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Foodie Friday – World’s Easiest Banana Muffins

Posted on October 14, 2011October 10, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Okay, we actually call these Weight Watchers banana muffins because I got the recipe off their community boards some time back, but they honestly have to be THE easiest banana muffins I have EVER made – and I have quite a few different recipes. Best off all they are “reasonably” healthy and just 3 pro points on the Weight Watchers Program. And it’s a fantastic way to use up those too-ripe super-expensive Aussie bananas that we can’t let go to waste.

So just how easy are they? Assemble ingredients (the vanilla essence is a mistake and not needed for this recipe)….

Mash two ripe bananas…

add remaining ingredients…an assistant makes the job easier….

Mix…

Then divide into muffin trays….

and pop into the oven. Easy Peasy!!!

So…would you like the recipe?
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups wholemeal self raising flour

1/2 cups sugar (I use rapadura or brown)

1/4 cup Macadamia (or other) oil

2/3 cup light/skim milk

2 ripe bananas

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Spray 12 cup muffin tray with cooking spray.

Sift flour into a bowl then add sugar, oil and milk. Mix well but do not beat. Add mashed bananas and fold through mixture.

Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.

Bake for 15-20 mins until golden.

Spring Clean the Recipe Cupboard

Posted on September 24, 2011October 12, 2026 by Libby Withnall

I didn’t get much done around the house this week but I did find a bit of time to sort through the recipe book cupboard.

I pulled everything out and sorted – books to donate to the library (so I can read them again if I want), books to donate….mainly kids party cake books…

books to look through again before making a decision… with so many recipes now available online I really need to cull the collection – esp. those that don’t have photographs as I find I very rarely will select a recipe that doesn’t have a photo.

and all the loose recipes to be sorted, culled and put into the correct binders…. I really do collect too many. In addition to these I have lots put in evernote as well.

I then put all the keeper recipe books back in the cupboard… on the right are the kids cook books….

Finally the binders (which I need to make labels for) are put in. I’m not sure what it says about me that the soup/salad/mains folder is not as full at the baking folder … well I do really :-). Beside the microwave is my FAVOURITES recipe binder and new cookbook (to remind me to use it).

Recipe – Pikelets

Posted on July 7, 2011October 12, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Since it’s school holidays I thought I’d share a nice easy recipe that you can whip up yourself or get the kids to make/help with.

Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour

pinch bi carb soda

1/4 cup castor sugar

1 egg, lightly beaten

3/4 cup milk

jam and cream to serve

Method

Sift flour and soda into bowl.

Mix in castor sugar and make a well in the center.

Gradually stir in egg and enough milk to give a smooth, creamy pouring consistency.

OR you can do as I do and dump everything into a bowl and whisk :-).

Drop tablespoons of batter onto a heated, greased frying pan, allowing room for spreading. Cook until bubbles begin to appear, then turn, cook for 1min.

Soooooo easy, and so yummy. Best eaten fresh.

Foodie Friday – Best ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on April 1, 2011October 12, 2026 by Libby Withnall

I definitely can not take credit for this recipe – it’s all thanks to the wonderful Mrs Fields. I fell in love with her cookies in the USA and was very excited years later when I found them in Melbourne, and later in Sydney. So it was an easy choice for Kevin to buy the cookbook for me.

I’ve had the cookbook for around 7-8 years (I think) and though we’ve actually only made a few of the recipes, it was worth every penny for this recipe. Although I’ve just now found it’s ALL over the web 🙂

Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/2 C. plain flour

1/2 tsp. bi-carb soda

1/4 tsp. salt ( I obmit this)

1 C. Brown Sugar, firmly packed

1/2 C. white sugar

250gm butter, softened

2 large eggs

2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

2 C. chocolate chips (I used some organic ones)

Preheat oven to 170 C or 300°F.

In medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt. Mix well with wire whisk. Set aside.In a large bowl with an electric mixer blend sugars at medium speed. Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add eggs and vanilla extract, and mix at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Add the flour misture and chocolate chips and blend at low speed until just mixed. Do not overmix.

(I make it a bit easier on myself and do the sugars and butter in the mixer, then just add the flour, etc. Quicker and all done in one bowl)

Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, 5cm apart.

Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

Transfer cookies immediately to a cool surface with a spatula.

Then try to enjoy just one :-).

NOTE: This is a HUGE batch – 2 dozen – but they do freeze very well.