A moist and delicious bread filled with banana flavor
Today is a big day. It’s Winston’s 10th birthday! Last year I celebrated with Baked Key Lime Donuts and nine special facts about him.
This year I’m back with 10 new facts!
1. He’s quite the walker and averages about 5 miles per day. It’s always so exciting to smell all the smells and check up on the neighborhood.
2. While he’s walking, he does some inappropriate things – like eat trash, wood, pinecones – & pull me like mad to get to them.
3. He also makes lots of friends. He’s on a first name basis with many of our human neighbors.
4. Even the mailman is his best friend. Every time Winston sees a mail truck, he goes berserk! He pulls and barks. All to get a cookie. The mailman has him spoiled!
5. Dogs, on the other hand, are a different story. We know all the dogs in the neighborhood, but for some reason Winston doesn’t get along with them. He’ll bark at them, but then if they get close to each other, he’ll just stand there and the other dog will jump on him (& sometimes bite him!) How crazy is that?
6. Cyclists and runners are also on his avoid list. Whenever he sees one, he goes crazy! I always have to be on the lookout for them, so I’ll be prepared and hold on tight.
7. When it comes to his indoor duties, he’s highly concerned with the food situation. He’s always on high alert for any food that’s been left unattended. Leave a batch of cookies to cool on the counter – & you can guarantee you’ll come back and find quite a few missing.
8. He shares quarters with two cats (& maybe more soon ?!?!?) He has quite different relationships with the two. When Punk’n has his after dinner snack, Winston will bark to get Punk out of the way. There’s no way a cat’s gonna have a snack – if anybody’s going to have a snack, it’s going to be Winston!
9. With Smokey though, Winston cowers and lets Smokey eat his food. Winston gets pay back anytime Smokey goes off and leaves his food.
10. He’s the ultimate peanut butter jar cleaner. You never have to worry about not recycling something because you can’t get it cleaned. He’s determined to get it free of leftover PB!
In total, Winston’s my main man, best friend, ultimate companion and pal – & most important, head taste tester. I love you, Winston! Thanks for standing my freak outs both in and outside the kitchen!
To celebrate, I’m sharing a basic banana bread. I rarely make banana bread because I can’t get it to bake all the way through. A little patience saved this loaf (as compared to the first!) When you want a classic banana bread without eggs and dairy, this is the perfect solution!
- 3 overripe bananas
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
- Mash bananas in large bowl. Mix in canola oil and sugar.
- In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Fold into liquid mixture.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes, cover with aluminum foil and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes then transfer to wire rack to complete cooling.
Happy birthday to your dog, Megan! He’s adorable! And this banana bread looks delicious. I absolutely love classic banana bread, so I can only imagine how delicious this must be!
Thanks Gayle! It was pretty tasty 😉
Happy Birthday, Winston! You are so lucky to have such a nice human!
The banana bread makes me want to go bake a loaf of my own…I can smell it right now!
You are too sweet, Cali! & you should definitely bake a loaf!
Happy birthday to Winston!!! He is the cutest! My daughters want to get a dog so we’re actually having my oldest daughter’s birthday at the humane society this weekend! gonna try to learn as much as I can! I just started baking some vegan stuff and yes, overripe bananas are amazing!!! I love this banana bread!!!
That sounds so fun, Alice! Dogs are the best 😉
Happy Birthday Winston! So adorable! And I love that you made this vegan. I have been eating way less dairy if any at all so this is a must try!
It is a must try! If you do bake a loaf, please let me know how you like it 🙂
Banana bread is my jam! Love that you made a vegan version. And I trust that it really is the very best!
Thanks Jen!
Happy birthday, Winston! I love banana bread, and how fantastic that this is vegan. I could make a loaf for a friend of mine, whose son has a ton of food allergies. Hooray!
It would be a great treat! If you do try it, please let me know 🙂
Happy birthday to Winston, he’s the cutest!!! This banana bread looks like the perfect way to celebrate! Love that it’s vegan, it looks absolutely incredible!
Thanks so much, Kelly! I really appreciate it!
Happy Belated Birthday to Winston! He’s such a pretty dog! Your banana bread looks amazing!
Thanks Katie!
Awww happy birthday to Winston!! And this banana bread recipe is perfect.
Thank you, Zainab!
Happy happy birthday Winston!!! I can’t tell you how much I loved reading this post. Dogs are the best!!! And the banana bread looks delicious too 🙂
I agree! Thank you, Ashley!
Happy birthday to Winston! You know, your post from a year ago was (I think) the first I read of yours. I still remember it!
This banana bread looks amazing. Yay for good vegan dessert!
I’m glad to hear you remember that post, Mir! I really enjoyed writing it 🙂
What a sweet boy! I always love the pics of Winston and I love finding new recipes for banana bread. I love that this recipe is vegan. I have some bananas on my counter to use up right now and this would be perfect!
It would be a great use of those bananas. Thank you, Ashley!
Oh my gosh Winston is adorable!!! He looks just like my dog Hudson, always perched by my side when I make food. What cute photos of him!
Thanks so much, Shelby! Winston is my number 1 kitchen assistant 😉
Happy birthday Winston!! He’s such a cutie!! And WOW to this banana bread! I wish I were breakfasting on it this morning!
It would be a great breakfast! Thank you, Joanne!
How cute is Winston? I can’t handle it. My australian shepherd doesn’t like bicycles or fishing poles. They scare him! This banana bread looks amazing. I’ve been craving it lately, so this will have to be made very soon.
Fishing poles?!? That’s hilarious, but I bet Winston wouldn’t like them either 😉 I’m always craving banana bread – if you get a chance to try it, let me know!