Easy Banana Bundt Cake

This is our new favorite way to use browning bananas, especially when we (Abby and I) are feeling too lazy to make banana bread. We like using a bundt cake pan because it really tastes more like cake than bread, and we have found it is best to use five bananas for a very moist, yummy cake. And, of course, adding mini chocolate chips (at least half a bag) to the batter is of the utmost importance. We haven't tried it with nuts yet because some in our house are picky that way.

Cake Mix Banana Bread Recipe - Food.com - 340915

Monthly Book Selections?

Should we pick a book a month, and then people can post at anytime during the month about that particular book? Here are a few book ideas, but suggestions are welcome. After we finalize a list, we can post it on the side of the blog where it will always be visible. 

August—Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (or any Jane Austin novel)

             

September—Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

October—The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

                 Dorchester Terrace by Anne Perry

November—The Happiness Project By Gretchen Rubin

                     Happiness at Home by Gretchen Rubin (out September 4^th)

December—

January—Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity 
                by Katherine Boo

February—The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani

March—Lots of Candles and Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlin

April—anything by Sarah Addison Allen (I just checked out Garden Spells from the library)

May—The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

Under Construction

Hello, ladies! We are in the process of creating a family book club/cooking club. Please check back for more details. It may take us a few days to figure things out. Julie, programming genius? Annie, computer educator? We are just assuming you'll want to join us. :)