"yummy banana" news and stories

There's a food blog for everything, though even I didn't realize there was one completely devoted to bananas. It makes sense, though -- even the phrase "banana blog" is cool.

The Yummy Banana has a recipe for something that isn't bananas but has the word in its title: Twice Baked Banana Peppers. I had no idea these things were called banana peppers. They have other names as well (at least I think they're the same thing): pepperoncini and Tuscan peppers. Full recipe after the jump.

In honor of the release of the King Kong DVD, Hostess has released some limited edition Twinkies with banana cream filling. The combination of the moist Twinkie sponge cake and banana cream actually sounds like a really good idea. Did you know that banana was the original Twinkie flavor back in 1930? The cream filling changed to vanilla - now the standard - during World War II, when there was a banana shortage. The new banana Twinkies boxes also feature a contest to win a trip to Universal Studios in either Hollywood or Florida.  It is possible that if the flavor is popular enough, it might outlast the length of the sweepstakes.

Has anybody tried these yet? I have not seen them at my local grocery store yet.

[via The Yummy Banana]

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