BANANA BREAD BROWNIES

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BANANA BREAD BROWNIES

Ingredients:......
1-1/2 c. sugar
1 c. sour cream...
1/2 c. butter, softened
2 eggs
1-3/4 (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
Brown Butter Frosting:
1/2 c. butter
4 c. powdered sugar
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 tbsp. milk

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375F. Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts.
2. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.
4. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting). Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm).

Summer Goals 2015!

Sooo long time no blog huh? Oops. Life got in the way, but no excuses, I mean I started this blog for me and then let everything take priority. Still learning that whole balance thing. But balance isn't a thing you ACHIEVE really it's a thing you DO. Anyway, I'm sure that could be a good post in and of itself but not what I'm here for today. Today is about things I do want to ACHIEVE. Today is about GOALS! I have a big summer coming up and I have a lot that I'd like to do so I thought "why not put my goals on the blog?" Even though like no one reads this (yet, maybe some day :) ) I thought this was a way to make my goals public, hold myself accountable and set up a kind of contract with myself (and anyone who might happen to read this). So without further ado my goals for Summer 2015 are:

• Complete at least 3 trainings in new types of therapies and techniques and specialties
• Go on an amazing honeymoon with my hubby to San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico! (cannot wait! We've been married almost 2 years still haven't taken honeymoon, crazy.)
• See my mentee once a week. :) 
• Brush up on my Spanish for the trip and work.
• Go to yoga once a week, if not more.
• Find a new source of income so that I don't go crazy like I did working two jobs this spring.
• Write on this blog weekly, if not more. :)
• Prep for next school year including better ways to keep up with documentation, new groups for kids, parents, and staff, and building up and organizing my therapy supplies.
• Complete DIY projects for:  1 graduation, 1 baby shower, 1 wedding and all things I've been hoping to do for her own home but never seem to get to.
• Start a daily mindfulness practice, be it journaling, yoga, or meditation.
• Plan an awesome joint 30th birthday party with my girl G.
• Go to "the winery" at least once a month. We are wine club members at a awesome winery in the Santa Cruz mountains. Views are gorgeous, I will definitely do a post at some point.
• Visit out fiends in Santa Cruz, San Fransico, and Oakland more. :)

So there they are! I will definitely do updates on how it's going throughout the summer. Hopefully seeing my goals can be a little inspiration for others to get out and use the longer summer days to achieve the things that really matter to you.

Live Joyously!