rainy day recipes

it's raining in provo, again.
but the gang in 205 refused to be brought down by the drizzling today!  to warm ourselves up, we tried a few new recipes, and a few old ones.  it was a baking day - a delicious one!

for dinner:

broccoli cheese stuffed potatoes
(coined by the food network hit rachel ray and adapted by her superior - my mother)

4 potatoes
2-3 tablespoons olive oil (i used coconut this time)
1 bunch green onions minced
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon dejon mustard
1 cup veggie broth
grated cheese (i used raw sharp cheese - super yum!)
salt and pepper to taste

throw the potatoes in the oven to bake, and steam the broccoli lightly (5 minutes).  in a small sauce pan, sauté the onions in the 1 tablespoon of oil for about a minute.  sprinkle the flour and cook another minute (stir so the mixture doesn't burn).  add the mustard and broth and simmer until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally.  toss in the cheese (i didn't put an amount, but i used a little over a heaping handful), and season the sauce to taste.  stir in the broccoli, then pour over your baked potatoes and be careful not to burn your tongue!  this recipe is one of my comfort foods - it reminds me of mom, of saturdays cleaning the house, and board games around the dinner table.  today, it was a perfect rainy day dinner: it warmed us from the inside out and filled our tummies to the top.

and....

now for dessert!

chocolate chip banana bread
(another one adapted first by mom, next by me - because my pantry isn't quite as stocked as i'd like to be)

2 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup honey (i used some absolutely delicious local honey i've had in my cupboard since christmas)
1/4 cup coconut oil
egg replacer for 2 eggs
3 medium sized bananas
1/3 cup plain coconut kefir
1 teaspoon vanilla

*remember to preheat the oven to 350!  i always forget and have to wait another 15 minutes for the slow-to-warm-up apartment stove and it just delays the satisfaction even more.  beat the coconut oil and honey together till its really combined.  add egg replacer, bananas, kefir, and vanilla, then beat beat beat it up.  dump in the flour, soda and salt and mix until its all moist and yummy (oh yeah, with the chocolate chips, too. don't forget those).  grease a bread pan and spoon the dough in.  finally, shut it up in the oven for a full hour (too long, i know! but no peaking).  after, let it cool in the pan on a cooling wrack for five minutes before slipping it out and enjoying a thick, delicious slice!

rainy days aren't so bad when you have time to whip up some fabulous warm food, are they?
what are your favorite rainy day recipes?