by Joy HirdesContributing writerThis has been my favorite Banana Bread recipe for years.I discovered it in James Beard’s 1973 book, Beard on Bread, many years ago while I was a writer at The Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans. It is extraordinarily good for small sandwiches or as a breakfast or luncheon bread and it makesContinue reading “BANANA BREAD WITH PECANS!”