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Monday, October 18, 2010

Tasty Traditions

A couple weekends ago (eeek, I know I am totally slacking) Ted and I went to my parents house for dinner. We weren't necessarily planning on staying for dinner but after a long day of swimming and drinking some delicious brewskies we figured why not! Now, real quick let me take you back even further to when we had another family dinner for my cousin's birthday. My mom has become famous in our family for baking a very specific cake. And note, she is a phenomenal cook but baking has always been hit or miss, it was always my territory. But this one cake is hands down the most delicious thing you will ever eat - if you ever get the chance! Ok Ok, i know I am dragging on what the cake actually is..Banana cake. This is not your typical, off the back of the box recipe. This recipe dates all the way back to the 1950's.It's also not the healthiest cake but when it tastes this good, believe me, you don't care! Ted had tried this cake a few months ago and was hooked immediately. At this last dinner I took it upon myself to bake the famous cake all by myself. And surprisingly I didn't eat nearly as much of the batter as I normally do when my mom bakes it! It turned out perfect and it is now some thing that I "should make all the time" - according to Ted . Due to the caloric factor, I think I'll keep it for special occasions.

When I was a little girl my mom used to make it for me every year for my birthday. All my life I have had two birthday traditions. The first one being the banana cake; the second one is when I go to sleep the night before my birthday, my parents come and sneak into my room and cover my entire floor with balloons. Even though I always know it's coming, it still always makes me so happy and excited. When I went off to college in Hawaii my parents told my roommate about it and, being the great friend she is, I woke up to a room full of balloons - tradition continued.

Traditions are important. They help build great memories. My family has a set of traditions, some that keep expanding and others that have faded but there are few that I know I will carry out when I have a family some day.

That's all for today...Happy Monday!

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