Last night, I was brainstorming ideas for what I could eat for breakfast this morning. Well, what better way than to flip through my old blog posts? Some posts I completely forgot I even wrote. Some were a bit awkward/embarrassing to read. Some made me grateful to be out of school and some had great breakfast ideas such as…
AND baninis and bananadillas!!! Do any of you veteran readers remember when I had these almost every day? Long story short: my roommate got a panini press and I was unstoppable.
Well, this morning a Bananadilla (banana quesadilla) was on my mind!
First, I spread almond butter on a whole grain wrap and then topped it with banana slices, pecans and coconut.
We don’t have a panini press so I plopped it in our toaster oven and put a pan on top to ‘press’ it down. It worked just as well, although it didn’t come out with any grill marks.
The topping was a honey cinnamon yogurt drizzle.
Actually, I had more than a drizzle. I took full advantage of our tub of Greek yogurt (from Costco) and put a large dollop on each triangle. Kinda like sour cream for a cheesy quesadilla!
The Bananadilla was just as good as I remembered it. Crispy tortilla with an ooey gooey sweet center made up of melted banana and almond butter.
Here’s a peek at what I’m talkin’ about!
Now for the real flashback!
While packing/unpacking this weekend, we stumbled across a box of old photos. Here are some gems (I took photos of the photos so they’re not the greatest quality).
I was a little chubster as a toddler. There was no doubt that I loved to eat. Some toddlers are picky eaters and their parents have to remind them to eat. I was not one of those. I ate everything under the sun.
(Notice, I am grabbing onto the handle of my high chair to properly balance myself as I take a honking bite of cake)
Oh dear.
Are you lovin’ my dad’s glasses or what?
I was a princess one Halloween.
…and my brother was a ninja turtle.
Fast forward 6 years and my baby chub went away 
. Here I am with a monkey in Thailand.
Decked out in patriotic gear at Disney World.
One of my favorites–a family photo with King Kong at Universal Studios. Wasn’t my brother a cutie?
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Thank you all for submitting your quotes. I now have hundreds to read through! The winner of the $60 CSN Stores Gift Card is Loren with the quotes:
“Don’t let perfection be the enemy of good enough” –Mark Sisson
“The greatest wealth is health” –Virgil
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education” –Mark Twain
Shoot me an email, Loren!
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Awwww! You were such a beautiful child! You still are beautiful.
Oh my gosh, you were too cute!!! SO adorable!
Beautiful amaaazing sounding breakfast too
What a great post and great idea to make banana quesadillas. I have to try this! I am also obsessed with greek yogurt! esp the vanilla flavor
You were the cutest lil’ kid! I like the looks of your bananadilla – mmm!
Such cute baby pictures!!! I love the one with you in the high chair..you look so focused on that cake and dont even care it’s totally vigger than your mouth.
Oh, and awesome bananadilla! I have half of one almost every night as one of my after-dinner snacks. Yum!
I think your dad and my mom had the same glasses!!! hahahaha
That banana quesadilla looks so good — where do you get your whole grain wraps from? TJs?
OMG could you BE any cuter?? seriously!i love the flashback pics, allie!!
that quesadilla well that just looks lik eperfection! your food is always georgous looking!!!
Great breakfast idea! I totally need to try that
Aw, those pictures are SO cute!
+ bananadillas sound so delicious.
You’re adorable! I love your cake-eating pictures and those faces you made..haha.
Yum. I eat quesadillas like that too! Except I’ve never tried putting shredded coconut, but I will now!
Isn’t it fun to look through old posts?!
Ah, welcome back Bananadilla!
It’s been far too long.
Aww, Allie you were such a cutie. Of course you still are, but aren’t old pics so much fun to relive!
Aww you were so adorable! It’s so cute how almost all little girls are a princess for Halloween at some point. I was Sleeping Beauty one year!
Love the bananadilla idea! I feel like it needs a chopped fruit “salsa” on the side too, to complete that quesadilla theme.
Awww! What a cutie!
Ah the good old days of being a kid. I could eat like there was no tomorrow, but had very particular tastes. Basically, anything beige and white I would eat – like chicken fingers and fries – but coloured foods like veggies? They did NOT touch my lips! Glad to see I’ve done a 360 since then
Ah look at you, so cute.
I love those pictures of you when you were little!! I was a chubster too – I loved it haha!
those bananadillas are off the hook! love the *sour cream* too
OMG.
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Cute asian baby alert!
Allie, your eats and your pics are gorgeouss
aha, you were like meee…. eating until kingdom come
I just realized that i used three (now four)
Oh Allie, just wondering… what asian are you? I rep the proud South Korean Reds
I remember the banadillas! They sound so tasty….bananas + nut butter….can’t go wrong.
I looooove the little kid pictures! Too cute, and your face is so similar even now. Get that cake!!
I actually wrote one of my college admissions essays based on that Mark Twain quote Loren submitted….I thought they might take offense to it, but it got me into the honors college at GW…woo woo!
I love looking at old pictures; these are adorable!
Mmm, that bananadilla looks so good! I think I used to make a version of something like that, but with chocolate peanut butter and nutella. Yummm.
Oh, you’re so cute!
I love those old photos of you! You’re too cute, even when you were little haha
BTW: Of course I remember the bananadilla! I was already reading back then 
Wei-Wei
such a great idea to check out old posts for ideas!
Love all these pics.
you’re such a cute kid!!!
What a great idea! Im totally making Josh a banana dilla for breakfast! Since hes still recovering and can’t put any weight on his leg, I know this will cheer him up- you rock!
The bananadilla is the best thing I have seen in a long time! I absolutely love it!!
Cute photos too
I love the bananadilla- I remember when I discovered your “banini” and made one! You make up the best names for stuff
Childhood pictures are the best. I feel like we were all chubsters at one point or another!
I remember you panini press days!!! Glad to see those tasty wedges back!
CUTE photos!
you have some great recipes! love your blog! oh and your pics as a little girl are the cutest ever!
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