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     I truly admire my daughter, Maddy, for her ability to choose a vegan lifestyle and stick to it the way that she does.  We have a lot of family dinners around here and there are sometimes very few choices for her to eat, even though I try to make sure there are some vegan choices.  Also, there are a lot of temptations! Just yesterday we had a big dinner and there was delicious Texas Sheet Cake! Definitely not vegan and Maddy had to pass on it as she ate her rice and fruit choices.  I felt bad for her, even though she was uncomplaining.  I know that I do not have that kind of will power.  Well, while I searched for my Texas Sheet Cake recipe, I came across another old recipe that I had forgotten about.  It is this Goofy Chocolate Cake that has no eggs, no milk and can easily be sweetened in a vegan way. Since there were many people here yesterday and the Texas Cake is just about gone, I decided to make up this cake this morning as a surprise for Madalynn! She deserves a reward. 

     Besides not containing any eggs or dairy products, this recipe is inexpensive to make! When you are out of eggs and milk, you can still have chocolate cake that is delicious! It rises very well and is fluffy and super chocolaty.  I think that the secret to the rise is the combination of vinegar and baking soda. We all know what those ingredients do in science project volcanoes! Don't worry, you don't taste the vinegar at all, just the delicious chocolate taste that comes from the cocoa powder used in this recipe. 

Goofy Chocolate Cake (vegan!)

     You can frost the cake however you would like, of course.  Just remember that if you are keeping it vegan not to use dairy in your frosting! Here are a few alternatives:

• Use almond milk in your regular frosting recipe and shortening instead of butter. 
• Use some homemade (or purchased) jam or jelly to fill the cake and drizzle on top! 
• Make a frosting with fruit juice instead of milk.  Orange frosting tastes great on a chocolate cake.  Just substitute orange juice for the milk.  Add the zest for even better flavor. 

I love chocolate cake with vanilla frosting, so I used the almond milk alternative for Maddy's cake. 

    This cake is rich and moist.  I believe that it can rival any chocolate cake out there! I don't think Maddy will have to eat the entire thing on her own. 

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     We just put up our 2nd episode of our podcast! This is a new pursuit that we are having so much fun with! If you haven't given the podcast a listen yet, please do and let us know what you think! As you can tell from the name, Cover to Reel, our podcast deals with books that have been made into movies.  So far, we have covered Jurassic Park and The Wizard of OZ. In honor of the launch of our podcast, we decided to use Friday Faves today to showcase some of our favorite books to movies and to give you a preview of some of the books we hope to cover in the future.  

     Harry Potter, all book volumes and all movies: We all love this series! We hope to cover each book and accompanying movie(s) one by one.
      The Lord of the Rings, all book volumes (that set includes The Hobbit) and all movies: I love the books and the movies! You can tell that we really love fantasy by these first two choices.  And of course, there is Legolas.  Enough said! 
      The Hobbit, the book and all 3 movies:  I read this book in grade school and have reread it many times.  It is no surprise to me that they took 3 movies to tell the entire story! 
      Narnia, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: Read the entire Chronicles, but I would focus on The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when it comes to the movies. 
      A Wrinkle in Time, the movie is fairly new, finally after reading the book in elementary school! 
    The Hunger Games, this one is going to be a fun discussion because the books and the movies were so excellent! 
     To Kill a Mockingbird:  The movie is such a classic so well acted by Gregory Peck.  The book is rich and wonderful with a beautiful back story of the author's. 
     Last but not least, Shrek:  Lindsey and Alicia just recorded this one for the podcast.  The book is a simple child's book, but the movies takes it so much farther! Stay tuned for the podcast about this book/movie combo! 

       So, those are our faves for this Friday! Hopefully they will help you find some entertainment for the weekend. Read a book and then watch the movie so you can join in the conversation withCover To Reel! 

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I have done it everyone. I have done it, for you! As you may recall, breastfeeding has not been a walk in the park for me. It has been a battle, and I am now a warrior. Of all my research on what to do to increase breast milk production I have come across and great number of lactation cookie recipes. Lactation cookies are great, who doesn't want a good excuse to eat a cookie every day? I wanted to change it up a little bit, and I had some overripe bananas. Thus it was that my idea for lactation banana bread was born.

I love banana bread. Remember when I shared this gluten free banana bread recipe with you before?I buy bananas because I know I will be bad at eating them and I will end up getting to make banana bread with it! So it was only logical that I would eventually want to make a lactation banana bread recipe full of galactogogues to help milk supply.

The way I made this lactation banana bread is even more fun because:
1. They are mini loaves
2. They have chocolate chips in them

Let me tell you something. When you are breastfeeding your body gets drained of nutrients. You have to work hard to eat healthy and drink lots and lots of water (PH is sometimes shocked at how I can chug water now. I have long been a good water drinker, but I really cannot get enough.) We are working hard to supply our sweet babes with healthy sustenance while they are growing so quickly and are so dependent on us.

We get to eat chocolate chips.

We get to eat mini loaves of banana bread.

So go at it mama. I made this mini lactation banana bread loaves and cut them in half so I could eat one half per day. It is a fun flavor and texture change from cookies. There is also a little less sugar and if you REALLY don't want the chocolate chips it is even less. There is also less butter than any cookie recipe I use calls for. So hey, you are not indulging, but enjoying a lactation banana bread that helps you feed your baby and is still healthier for you, but tastes SO GOOD!

I am pleased, and you will be too!

For this recipe you'll want a mini loaf pan! Check out these great options below!

Lactation Banana Bread