3 overripe bananas, mashed 3 eggs 1/4 cup grapeseed oil (or olive or coconut oil) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup almond meal 1/2 cup brown rice flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons honey 6 dates, pitted and chopped Peel the bananas, then mash them together in a mixing bowl. Once they're adequately mashed, add vanilla extract, oil and eggs and whisk the ingredients together. After these are mixed, add chopped dates and honey to the mixture and stir those in. Almond meal has a tendency to clump, so take extra care to mash it with a fork or whisk. Put a toothpick into the center of the bread to see if it comes out clean upon removal. This means the banana bread is done. Even though this recipe calls for 45-50 minutes of baking, keep in mind that anything gluten-free tends to take longer to cook. If you need to put the banana bread back in the oven for a few extra minutes, this is not unusual. Run a butter knife around the edges of the bread and then flip the pan over onto a cutting board or flat surface. This will remove the bread cleanly and in one piece.

Summary: Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9-inch loaf pan with a tablespoon of butter. Add baking powder, almond meal, cinnamon, salt and brown rice flour to the banana mixture, then stir together to combine. Pour the mixture into the 9-inch loaf pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Allow the bread to cool for 15 minutes before serving, then remove it from the pan.


Musical theatre involves singing, acting, and dancing. If you have trouble with any of these areas, look into lessons in your local area. Teachers post ads in places like newspapers and local magazines. These lessons can also be put on your resume. This will help you look more experienced. Choose to work with people who have succeeded themselves in musical theatre or have taught people that went on to see their names in lights. Even after you’ve finished your formal training, you’ll need to keep practicing, learning new skills, and remaining limber. Sing new songs. Learn new dances. Join community musical productions. They’ll be great experience. You can use these experiences to try out new skills. In many musical theatre performances, you’ll need to move around a lot, either on stage or off stage. You might be dancing choreographed masterpieces. No matter what, you need to be in shape. Do a lot of cardio exercises like running, jump roping, and swimming. It is important to have a lot of stamina to both move and sing at the same time. It is so important to join other aspiring actors, singers, and dancers. Not only will you pick up advice on your craft, but you can rely on one another to hear about auditions. They will be great moral support as well.

Summary: Start with some lessons. Practice a lot. Get in shape. Cultivate a community of musical performers.


Vocalists typically spend years training to perfect their skill. Do your best to master your current vocal range before attempting to expand it.  Whenever possible, work with a professional voice teacher to help guide you. These experienced teachers are likely to pinpoint the exact ways in which you can improve.  They can also teach you methods of protecting your voice and steer you away from damaging techniques. This is especially important if you are attempting to add to your vocal range, as you will be purposefully testing your limits. To find the right voice teacher, do an online search for teachers in your area. Ask for recommendations from friends and acquaintances, then narrow your search by choosing teachers who specialize in the area you want to improve. Meet with at least 3 teachers to determine which one you connect with the best. Your vocal cords will be relaxed and loose while singing low notes. To help keep them in great shape, use a personal humidifier before you begin warming up. You can also use it after exercising your vocals. This device is like a sauna for your voice and will help keep it in good shape. . Before singing, always make sure to warm up first. A good vocal warm-up will release tension and prepare your voice to use its full vocal range.  Take a few breaths. Keep your posture upright with your shoulders and chest low and relax. Breathe normally and focus your attention on the muscles of your chest, neck, and shoulders. Are any of these tense? Keep breathing and focus on relaxing these muscles. Practice your scales. Sing a few notes, starting in a low pitch and ending in a high one. Do the same, only from high to low this time. Do this with a few different sounds (such as "oo," "me," and "e"). Make a "kazoo" buzz. Round your lips, inhale, and then exhale while making a "woo" sound at a single pitch. There should be a slight buzzing. Do a few scales like this. While there are steps you can take to train your voice, there is a practical limit to how low you can get your voice to go. Your vocal range is determined by your unique anatomy, and it isn't something you can change. If you are naturally a tenor, you will probably not be able to reach the lowest notes that a bass singer can. Instead of attempting the impossible, work with the range you have. Keep in mind that your range is mostly determined by the length of your vocal cords, which usually correlates with the length of your neck. The longer your vocal cords, the deeper your voice will go. Men tend to have larger vocal cords compared to women. For that reason, men usually have lower singing voices.

Summary: Establish good technique. Use a personal humidifier to hydrate your vocal cords. Warm up your voice Accept your limitations.


Fill the espresso machine's metal or ceramic pitcher with enough sake to serve. Note that you should prepare about 3 oz (90 ml) per intended serving. Fill the upper reservoir with water and set the temperature of the espresso machine to low. Allow the water to heat up for about 30 to 60 minutes, or until the temperature reaches 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.5 degrees Celsius). Open the lid of the upper reservoir and submerge the pitcher of sake in the water. Turn off the heat and allow the sake to sit in the warm water for 30 minutes. Position the pitcher carefully so that none of the water gets inside the mouth and into the sake. Remove the pitcher of sake. Place the steam wand of the espresso machine into the pitcher and turn on the steam to the wand. Let the sake continue heating up until it reaches a temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.5 degrees Celsius).  The steam wand should sit at a 45 degree angle to the surface of the sake. Do not allow it to dip into the sake; it must rest above the liquid in order to provide steam. The tip of the wand should also be just a bit off-center. If you want to check the temperature of sake without the use of a thermometer, you can gauge it by looking. If small bubbles begin to rise, the sake is considered to be warm. If bubbles quickly and immediately rise to the surface, then the sake is hot. Remove the steam wand from the sake and serve immediately.  You should be able to handle the pitcher without the use of an oven mitt. If you want to serve the sake in a more traditional way, pour it out of the pitcher and into a tokkuri before serving it to guests.
Summary: Pour the sake into the pitcher. Set the temperature to low and let the machine heat up. Submerge the sake in the water. Steam the sake. Remove and serve.