DAY 24: Brownies, Banana Bread & Chocolate/Peanut Butter Dip

I'm baaaaaaack! I had a birthday, went out of town, and got really sick - one promptly after another! So- now, that I am healthy- I am back, and in the kitchen once again.
Let me fill you in on the taste test in Pasadena. I made Brownies, Banana Bread & Chocolate/Peanut Butter Dip. I made plenty of food the week before, and packaged it up all pretty. Then my daughter decided to get sick... so- I froze all the food - luckily, it saved well. I just had to get some new apples for the Choc/PB dip. I also brought the white bread from the night before, and the Chocolate Chip Cookies.
The game we played was: Guess the vegetable that is hidden in it?
Brownies: Spinach & CarrotsBanana Bread: Bananas & CauliflowerChoc/PB dip: CarrotsWhite Bread: CauliflowerChoc Chip Cookies: Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)I must have had 25-30 people try everything, and they were thoroughly amazed! It was fantastic - Talk about my ego being boosted! People asking for the recipes, people asking if I was gonna start a bakery? To my surprise, the one that got the most comments was the Banana Bread. I was a little hesitant to let people try that one because I'm not sure if it cooked all the way, it was really soft, then it got kinda mashed in the freezing process, but wow- did it get good reviews. Many people came back for seconds (and thirds) on that one. Just affirms my diagnosis:  My kids ARE crazy.

The weirdest question of the night: What’s in the apples? Ummm… Apples. Not a trick, folks – these are ACTUAL apples!
Bailey was helping me tell people what was hidden in it. So now- he knows it is vegetables I am hiding in these things. He wasn't even grossed out when I confessed it was "Spinach" that colored his green eggs. He is okay with this. So now- AFTER he tries the food, he will be told what vegetable is in it.
The only bad review I got in Pasadena, was from my own mom, who didn't like the white bread. She said it just tasted a little weird. That's okay - maybe my kids get their taste buds from her. Also, a guy that was visiting from Arkansas tried everything, but said NOT to tell him what was in it. He DID NOT want to know. I asked him a few days later if he wanted to know (now that it was out of his system), and he said - No, you NEVER have to tell me. Okay... whatever...


Brownies



Banana Bread



Chocolate/Peanut Butter Dip