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We made a trip to Specs a few weeks ago where I replenished the wine supply. The La Posta is the most expensive one I picked up, but still under $20. I can't remember if I've had a Malbec before. I really enjoyed this one. It has a pretty heavily spiced finish, so it's nice for drinking while sitting on the patio and enjoying the fall weather.

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We made a spur of the moment purchase this weekend and got the pasta maker attachment for our mixer! I'm excited to try it out, hopefully sometime this week. (The kitchen was a bit too crowded yesterday with Dane making pepper jelly.)

Brewer: Molson Coors Brewing Company
Type: Pale Wheat Ale
Rating: 7/10

I've liked every one of Blue Moon's seasonal ales so far (though I still have yet to try the Harvest Moon, since pumpkin beer kind of scares me.) Honey Moon is brewed with "clover honey, orange peel, pale malt, and malted white wheat", so it has a warm, summery taste. It's not quite as crisp as the Rising Moon, but it's still a nice beer for warm weather.

Source: Allrecipes

I like to eat my bananas pretty ripe. By the time I find them palatable the skin has a healthy sprinkling of black spots, sort of like freckles for bananas. Unfortunately, it's pretty easy to let them get a tad TOO ripe. I use this recipe for when I get overzealous and buy a large bunch of bananas.

This is one that's better done with hand-mixing and baking in the oven, as the ingredients didn't mix properly in my bread machine. I made it this past weekend again and remembered how delicious it is. (Dane and I also like to yell "EXTREME!" at each other when making this.) I do make some modifications:

- Use half applesauce and half butter (makes the bread fluffier)
- Use half brown sugar and half white sugar (makes it less painfully sweet)
- Add 1 tsp of baking powder
- Add 1 tbsp of vanilla extract
- Add 1 tsp of cinnamon