breaking in my new mixer..

i've recently acquired some fun kitchen tools.. a panini maker, a large crockpot, and my favorite.. a red kitchenaid mixer! very exciting..

i decided to break in my new mixer with banana bread. matt and maia are just nuts for bananas so i thought it would be a good treat for them. i used a recipe from my mom but swapped out some oil for applesauce (couldn't bring myself to feed maia something that had 1/2 a cup of oil).. i also added cinnamon and vanilla because i love those flavors..

it turned out so good.. matt even asked me to make more for his work. and then asked me again to make more when our bananas get ripe. yay!