Apple, date, and walnut bundt cake

I had some apples left over that needed using, and I have a giant tub of dates right now, and then I thought about walnuts! But I cannot eat gluten, so I made it gluten free. It is yummy.







1 3/4 c all purpose flour
1/2 tsp of xantham gum (if using gf flour)
1 Tbsp cinnamon

1 1/2 c white sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 c coconut oil

3-4 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
1/2 c walnuts
heaping double handful of dates, chopped

Preheat oven to 325 (if bundt), 350 (if 9x13 cake pan). Grease pan with butter or coconut oil. Combine flour, cinnamon, xantham, and salt in separate bowl. Mix sugar and eggs for one full minute, add in oil and vanilla, mix well. Add in dry ingredients, mix well. Fold in apples, dates, and walnuts.

Pour batter into greased pan, cook 50-55 minutes if rectangular cake pan, 60-65 if bundt. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before turning out (if bundt). Dusting with powdered sugar is optional, but delicious.

Chicken Tetrazzini

2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, chopped into bite-size pieces
2 medium carrots, scrubbed and sliced into rounds
4-5 cremini mushrooms, scrubbed and sliced
1 c peas, frozen or fresh
1 package of spaghetti (gf works here very well but not necessary)
1 can of cream of mushroom soup (gf or whatever you have)
~1/2 c. parmesan cheese

Boil the spaghetti until it is nearly al dente, 8-9 min (it will bake later so don't worry about it being perfect).
Preheat oven to 350
Saute the chicken in a little oil and minced garlic (if you like garlic) until it's golden; add in the vegetables, season with oregano, basil, black pepper and a little salt and cook over medium heat until the carrots are a bit soft and the mushrooms have started to brown.
Add in the cream of mushroom soup; stir to combine, remove from heat. Add in 1/4c of the parmesan while it's still in the pan.
Add in the spaghetti and stir to coat the spaghetti and integrate everything.
Transfer to an 8x8 glass dish and sprinkle the remaining 1/4c parmesan over the top. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes; serve hot.