I am the 3rd of 5 children, but I was the last to get married. My siblings and their spouses, for Christmas, all do a stocking for each other for Christmas morning. So my sister will fill her husband’s stocking, and he will fill hers. Well, being the last to get married, I automatically assumed that this is what my husband and I would do. The first Christmas that we were dating, I filled a stocking for him – filled with candy, a dvd, and some various small presents. That Christmas was the first Christmas I didn’t get anything in my stocking. I thought to myself – this is ok, we’ve only been dating for a few months, and he must feel stupid because he didn’t realize or understand that he is supposed to fill my stocking.
The next Christmas, we wake up Christmas morning, and there is his stocking, full of treats and goodies, and my stocking is empty once again. OK, I don’t know why he is not getting this, but I guess this is our first Christmas as a married couple, so I’ll forgive it.
Then last Christmas, we decided not to get gifts for each other, but to just fill each other’s stockings and save some money. I bought some candy, a couple of small gifts and goodies, and filled his stocking. Christmas morning came, and once again, I had an empty stocking. I forgave him again, because he ended up buying me a couple of really good gifts (even though he wasn’t supposed to…) and all I did was fill his stocking. I couldn’t get mad at him when clearly, he had done more for me than I had for him.
This year, I didn’t even bother reminding him that he was supposed to fill my stocking, but I still filled his, but made sure to add some extra candy to mine, so at least it wouldn’t be empty on Christmas morning.
But do you know what I’m going to do next year?? I’m going to fill my stocking. Fill it full with all kinds of fun little gifts. Because I deserve it. Especially after basically 4 Christmases with an empty stocking…
Miniature Reeces Peanut Butter Cups were one of the candies that I put in our stockings this year. I can’t resist the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, so this has always been a favorite candy of mine. So when I saw this recipe on Picky Palate, I just knew that I would be making it. I had never thought of adding peanut butter to banana bread. Throw in some chopped up mini Reeces Peanut Butter cups, and I’m sold! And as luck would have it, I had a few super ripe bananas on the counter. This recipe makes 3 loaves, but I easily halved it, and I made mine in mini loaf pans. I hate to admit it, but although I intended to give most of these away, my husband and I ended up eating them all over the course of 3 days. They are that good. My husband still hasn’t stopped talking about them.
You can find the recipe here.
Deborah,
Your little loaves look great! They are so yummy arent’ they? Glad you all enjoyed them. Happy New Year!
What is it with men and stockings–do they just not get it? Or did all mothers at some point decide that they would do stockings only for thier girl children (or was this Santa’s doing?). I have to say though that my husband did a good job on my stocking this year–a new oven mitt from Williams Sonoma, a gift card to a yarn store, chocolate covered espresso beans, a bumble bee for my crocs… As a reward, I think I’ll make him this banana bread (I think we have reeses from Halloween, or I can steal them from work). My hubby’s favorite beverage is a smoothie of bananas, chocolate soy milk, and peanut butter, so he’ll be all over this recipe!
Ohh man delicious! I must try these for the pb-banana lover in my house — thanks for the fab. post!
ok, so I have to comment. I am a lurker on your blog. I know your sister Janell. We both lived in Provo (Wyview) and served in R.S. together. Anyway I am in LOVE with your blog! I come here and try most of your recipes. I have to especially thank you for the meatballs. FANTASTIC! best ever!! All your recipes have pleased me and my family. so for all your efforts in blogging them (recipes and pictures) I justhad to thank you.
Also, I think you SHOULD definitely fill your own stocking next year…I have a similar thing going with my husband. He does put something in it though, I’ll give him credit for that, but it’s not much. this year a candle. Because all his gifts were symbolic of the Savior I couldn’t be irritated, lol!
anyway, thanks again for amazing recipes!
~Jessica Jones
I thought your story was going to end with you saying he finally did fill your stocking – sad, hopefully next year!
As for the bread loaves, very original!
That makes me mad that he STILL hasn’t filled your stocking. He should have gotten the hint.
I thought you were telling the story, like, “year after year he didn’t fill my stocking, but this year he filled if full with gifts, including a diamond necklace.
