Snow is coming! After enjoying an unusually mild winter so far, it sounds like we may get our first true snow storm of the season this weekend. I've done my grocery shopping and I'm ready for a lot of home-cooking and eating in the next couple of days. It's cold winter weekends huddled at home that give me time to whip up different things, including desserts, that I've been wanting to make. For instance, this bananas foster...
Is it odd that snow/cold weather makes me think of ice cream? At least I tend to think of pairing it with something warm. So this post is timely...for me, at least.
Actually, I wanted to make bananas foster for my husband when I caught an easy recipe for it (no flambeing involved). He's a big fan of banana desserts, not only in baked goods form, but where it takes center stage on a plate. I wasn't always a big fan of such a thing but I've been reformed in the last decade, for better or worse.
Actually, I wanted to make bananas foster for my husband when I caught an easy recipe for it (no flambeing involved). He's a big fan of banana desserts, not only in baked goods form, but where it takes center stage on a plate. I wasn't always a big fan of such a thing but I've been reformed in the last decade, for better or worse.
So bananas foster. It isn't something I see on a restaurant menu often but if you like bananas, you know the allure of warm, sweet, caramelized bananas, kissed with the flavors of rum and a little cinnamon. Add on the contrast of ice-cold vanilla ice cream and it's easy to know why it's a special dish many people enjoy. Aside from the flavor, I really adore the contrast of warm bananas and cold ice cream in each bite. When I made this last weekend, my main concern was to get it on the table and into our mouths while it was still warm and cold at the same time. A few clicks of the camera and we cued to the important stuff: eating.
