A Winnie The Pooh Themed Day!

I received a cute, kid-friendly cook book from my Aunt Karla (I believe) a few years ago.  It is The Pooh Cook Book from 1969.  It is a first edition and such a cute little cook book. I have never used it.  It has sat proudly (displayed, is more like it) on our bar beside an old 1965 Italian cook book (which, actually, might have come from Aunt Karla as well). It is a special edition which was printed for some well-known, family owned food company.  They are both interesting cook books with great covers.  So, I haven't used them much and they sit in a special spot, away from my other cook books, so they can be seen.  (You know us Astleys and books . . . )

So, today, for the first time, I pulled The Pooh Cook Book down and flipped through it to see if there was something fun I could make with Alex, Logan, and Caison today. I found some interesting recipes, such as Peanut Butter, Bacon, and Honey Sandwiches.  I decided to go with a cute little recipe entitled "Minted Honey Banana Bread."  Minted?  I read the recipe and discovered that the mint is optional.  I decided that this recipe was our winner (minus the mint, of course) and after we finished lunch we gathered up the ingredients and began the process of making Pooh's Honey Banana Bread. The boys were excited about it and more than eager to help measure, pour, mix and stir. We poured the batter in the pan and it had to cook for 40 minutes.  This was the hardest part for those little boys!  I think about every two minutes one of them came up to me asking if the bread was ready.  When the buzzer finally blared at us Alex started jumping up and down and shouting, "It's ready!  The bread is ready!"  Logan and Caison then started shouting and jumping up and down.  It was the funniest moment.  I pulled the bread out of the oven and the boys ran to their places at the table.  As I cut the bread I heard Logan say, "Wait! We need our friends!"  He grabbed the big Tigger and Pooh stuffed animals and sat them at the table to have some of Pooh's bread with them.  I said, "Are Tigger and Pooh joining you?"  Logan said, "Yes, it's Pooh's bread and he and Tigger want some too."  I had to cut pieces of Honey Banana Bread for Tigger and Pooh, too.  They, of course, are watching their waist lines right now, so they didn't want any.  I eventually heard Alex say, "Pooh, are you going to eat that? No? Okay," and then he grabbed the bread off Pooh's plate and began eating it.  After the boys had their bread with Pooh and Tigger, Alex decided they needed to watch The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.  (With Tigger and Pooh sitting with them, of course.) It has been a fun, Pooh filled day! The bread was delicious and the boys had a great time!