Eating in NOLA:

As Justin and I have learned, some of the best meals come when you're just working with what you've got around the kitchen. This morning, I enjoyed a "Banana Day II" of sorts when I had to use up two freckled bananas about to go soft. I whipped out the baby Cuisinart, skim milk, ice, and honey to sweeten, threw it all in and had the perfect consistency banana smoothie in less than 5 minutes.

It's possibly even something (chronically late) yours truly can accomplish on the way out the door in the morning. Suggestions to make it even better: serve it in a chilled glass. Preferably a chilled Bulldog glass, unless beer is the dog that bit you last night.