How was your holiday weekend? I had a really great one and now I’m back feeling inspired and ready to get through the rest and make this a completely a good week.

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Anyway, have I ever mentioned the fact that I grew up hating bananas. Well, I did. In fact, they used to make me gag.

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Of course, now that I’ve gotten older, I can see that I was missing out all of those years like I keep trying to tell @fullofhope she’s missing out on peanut butter. It’s a shame, so now I will have to spend my life trying to make up for the years I spent in oblivion to the goodness of a ripe banana. Oh, and is it strange to get excited about a pomegranate?

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Yeah, I think most other girls my age would prefer things like new clothes or boys. Which I’m by no means opposed to either, but I’m currently spending most of my time cooking and dreaming up where to travel next. However, pomegranates are very real and in season down here. I warned you last weekend that they’d be popping up, didn’t I?

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I feel poms are terribly undervalued and should get more love. For one thing, they are completely gorgeous, don’t you think? I mean, I felt like I was bedazzling my banana bread with ruby red jewels while I was making this. Plus, there’s the aspect of getting to shove numerous arils in your mouth while making this bread and sprinkling them into the batter. I may have even gotten a little carried away with the last part but I’m not complaining.

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<center>Recipe available upon request to the first Steemian friend who says today's words :  "Bananarama"</center>

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