Lemons & Rinds

Ciabata is a delight to have around in the house all the time, even more than slice whole wheat bread. I recently discovered how much our son loves it. So on our farmer's market visits, we have to pick up a few. They go extremely well for sandwiches with stir fried greens (spinach in particular), and cheese. I do use mint chutney typically since I always have it on hand. Sprinkle some Parmesan i desired for an added kick. I enjoy mine with some Sriracha. My son would have it without any accompaniments. Do we really need any 'Panera Bread' around???

I hate to throw away super ripe bananas, and I equally hate to eat them. So have to use it in baking. This is not my invented recipe. It is from Laura Vitale (I like to watch her videos). Here is her recipe.  http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/all/episode.php?episodenumber=131 However, I had to make certain changes as per the ingredients on hand which I do to almost any recipe I pick from the internet or a cook book. I am not among those who would take a list and go grocery shopping to make one particular recipe. So here's what I used from the pantry. 1 1/2 very ripe bananas 1 egg 1/3 cup oil 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 11/4 cup flour (I used all purpose) 1/2 cup chocolate chips (I had morsels) 1/4 cup shredded dry coconut (optional) 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt Preheat 400 deg oven. Mix wet ingredients first. For the chocolate chips, mix them with 3 tsps of flour and keep aside. Sift the dry ingredients excluding the coc...