up off the couch, but, also, you know you should probably get you' some groceries?

Problem - Solution! lol! 

Check and see if your area is covered by either VONS or Safeway... they cover some of the same areas, and some different areas - does that make sense? lol!

I loove this Delivery Service for Groceries and whatever you might need, right to your door, just in general, but what a great idea in bad weather, no more stooopid traffic, or if you're not feeling up to going out to the store, or you just don't feeeel like going out to the store...or if you're like me, and get so caught up in whatever you're working on, and don't want to stop just 'for food' - haha! And no need for Taxis, if you need to take a cab to the grocery store...that's a huge savings, right there, right?

Wow, Grocery Delivery Service - that's fantastico!! Yippee!!  Hello, Future - you look great! : )

I think this is such an amazing new service for your groceries - and anything you ever need from the grocery store - if you've ever had a time when you had a tiny baby, or you're super-busy (same thing - hahaha! All the New Moms will be laughing, now - lol!)..but if you're busy at work, or busy at home, or traffic, or you're busy binge-watching your favorite shows - hahahahaha! This might be the new wave of the future, right? Ordering your groceries online?

And I would imagine you would save a lot of money, since you would just buy what you actually need... might really work for dieting, too, since, well, if we're in the store, and be 'we', I mean 'me'...anyway, let's say I've got my grocery list, then I'm at the store, and I think, you know what, I'll just nick down the Candy Aisle, see if Chocolate is on sale (see how much I like Sale Chocolate - hahaha! Is it tastier, or just less expensive?? We'll never know! It's all gone, now - hahaha!)

Not that you couldn't just 'browse' for that, anyway... right? Me thinkin', now, o' course, where is the Sale Chocolate, online?? hahaha! But let's say you're you, and not me, and you have a LOT more self control than maybe ME do... so you order all the things you really wanted, and not just a whole cart full o' Wunderbars, on sale... hahahaha! Wouldn't THAT be fun - just a cartful of Sale Chocolate?? haha! Okay, clearly, me needs a treat! lol! : ) #SaleChocolate! Ha!

Shop Gifts Under $10 from See's Candies!Create your own Custom Chocolate Mix at See's Candies!  Okay, this is MY kind o' Luxury Reward - me always 'reward' mah'self wit' da delicious chocolates! hahaha!  I loove Sees Candies - soo deeelish! The Walnut Squares (#43 - is it bad for me to know the number?? hahahahaha!) (I've got your number..oooh, is it #43??  I hope so! lol!) Ooh, and I see that Sees has a sale, right now, Take $4 off of $20? Yahoo! Sale Chocolate - yes, please! haha! Yum! Don't mind if ah' do...lol! : )

Cheesecake Mousse - Yum! Light and Fluffy, and you can make it for the Paleo Diet, too! #Cheesecake #Mousse #EasyRecipes #Desserts #NoEggs #NoBake #RomanticMeal : )

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Cheesecake Mousse - Ah'Yum!

And if you want to make my favorite 

Marry Me Cherry Cheesecake... ; )

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Cheesecake Mousse - Yum!  

Light and Fluffy, and you can make it for the Paleo Diet, too!

2 - 8oz packages of Cream Cheese (You can use 1 package of Cream Cheese, if you like : )

Whipping Cream (I use the larger container), or One package of Dream Whip (the Low-Fat version!)

Mini-marshmallows (1 small bag or about 3/4 of a large bag of mini-marshmallows)

2 Tbsp. Lemon Juice 

2 Tsp. Vanilla

Top with Fresh Berries, or Pie Filling, or have it just as it is - is delicious, light and smooth, any way you like it! Yum!

This is a really easy recipe – takes about 20 minutes to make.

I pour the Cheesecake Mousse into a giant Baggie, cut off the corner, use that to pipe the Cheesecake Mousse into Wine Glasses and Shot Glasses - so cute! Very pretty! 

