ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES....

This is..."The Lion House"...it sits right in the middle of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. It's called The Lion House because of the lion that sits over the front entrance...can you see him? It used to be a home but times have changed and the city has grown up all around it. It was built in 1875 by early pioneers who came to settle here...it's one of my favorite places.

The inside is so beautiful..lots of hand crafted work went into the building of it. Down stairs is a bakery and restaurant in what used to be the basement or cellar of the home. The walls are thick and so it's cool in the summer time and warm and cozy in the winter time. They make the most delicious food ever! They make this rhubarb pie that is straight from Heaven...my favorite!
Also in this place,many wedding receptions are held and business meetings. I have had the most fun coming here to sing at Christmas time for parties.

The high lighted building here is The Lion House shortly after it was built in 1875.
Can't you just see horse and buggy's coming down the street?!

I had two great great grandfathers who were here at this time. They were a big
part of the settling of this place.
Charles A. Harper...he came with the very first
group into the valley and William McClure Lemon...he was one of those
who surveyed
the whole area.

And again a little bit later, the wall that was in front
of it, has in this picture, been taken down.

The grounds out behind The Lion House are so very beautiful. I have sat here many times, surrounded by the business of the city but all I could hear were the birds singing...and coming close to beg for crumbs. I have been here with my husband many times and with my daughters on mom and daughter days of lunch and shopping. So many wonderful memories...it is still where I want to go whenever we head to Salt Lake City.

The Lion House Bakery has several cook books and the recipes in them are superb!

They are famous for their home made rolls...believe me, they are divine!

Today, I made Banana Bread using their recipe...it always turns out perfect!
I'll share it here with you.

" Lion House Banana Bread "

Cream together:
1/2 cup margarine and 1 cup sugar
Add:
2 eggs, then add
1 cup (3) mashed bananas
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. lemon juice
Then add:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Bake in a well-greased 8x4x3-inch
loaf pan for 1 hour at 350*
Makes 1 loaf

I think this needs to be eaten with that home made
ice cream don't you? (see my recipe for that 2 posts back!)

I made this again today too and I also made another flavor...
Strawberry-Mango-Peach
It turned out to be a beautiful peachy-pink color
and it tastes SO good!

I hope you will try this recipe for banana bread and go make
some of this
super easy delicious ice cream to go with it!


If you ever get to Salt Lake City...go try The Lion House...
and in the same block are two more awesome places I love to eat at...
the restaurants at the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, the food is so
good and the views all over the city are stunning, especially at night!

And while there go visit Temple Square, right across the street...it is so beautiful
and has more visitors than just about anything in the country. It is home of the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Let me know if you make these recipes...some have already tried
the ice cream recipe, and they said it turned out great for them as well!