Next time I will make it when I have more time and serve it fresh out of the oven! But first I need to clean my kitchen before I start any new projects. MMM! I am going to the Farmer's Market in the Morning so we will see what kind of fresh fruit I can get to make another recipe or two from my book!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Bread Pudding
So, the bread pudding I made was not quite like I remembered the bread pudding in Loiusiana, but better than I remember from the buffets my parents used to take me to. It was super easy to make and I also made a Hard Sauce to go over the top. Instead of being in a big pan, my recipe had me use ramekins for individual serving.
Next time I will make it when I have more time and serve it fresh out of the oven! But first I need to clean my kitchen before I start any new projects. MMM! I am going to the Farmer's Market in the Morning so we will see what kind of fresh fruit I can get to make another recipe or two from my book!
Next time I will make it when I have more time and serve it fresh out of the oven! But first I need to clean my kitchen before I start any new projects. MMM! I am going to the Farmer's Market in the Morning so we will see what kind of fresh fruit I can get to make another recipe or two from my book!
A few new desserts
I heard from a few faithful blog readers that I hadn’t been blogging in a long time so here is a new post for you!
Status Updates:
Cooking challenge…I am not going to meet my deadline and I can blame it all on meeting Jacob. Hahaha maybe not fair to him, but I wouldn’t trade our time together for anything. I have completed about 33 recipes of the 200+ recipes and I lost 30 of the 50 lbs I was hoping to lose…and I am still working for the other 20!!! I can do it!!! I did make Cherry cobbler this weekend and it was pretty good. The recipe called for unsweetened chocolate and I think it could be left out and the cobbler would still be good. Next on the list is vanilla bread pudding! When I was in Louisiana a month ago, I had some bread pudding that was sooo delicious! A co-worker and I went back later one evening for a second helping and the owner told me one of the secrets to his recipe so we will see how it turns out!!! The Caprial recipe is basically the crème brulee custard recipe except that the mixture is soaked up by bread…and then drizzled with the special sauce! I have never been a fan of bread pudding, but the stuff in the South was just to die for! We shall see!! On a side note, I was looking to get the same cookbook for a friend and I read some of the reviews on the book. Surprisingly, there were more negative reviews than I was anticipating. For the most part, the recipes have turned out really good…and even when they don’t look so great, they still taste great. I think some of the recipes call for a baker’s touch or practice and I have had a few instances where things turned out better the second time because I understood the recipe better! So many good things still to come! Maybe I should get going on the ice cream and gelato and more fruit items since things are coming into season!!!
30th Birthday…we are planning a birthday bash in Spokane for a whole weekend! We are going to Silverwood and a Spa and to dinner at a nice restaurant. I am excited to have some fun and relax a bit, but even more I am excited for my 30s. Life is pretty darn good and I wake up wondering what the day will hold!.. and then stretch my muscles…which feel much older than 30! I am golfing more these days and loving it…sometimes it is frustrating that I am still not very good, but I enjoy the time I spend golfing with others! One of the most exciting things right now is planning my return to Europe. Jacob and I leave on September 3rd and all the planning is too much and I just want to be there now!!! This isn’t another backpacking adventure, but we are taking our backpacks so we don’t have to roll our bags over the cobble streets between the train stations and our hotels!! We are looking forward to seeing what we can see while still relaxing and taking in the beautiful countryside and cliffside views!
Status Updates:
Cooking challenge…I am not going to meet my deadline and I can blame it all on meeting Jacob. Hahaha maybe not fair to him, but I wouldn’t trade our time together for anything. I have completed about 33 recipes of the 200+ recipes and I lost 30 of the 50 lbs I was hoping to lose…and I am still working for the other 20!!! I can do it!!! I did make Cherry cobbler this weekend and it was pretty good. The recipe called for unsweetened chocolate and I think it could be left out and the cobbler would still be good. Next on the list is vanilla bread pudding! When I was in Louisiana a month ago, I had some bread pudding that was sooo delicious! A co-worker and I went back later one evening for a second helping and the owner told me one of the secrets to his recipe so we will see how it turns out!!! The Caprial recipe is basically the crème brulee custard recipe except that the mixture is soaked up by bread…and then drizzled with the special sauce! I have never been a fan of bread pudding, but the stuff in the South was just to die for! We shall see!! On a side note, I was looking to get the same cookbook for a friend and I read some of the reviews on the book. Surprisingly, there were more negative reviews than I was anticipating. For the most part, the recipes have turned out really good…and even when they don’t look so great, they still taste great. I think some of the recipes call for a baker’s touch or practice and I have had a few instances where things turned out better the second time because I understood the recipe better! So many good things still to come! Maybe I should get going on the ice cream and gelato and more fruit items since things are coming into season!!!
30th Birthday…we are planning a birthday bash in Spokane for a whole weekend! We are going to Silverwood and a Spa and to dinner at a nice restaurant. I am excited to have some fun and relax a bit, but even more I am excited for my 30s. Life is pretty darn good and I wake up wondering what the day will hold!.. and then stretch my muscles…which feel much older than 30! I am golfing more these days and loving it…sometimes it is frustrating that I am still not very good, but I enjoy the time I spend golfing with others! One of the most exciting things right now is planning my return to Europe. Jacob and I leave on September 3rd and all the planning is too much and I just want to be there now!!! This isn’t another backpacking adventure, but we are taking our backpacks so we don’t have to roll our bags over the cobble streets between the train stations and our hotels!! We are looking forward to seeing what we can see while still relaxing and taking in the beautiful countryside and cliffside views!
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