Banana Tea Bread

Makes 2 Loaves

2 C. Flour (I use all-purpose)
1 tsp. B. Powder
1 tsp. B. Soda
1 1/3 C. Sugar
1 1/2 C. Chopped Nuts (I substitute Chocolate Chips and put them in right before the Bananas)
1 1/2 tsp. Salt (I only put in 1 tsp.)

3 Mashed Bananas
2 Large Eggs
1/2 C. Plain Yogurt or Sour Cream (I mostly use Sour Cream, but have also used Yogurt with same results)
2 Tbsp. Rum (I use Captain Morgan)
1 tsp. Almond Extract
1/2 C. Melted Butter

1. Mix dry ingredients.
2. Beat eggs and add rest of liquids & bananas - add to dry ingredients.

3. Bake in greased and floured pans at 350 Degrees, 50-60 minutes.

Garlic Bread

This is a little bit different from the typical way to make it...The recipe is from Cooks Illustrated. I cut it in half - a little more reasonable for two people to consume with a couple of days.

Ingredients:
4-5 cloves of garlic, whole with skin on
3 T unsalted butter, softened
1 T Parmesan Cheese, grated
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 loaf of Italian bread

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
Cook garlic in skins in a skillet over med heat for about 8 minutes (will turn darker and have a nice smell). This takes away the bitterness of the garlic.
Remove garlic and wait until they are cool enough to handle.
Mince cloves of garlic.
Combine all ingredients (except bread) with a fork.
Spread on bread and bake for about 8-10 minutes, until light brown on top.