The DIY Diet

Eating comfort foods occasionally is a nice way to treat yourself on your diet. Banana bread is one my favorite treats, especially when the weather starts to get cool.

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My mother made the very best rye bread. I can remember her mixing it by hand in a large crockery bowl with a big, hand-carved wooden spoon and then with her hands when the spoon could no longer do the job. I know it took a lot of strength to mix the bread; she made six loaves at a time.

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