A thought for today - Wednesday 10th March 2010

My Native Land

Breathes there the man, with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd
From wandering on a foreign strand!
If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
For him no Minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim;
Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Cake


2 c Flour

1 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Baking soda

1/2 ts Salt

1/3 c Sweet unsalted butter;

-softened 1 c Sugar

3 Ripe large bananas; mashed

2 lg Eggs; lightly beaten

1 ts Vanilla extract

1/2 c Sour cream

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-chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until combined. Beat in the bananas until combined. Beat in the eggs and vanilla, beating well. Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture until combined. Stir in the sour cream or yogurt. Stir in the chocolate chips. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer the cake to a wire rack and cool completely. -----

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