Happy 7th of July
July 7th, 2008
I can’t even make it on time to my own blog to celebrate the 4th of July. I had big plans to show my 4th of July Friendship Sampler quilt that I always use for watching fireworks under… but I think I’ll save that for October, (thus getting me on time for next July 4th). We had a great 4th… spent it with friends who are family to us. Ate, ate, ate and ate… and mixed in some Wii bowling to help burn it off (so we could make room for more food). And true to Astoria tradition… our day was chilly and overcast with occasional sprinkles.
My contribution for our food fest was dessert. I couldn’t remember my banana pudding recipe, so I made 2 desserts - one as a back-up. As it turns out, and after scouring the internet of it’s 710,000 recipes for banana pudding… I remembered mine. And wrote it down. I call mine Banana Lasagna, because Bananas With A Crap Load Of Layered Delicious Fattening Stuff is just too long for a recipe card. The key secret is whipping cream… not pretend whipped cream like Cool Whip. And funny story about my pudding shot. I had my camera on a lilliputian tripod in front of my dish… and before I knew it - my camera was submerged in the pudding. And yes. I did lick my camera. Who wants to lick the mixer beaters camera?!
I blame Jon & Kate + Eight for the next dessert. Never mind that we’ve gone through our stash of tivo’d episodes, and have succumbed to watching reruns because we are THAT addicted to this show, but we’re taunted with great food as well! In one episode, Jon and Kate discuss the sticky buns she made for Christmas morning. Well that bee flew up my butt and stung me hard! Obsessed, I had to find a recipe. Combing through mountains of sticky bun, monkey bread and cinnamon roll recipes… and because I am extremely lazy (especially when it comes to cooking and baking)… I came up with Munkie Bunnies. An all in one eazy no-cheezie make ya fat and happy recipe. Of course I had to make this LIKE THREE TIMES.
Really fun to watch the progress of the munkie bunnies getting all jacked up - so in the name of science… you have to make this. Seriously. Just please don’t blame me if you get fat.
Click on the recipe cards and print at 100% - and you will have 4×6” recipe cards.
Linky Love: Nilla Wafers, Rhodes Bread Dough, Cook and Serve Butterscotch Pudding and Instant Banana Cream Pudding.
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
Love the recipes…and those cards…what program did you use to create them?
July 7th, 2008These look very tasty, humm I might have to try them out!! Happy belated 4th and mine was filled with us having to leave the movie theater 1/3 the way through Wall-i-e due to someone pulling the fire alarm! This forth will go down as our all time worst!
July 7th, 2008Ack! I think I gained five pounds just reading your post! Thanks for the recipes, cute cards!!!
July 7th, 2008Another Jon&Kate fan over here!
July 7th, 2008One stick of butter. One pint of heavy whipping cream. Which one is better for you?
How cute are those recipe cards?!! Thanks. Love your blog. I am intrigued with Astoria; will have to visit one day.
July 7th, 2008Love the cards…. and the recipes sound great! I’m definitly going to try these for my next girls night out.
July 7th, 2008Thanks!
Jennalou
I love these recipes. I just made sweet rolls yesterday and I have been feasting on them all day.
July 7th, 2008Sticky buns are going to be made at my house!! It was one of my dad’s favorite things. I have yet to find a recipe like the ones from my childhood in pennsylvania. So I’m going to try this.
Jon and Kate - she bugs me or I’d watch that show. My house was nearly like that at one time when my 8 were little but luckily I had some space in between with my twins kind of in the middle.
July 7th, 2008My mother used to make monkey bread - so far I’ve not succumbed. I might have to try this, however. What I want to know is, just how do know how to do all of the fancy schmancy computer stuff! All well, I should just be glad that CAN do such cuteness.
July 7th, 2008MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yummy (and PML @ the camera falling into the pudding, haha!)– I’m coming to YOUR house to eat — empty plateS in hand!!
July 7th, 2008OMG that looks soooooo good. I wanna go in there right now and whip me up some fat goodness.
July 7th, 2008Ooooh…..those look YUMMY! Thanks for the recipes. I LOVE anything with a banana in it. (Well, duuuhhhh…Anna Banana!)
July 7th, 2008Mmm, these look good. Lol at your recipe directions. I know you don’t care(!), but I’m assuming the instruction to not use a plastic bowl has something to do with keeping the ingredients as cold as possible, thus glass or metal instead of plastic. I like that the banana lasagna makes only a 9×9 dish which is perfect for me to eat alone!
July 7th, 2008I love Jon & Kate + Eight! . . . So good to hear that someone else is a hooked on it as I am. I soooo admire them. . . & love the way they balance each other out so well. ( . . & what patience!) Anyway - ohhh that cinnamon recipe might just do me in . . . yum! (. . & cute cards!) Oh, & Happy 4th. . . (this is an early greeting. . . for next year!)
July 7th, 2008xo, Bren
This is just so yummy looking. My tongue is hanging out and I want to eat my computer screen.
July 8th, 2008I had never heard of bannna and lasagne together.
looks good…I am off to the Atlanta Gift show so I won’t be doing any baking this week. Maybe when I get back I will try one of the recipes.
thanks,
July 8th, 2008carol
Oh dear. The only thing saving me is that I can’t heat the oven up today.
