Banana & Blueberry Loaf

Having lived out of home for almost two years I hardly ever baked. In fact, I hardly even cooked a fancy meal. My diet consisted of mostly jar pasta sauce and toasted cheese sandwiches. Earlier this month though I had to move back into my parents place, which means I can bake a lot more often now.

I'm going to put a twist on the classic Banana Bread and am going to attempt to bake a semi-edible Banana and Blueberry Loaf.

For this recipe you will need -
1/2 cup (125ml) mashed overripe banana
1/2 cup caster sugar
140g apple fruit puree
2 eggs
1/2 (125 ml) reduced-fat milk
1 tbls olive oil
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
3/4 blueberries

Firstly you will need to preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.

Now it's time to mash your bananas. They're supposed to be overripe bananas, but I didn't have any for the occasion and had to settle for freshly bought ones. 

Combine the banana, sugar, apple, eggs, milk and oil in a large bowl. Then sift the flour over the mixture.

Combine the flour and banana mixture. When it is mostly combined, add the blueberries and gently fold them through.

Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. You're kitchen should now smell like heaven.  (Whatever heaven smells like)

Then let your loaf sit for 10 minutes to cool. 

I should tell you that despite the recipe working, I accidentally added three times the amount of apple puree needed, and had to scoop it all out. (oops) 

If you liked this recipe and you have any suggestions as to what I can make next, comment them below. 
If anyone does make this recipe, take a photo and tag me in it on either twitter or instagram so I can see how they turned out! :)

Dr Martens

Dr Martens, you either love them or you hate them. There is no in between I don't think. I used to hate these shoes. Recently though I've seen a few people wearing them, and I absolutely loved how they were worn. 

Another thing you should know about me is that I am one of those people who bad things happen to at precisely the wrong time. For example, as a teenager I had reasonably good skin, hardly any pimples, then the day before school photos or a date I would get a pimple to rival all pimples, ever. 

My point is, I'm moving to England in November and I can almost guarantee that something is going to happen immediately before I leave or as soon as I arrive. Probably a sickness.

So these Dr Martens are not only to try and attempt 'style', but to prevent my toes from freezing. Because without them, I'll probably get frost bite. I could be in in a snow suit, with several blankets, in front of a fire and still manage to get frost bite. 

I'm expecting another delivery of some Autumn clothes and England essentials next week. In the meantime, if anyone has any style tips for wearing Dr Martens or to survive the cold weather, comment them below. 

Melbourne Eats | No.3

Mamasita

I have finally got to visit this place! The whole time I have lived in Melbourne I keep hearing about how great it is. It was only just down the road to my place as well, and it took me 2 years to finally get here. I made it though, and it was worth it. 

It's easy to get lost trying to find this place though. Like many places in Melbourne it's hidden away. The buildng looks like an old recording studio. But don't be fooled! Just inside is the busy, little restaurant 

I was lucky when I visited as we managed to beat the lunch rush. Apparently though the line to get into Mamsita can run out the door and down the street on the best of nights. At least that's a good indication as to how delicious the food is. 

You can't eat here without trying their signature dish. The Elote callejero or as us non-spanish speakers like to call it, “street style” chargrilled corn garnished with queso, chipotle mayo & lime. At first bite I didn't really like the corn. However, I kept eating it and I definitely enjoyed it. The cheese flavour was strong, but the chili and chipotle mayo balanced the flavour nicely, and of course the sweet taste of corn. Absolutely recommend!

Elote Callejero

To add to the experience, the wait staff were lovely. They were helpful explaining what everything was, and gave good food suggestions. I would love to go back, maybe this time at night, and maybe I'll get myself a cocktail - which they had plenty to pick from. Click HERE to go to the website to check out the whole menu, drinks list and more.