But that’s not how the story ended.
I saw this on Jenny’s blog, too, and it looks very good. It’s almost like breakfast meets dessert.
You DO deserve! Your husband should consider himself lucky to be getting any of that bread!
WOW.
Now I know exactly what to do with those ripe bananas in my freezer!!!
I love bananas, I love reeces, I love bread….. This looks amazing!!
My mom is the same way…we all have stockings and she doesn’t have anything in hers. I think she saves some stuff for herself. I looked for something specific for her stocking this year, but didn’t find it. I think next year I’ll try harder! This bread looks great…PB, banana, and chocolate…perfect!
They look so good. I really like the sound of chocolate and peanut butter in a banana bread. With both the bananas and the peanut butter I would think that the bread would be nice and moist. Come to think of it, I have not done a Christmas stocking in a while.
I love Reece peanut butter! Lots of fond memories with my friends over boys and dates
Those look so irresistable! I never really filled stocking till this year. They were usually just for decoration. Finally my husband and I filled our stockings …:)
Men don’t take hints..tell him what you would like! See, for us it was the opposite, we don’t do stockings in France and when I fund out about it, I put just a bag of chocolate in his while mine was overflowig with really cool gift.That made me feel really bad. Now we started a funny tradition: I put in his things I would like to get and he puts in mine things he would like,then we pretend we grabbed the wrong one and trade. Everybody is happy and no one around us quite gets it!
The banana bread looks delicious, the second recipe I see tonight with peanut butter chips…Yum!
Ooof! I hope he reads your blog!
I am a big fan of banana bread,
Especially after reading this post!
Men don’t always get that kind of thing… but in my experience you will be surprised when you least expect it! Either way, those look delicious!
oh my goodness! these look so good! I don’t know what it is with men and stockings…how long does it take them to realize it? I have been married for 13 years, and mine still doesn’t fill my stocking. Do we need to tape it to their foreheads?
Men are clueless. I have to spell it out with Certain Someone. Yes , it looses the ‘romance’, but in the end we are both happy and relieved as he wouldnt know what to do anyway.As for treating yourself, definately nothing wrong with that!
My best friend and I do each others. The hubbys and kids were making out each year and we were coming up short. So every year, she does mine and I do hers. on Christmas eve we exchange bags of stocking stuff and the husbands just fill em up. Sorry to say, she does a better job then I would expect him to do. Bookmarking the yummy bread!
Deborah, I just new your story would end with your hubby finally figuring out to fill your stocking. . .I feel terrible but I also think your idea of filling your own as a last resort is a great one! I never thought of putting candy in a stocking along with gifts before. Perfect.
Your Reeces Banana Bread sounds wonderful and I think that I am going to have to give it a try since I have bananas on the counter begging to get used up.
You always find the yummiest things to make! I hope your story would end with your husband filling your stocking. Maybe you should show him this post!
deborah…dont worry…josh is not the only one without a clue (just kidding) – in 2007 i didn’t get a valentines gift, mothers day gift, or birthday gift from my husband….he redeemed himself on Christmas – thank goodness…but I’m definitely hoping for a better 2008. The bread looks amazing. I love you and miss you!
I hear you loud and clear on this. I am a BIG Christmas fan. My husband isn’t / wasn’t a huge Christmas fan and it got so bad that I now buy my own Christmas presents and give them to him to wrap. How crap is that? I have to forgive him because in every other way he’s absolutely brilliant! I’ll give him a tiny bit of credit in that he is getting better since the children were born.
How about writing a little guide for your husband and giving it to him in plenty of time.
Will check out the recipe for these as they look amazing
I am searching for a peanut butter cup banana bread recipe and yours look amazing!! When i follow the link I can't find it anywhere on the website. Maybe because this post was so long ago? I would love to have this recipe. would someone please share it with me or post a link to it?
Thanks!
Davadoo3 – here is a correct link:
http://picky-palate.com/2007/12/26/ultimate-reeces-peanut-butter-banana/
She changed her website awhile ago, so the link in my post probably went to her old website. Hope you like it!