Of course, you know I like to make a LOT of anything I ever make, so I go with the larger version of everything - the large container of Whipping Cream - there's a small one, like the size of a small carton of milk you might've gotten at school, then the next size up is usually the largest you can get - so it looks like a half carton... you'll see it in the dairy section : )

 I loove this Birthday Flower Cake - this really breaks me up - so cute, right??

So, let's say you're on the Paleo Diet, or you love someone who is on the Paleo Diet, and you want to make a lovely wee treat for them that they can eat, and stay on their Paleo Diet, right?  And, in case you're wondering, the Paleo Diet says it's okay to eat Fat, but allows only a small number of Carbs, per day... so, if you are making this delicious Cheesecake Mousse for the Paleo Diet, you can go ahead and whip the Whipping Cream, then beat the cream cheese so it's creamy, and add in the lemon juice and the vanilla. 

Mix the cream cheese with the whip cream - gently, first, then you can whip this mixture, too, so it's lovely and smooth - like in the picture! lol! Go ahead and put that in a wine glass, maybe a different one from the others, so you'll know for sure which one is the Paleo Cheesecake Mousse : )

Add a little Stevia to sweeten the Cheesecake Mousse, if you like : )

This is one of my favorite parts of making this delicious, light and fluffy Cheesecake Mousse... you pour the mini-marshmallows into a large microwave-safe bowl, and pop it in the microwave for about 2 minutes - you'll be watching it, and when the marshmallows fluff right up, usually at the 1:35 minute mark, but you're a'gonna keep an eye on it, right, so you can take the mini-marshmallows out of the microwave (you can use normal size marshmallows, too - I just like the mini-marshmallows better - more fun - lol!)...

So you take the mini-marshmallows out the microwave, and stir right away, then pour into the cream cheese mixture.  If you are making this lovely Cheesecake Mousse as one batch, and you're making it the regular way, I always pour the mini-marshmallows, melted and stirred, straight into the cream cheese mixture, and THEN add the Whip Cream, gently.  I just fold in the Whipped Cream. Yum!

Can you see the mini-marshmallows?  Soo cool!  That's the stirred mini-marshmallows on the Right. 

This is My Original Cherry Cheesecake Recipe - I'm just making this delicious Cheesecake recipe as a Cheesecake Mousse, today, since we all want to have a nice little light dessert, tonight, so we're skipping the Graham Crumb Crust, but that's crazy-delicious, too!  : )

See all the lovely wine glasses and wee dishes for the Cheesecake Mousse?? lol!  The Wine Glass in the middle is much bigger than it looks in this pic - lol!  But I put the Paleo Diet Cheesecake Mousse in a different wine glass, so we can tell them apart... and then I thought, well, what else do I have to put the Cheesecake Mousse in, and limited space in the fridge, so I used the little blue dishes, and a couple of little Lucky 4 leaf clover Shot Glasses - lol!

I think it would be a lot of fun to make this Cheesecake Mousse and put it ALL in Shot Glasses - the perfect amount for a party, right??  Or a little treat, just for you (and people you love! lol!) : )

Happy Eating!! Ailsa : )

The Paleo Diet Version of the Cheesecake Mousse - so good!!
So here's how it all breaks down - if you are on the Paleo Diet, you will want to keep your carbs right down there, so just use the Cream Cheese (1 g of Carbs), Lemon Juice (0 g of Carbs), Vanilla, and the Whipping Cream ( 1 g of Carbs).  You can easily add some nice fresh fruit, too - blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries.. whatever fruit you like, or have it just as it is - is all good, for sure!

Low Fat Version of this Delicious Cheesecake Mousse - yahoo!  Yummy AND Low Fat! lol!
When you are making this delicious Cheesecake Mousse the regular way, it's still a very healthy little treat, and if you want to lower the Fat grams, use the Low Fat Cream Cheese, Use the Dream Whip (.5 g of Fat), and you can make the Dream Whip with any milk you like... and the marshmallows are Fat-Free - yahoo!

How great is THAT??  Yum, and sooo great! lol!  

Shot, shot, shot, shot-shot! haha! Deeelish!! 

Cherry Cheesecake, my original recipe - sooo crazy-good!