Fruit is one thing that I find I buy based on craving. There are always those strawberries that look SO deliciously red and plump when you are starving and in the grocery store after a long day. Then you get them home and you find yourself going for everything BUT the strawberries for the next week. Eventually, they start looking wilted, then dry, then whitish and by day 7 you question whether you should even touch them to move them from the refrigerator to the trash.

I know what you’re thinking. I know exactly what she’s talking about, I never finish my bananas. Right? OK maybe you’re not thinking that, but you must admit bananas last about 48 hours. Unless of course you buy them completely green, then you’ll squeeze a third (yet inedible) day out of them.

I took my husband with me to the grocery store not long ago and he grabbed a bunch of bananas. A bunch. Meaning 6. Just doing the quick math, that equals 3 bananas per person for 2 days. If there is one thing I have learned in my measly year-and-a-half as a grocery shopper it’s that 3 bananas is plenty for 2 people, and 4 is more than enough.

Day 1, I ate a banana. Day 2, I ate another banana. Day 3, I said to my husband “Aren’t you going to eat a banana?” By now I have a full fledge case of banana anxiety. I could see the brown growing on the remaining 3 bananas and I was haunted by my mother’s words: “You never waste food.”

They say when life hands you lemons…make lemonade. Well, when life hands you over-ripe mushy brown bananas, my mother always taught me to make banana bread. Maybe she got it from her mother who lived through The Great Depression, or maybe it’s a result of her Italian heritage, but the value my mother has for food is unmatched.

SO being the cool, hip, modern day mama that I like to think I am, I decided to put my own twist on the idea and decided to make muffins. Why muffins? Because they are quick and on the go, and both me and my husband are always looking for quick breakfast on the way out of the house. And not to mention they are certainly cuter than a loaf of bread.

I jumped on one of my very favorite recipe sites: http://www.allrecipes.com. This site is AMAZING. There are multiple variations of every recipe you could ever imagine, all rated on a star system and fully equipped with tip, tricks and comments from users who have tried that recipe.

I came across this recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Banana-Crumb-Muffins/Detail.aspx

OH. MY. GOD. Try it. You will not be sorry. If you are thinking is it worth the calories? Unequivocally I answer you YES. These muffins are the definition of moist and the crumbly delight that you sprinkle on the top is second to none. And the best part is, you are using those bananas and doing your little guilt-freeing, fruit-respecting deed of the day.

Now on to saving the strawberries! ENJOY!