Banana Bread with a Cinnamon Swirl Center

The other day I was really in the mood to bake something, but I didn't really have a lot of time to play in the kitchen. I also had a few bananas that were over ripe, so... banana bread it is!

I found this beautiful picture of banana bread on Pinterest that led me to this recipe. I encourage you to go over and check out their other banana bread recipes listed on their page. Wow, do they look good!

I decided to try their Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread and this is how it went...

Banana Bread with a Cinnamon Swirl Center

This looks so good!

Angel Food Cake

I love Angel Food cake. Usually I buy the box, and occasionally I will buy one already made. I wanted to see how difficult it would be to make one from scratch. Since I had plenty of fresh eggs, I decided to give this recipe I found a try. Here is the link to the recipe that I followed, except I didn't put the glaze on. It looks beautiful! I am sure the glaze is delicious, I just wasn't in the mood for the extra sweetness at the time. I had planned on topping the cake with some fresh berries and whipped cream, but, we didn't make it that far. Here is how it went...

Angel Food Cake

Oh yum! 

Chicken Roasted in a Bundt Pan

This is something I came across one day on Pinterest and I knew I had to try it. You use a bundt pan to roast a whole chicken, and you even can throw some veggies in there to cook at the same time. I already had an old bundt pan I seldom use, might as well dig it out of the cupboard and give it a try. Here is how it went...

old ugly bundt pan

 Here is our old, circa 1970 something, bundt pan. This thing hasn't been used in years, yet for some reason I never got rid of it. Thankfully I didn't or else I never would have tried this. Notice I used some foil in the center to cover the open hole. I am so glad I thought of this BEFORE I started. An oven full of chicken drippings would not have been fun to clean.