An ode to the banana (plus the fastest, maybe healthiest, definitely not prettiest dessert you'll see today).

Watch Cleo and Julia make Banana, Date + Walnut Loaf.

Gena Hamshaw of the blog Choosing Raw eats a mostly raw, vegan diet without losing time, money, or her sanity. Let her show you how to make "rabbit food" taste delicious and satisfying every other Thursday on FOOD52.

Today: In honor of Ice Cream Week, Gena celebrates the infinite adaptability of frozen bananas and shares a recipe for Dairy-Free Roasted Peach and Banana Ice Cream.

We go face to face with Serious Eats for the ultimate three-layer cake -- Clananafouti Swamp Monkey vs Sir Plumple. Bellyaches ensue.