Last week, Nancy in Hawthorne was looking for a recipe for chocolate chip date nut bread. Arlene in Valencia contributed a recipe she has used for years. We hope Nancy likes it, and thank you, Arlene.

Neither dense nor fluffy, this deeply flavorful chocolate chip banana bread loaf has a just-right tenderness. Dark chocolate baked into the bread and crunchy peanuts on top make it extra tasty, but ...