We have six bunches of bananas on (there’s a reason Coffs is the home of the Big Banana!) – three Cavendish and three Ladyfinger. We also have two of a Filipino variety that have yet to fruit. They are supposed to be a dwarf, cooking variety so they may be Saging Mondo? Luckily, my grandkids are as boring with their favourite lunchbox recess baking as they are with their pita…
I think this is our fourth bunch of bananas in the new house, in three years. And there’s another three coming on, another Ladyfinger and two huge Cavendish bunches. I suspect bananas will make it onto the list of staples in this climate.
I make this the first time on holiday at the beach – overripe bananas, sourdough starter, flour and a little salt and that’s all. And it was spectacularly good. In the weeks since, I’ve tried adding kibble and adding nuts and adding cinnamon and nothing has come near that perfect banana-y but not overly sweet crusty and chewy bread, toasted with butter and nothing else. Simple and divine. Overcomplication is…
We picked the first of the new season’s macadamias yesterday. It’s a bit earlier than usual, but the warm wet weather seems to have been bringing them on, and they are starting to drop and be got by the creatures. I don’t mind the creatures getting some of them. Because they are a native to this region, we’ve included seedling trees in all the riparian native plantings. But we also…
Banana season peaks in February in this part of the world (northern NSW).
This is an adaption of a classic recipe that is usually a bit too sweet and gooey to be suitable for lunchboxes.