July 8th, 2008Oh MAN Monica- You’re killing me with this post! I could just print the pics and eat the paper.
July 8th, 2008You are hilarious and an evil temptress… must eat Munkie Bunnies. I want Munkie Bunnies. Now.
July 8th, 2008This is perfect! Thank you for sharing the recipe. I guess I don’t have to send the little monkey (aka Sophie) to fly over there after all!
Muchas gracias mi amiga!
You better not tell me it’s only 61 degrees over there! You funny meanie!
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July 8th, 2008Nah… It’s all the way up to a scorching 73. I’m sure that at any minute now our weather peeps will be issuing a severe heat alert. xo-m
YIKES —excuse me while I loosen my pants … I feel the bloat just reading about those sinful desserts !!!! (this is where maternity pants would come in handy!) …. I especially appreciate the serving size (i.e. the part about serves one 16 year old boy!!! since I have an 18 year old and a 15 1/2 year old bottomless pit boys, I’ll be needing 2 vats of that stuff!)
July 8th, 2008this looks too fab!!
July 8th, 2008I am a monkey bread fan but this has such a yummy twist to it!
I do hate but have to ask when you say bread dough, is this the “pillsbury canned” stuff!?!?
I usually use the low fat buttermilk buscuits stuff…maybe I will just give it a whirl!!
thanks for sharing
xo
Ohhhhhh mannnnnnnnn I want both right this second!!!!!!!!
Nothing wrong with licking pudding off a camera. Nothing.
Happy Summer!!!!
July 8th, 2008xoxo Jenny
Wow. Those look so good!!! Perfect for a birthday breakfast. I have to say that I too, share your addiction to Jon & Kate + 8. That there is some quality TV! Cant wait to try these recipes! Thanks!
July 8th, 2008YUM!!! Banana Lasagne looks too good! Just one question (I live at the bottom of the world in NZ) What are Nilla wafers? Are they spongey, or wafery?
July 8th, 2008Oh, Yum! Thank you!
July 9th, 2008Mo’niqua….Ryleigh and I were just talking about making Monkey Bread when I saw your post….great minds! Printed off your adorably Monica recipe cards and made them last night….baked them this morning….she was in heaven. B is making the Banana lasagna today. That sounded really great to him….thank you thank you….love and hugs…L
July 9th, 2008You know, they don’t taste nearly as good if you lick the picture on your laptop screen …
July 9th, 2008I am so glad our family is not the only one doing the TIVO thing with Jon & Kate plus 8. Our family loves this show. Thanks for the recipe for Munkie Bunnys-YUMMMMM!
July 9th, 2008Mmmmm, thanks Monica! Munkie bunnies is the cutest name…and something so cute can’t make you fat, right? Right?! They look really good. The banana lasagna too. Can’t wait to make them. Your recipe cards are darling.
Happy 4th, can’t wait to see your quilt next year! LOL
July 9th, 2008After tightening my belt to offset rising fuel costs I suppose I shall have to loosen it again to offset the effects of Munkie Bunnies!! I’m making the “goop” right now!!
July 9th, 2008I am so loving those monkie bunnies. It reminds me of back in highschool when I would use Rhodes vread dough and wrap balls around cubes of cheese and then drench them in melted butter and bake them all in a bread pan together. So good! I love frozen bread dough!!
July 9th, 2008Love,Love,Love your blog! The recipe cards are fantastic! Thank you so much!
July 9th, 2008Wahhhh, I can’t see the photos :( But I have printed off the recipes and plan to make them in two weeks when I have 3-4 extra kids here to help my 2 kids eat it all up. I think they will LOVE both of these. Thanks! But wahhhhh on no pictures.
July 9th, 2008I want some banana pudding, I want some banana pudding!!!! I will even lick your camera if that’s what I can get…
July 10th, 2008Okay, I am seriously licking the ‘puter screen! I had to quit the lick fest to write to you, darn it! I think your recipes are yum-O, and I will have to make them…..NOW! I am also addicted to Jon & Kate.
July 10th, 2008Thank you for sharing your sweet recipes, MJM!!
I heart you!!
YUM YUM YUM!!! I think I need to repeat that. YUM YUM YUM!!! Those are two of our favs. I’ll need to try them soon! Astoria sounds like the perfect little place. I have always wanted to get to the west coast. One of these days, sigh!!
July 11th, 2008thanks for the cards, they are wonderful! i wish i could put all my recipes into these cards. yes what program did you use and where do you get the great graphics? thanks again
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July 11th, 2008I used Photoshop… and I made all the graphics. Thank you Stephanie! - monica
The first and only time I’ve seen Jon & Kate + 8, I watched six hours worth. It was such an entertaining show!
July 11th, 2008Well these look delicious and I am already fat, so I’ll be trying this out soon! Thanks for sharing.
July 11th, 2008Thanks for the recipes and the cute little cards. Now my recipe box will have recipes from you!
I’m a John and Kate +8 fan, too. I’m not really sure why other than my daughter has 4 children. You would think I wouldn’t watch it, but I’m always telling my daughter to watch because she would find that her little family is normal.
July 11th, 2008As usual I’m late to the party. Hey, that is so cool that you can do those cards. How did you do that? You have way more talents than you ever own up to. I think I’m going to have to download these.
July 12th, 2008Looks absolutely delish! thanks!
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