Yesterday I attended my first Chicago Food Swap since April because my crazy schedule prohibited me from attending the summer swaps. I was doubly excited for this one because our host (who generously donated the space!) was Dave at the new Savory Spice Shop in Lincoln Square. Lincoln Square is a German neighborhood in Chicago so I bet you can imagine how happy I was to make the drive. I asked Jim if he wanted to tag along and then grab dinner at the Chicago Brauhaus, where they’re currently celebrating Oktoberfest*, and he was all in.
The swap was as fun as it always is, and we returned home with peanut butter cups, homemade Garam Masala (an Indian spice mix: thanks, Emily!), applesauce, apple pie filling, spicy chickpeas, goat cheese and black bean dip, blueberry syrup, freshly picked herbs, and a few other goodies!
What did I swap? I brought loaves of my famous chocolate chip banana bread as well as some pumpkin bread, another family favorite. I have literally made this pumpkin bread since kindergarten when my mom came in and helped my class bake it.
In my quest to not actually become a food blogger while I, at the same time, try out food blogger-ish things in my now-occasionally regular posts about food, I got myself a recipe plug-in to make the recipe look all attractive for you and such, not to mention easy to print. But first, look at this adorable recipe card I handwrote for my Grandma back in the day:
And now, the updated, legible (and not as cute but pretty close) version. Make this for your family and they will follow you anywhere. Enjoy!
[yumprint-recipe id=’1′]*Remind me sometime to tell you about how, at the Chicago Brauhaus, our group became contestants in a yodeling contest, how Tracey and Jim won that contest, and how we think Michelle might have gotten engaged to the guitar player in the oompa band after he played her request. It’s a great story.
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Sounds like delicious bread and a great time at the Brauhaus. Why am I not surprised that Tracey won the yodeling contest?
Right? She seems like she’d be a natural but we were all shocked at how good she was at it! I started screaming like crazy, just like I did at the BlogHer Fashion Show. So exciting. LOL!
Love that you still have your handwritten recipe card, totally frame-worthy!
Agreed! Also, my handwriting was way better back then than it is now. I usually blame it on computers but now that I’ve seen your handwriting I don’t think I can use that excuse anymore. Guess I need to write “I will have nice handwriting” 1000 times or something, to practice. 🙂
I love it. Just so you may have forgotten I have the original copy that each one of the students had to write to take home after we made it. On that special lined paper ( when you first learn to write.)
I was just getting ready to make them myself, also the chocolate chip banana cake. I have 12 people coming for dinner Saturday so I wanted to get ahead start. Main item is the Julie & Irv burgers. I can’t wait.
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Grandma W
I did forget that! That’s really cool!
So glad I got some of this bread. Zoe and I gobbled it up at breakfast.
Nice meeting you yesterday!
I am so making this! Love the recipe plugin to make it look pretty. I know there is something else you made that I pinned. Keep the food post coming! 🙂
Uh…HOW was I not following you on Pinterest????? Fixed!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the picture of the recipe, Missy. 🙂
Thanks for sharing. Jacob and Julianna LOVE pumpkin bread.