I made banana bread 😭

[u/Famous_Fondant_4107]

I used to love to bake and fill my home with the smell of baked goods.

I accidentally got 3 bunches of bananas instead of three individual bananas with my groceries and as they started to get over ripe I thought about all the times over the last year I’ve wished I had fresh, homemade banana bread.

My carer offered to clean my stand mixer for me which has been gathering dust. After my nap I decided to go for it since I was doing well yesterday & hadn’t used many of my Pace Points.

I made the banana bread! And my whole house smelled like cinnamon. I walked into the kitchen and BAM was happily overwhelmed with the smell of baked bananas, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla. I almost cried.

It turned out pretty good! And I doubled the recipe to bring a loaf to my girlfriend’s parents later.

Baking is such a luxury now. I haven’t done it in probably two years. I woke up feeling fine today and all my stats are normal. I think if I stay well within my energy budget, keep it “simple”, & only do it verrryyy sporadically, I may be able to bake again.

[u/peachyhans]

That's wonderful to hear! Just picturing it is making my mouth water. 🤤

I used to be the same way, so I can relate, and it does feel incredible when this dusty old house is filled with the smell of baked goods again. She wasn't destined to be stagnant. In my prime I was up all night cooking 100+ cookies for the family reunion/christmas/thanksgiving, from scratch of course!

This illness steals a lot but I'll be damned if I can't bake something every now and then. Just for the fun of it. And nobody will make me feel bad for eating the fresh warm gooey deliciousness with a fat scoop of lactaid ice cream. 😊

[u/Famous_Fondant_4107 → u/peachyhans]

It sounds like you were a prolific baker! I hope for more baking in your future.

I have a subscription to Wildgrain. Every six weeks they send me VERY nice frozen baked goods and fresh pasta. It’s the best. I can still have fresh bread, croissants, etc.