Comments on Coffee Bean Goddess: Excuses. Excuses.

Whatcha reading?

2007-11-06T12:44:00.000-08:00

Whatcha reading?

Oh, John. Now you've done it. I am up to my knees ...

2007-11-05T12:15:00.000-08:00

Oh, John. Now you've done it. I am up to my knees in Brit bread pud recipes -- and all the assorted arguments about what's authentic and what isn't. (grin)

Ava, yes, French toast is a lovely way to use stale bread but not, I think, if it's jalapeño-laden. Another good route is making seasoned croûtons, which is what I was going to do before getting sidetracked with The Monster.

Bonnie, the hills look the same now as they did when you were here.

Mage, I certainly will be freezing what's left of The Monster. Today, I think. It was nice not having to cook yesterday while doing football, and it was nice for breakfast this morning but I believe I'm ready for a change of pace. (smile) By the way, for some reason your message doubled so I dumped the duplicate, okay?

There's only two of us here, so will you see if th...

2007-11-05T06:45:00.000-08:00

There's only two of us here, so will you see if that freezes well for us, please. It sounds like a good fit here......despite having 7 eggs.

I don't care how good a book or magazine or even n...

2007-11-05T05:53:00.000-08:00

I don't care how good a book or magazine or even newspaper is. I fall asleep when I read! Of course now days I fall asleep watching TV. Thank heavens the food channel has re-runs. :-)

How about pointing your camera off your deck so I can see what the hillsides look like now? lol

What in the world will you do with the rest of thi...

2007-11-05T05:13:00.000-08:00

What in the world will you do with the rest of this delicious dish? It will take a month to eat it all, won't it? It is interesting. Personally, I am wondering if that sort of stale bread might not be made into French toast, but only a few slices at a time? (Stash the rest in the freezer for later on.) You probably know that Pain perdu, or lost bread is the way the French came up with how to use stale bread.

I'll keep the recipe filed in case I need to feed and army. LOL

Ava

That sounds pretty meaty, matey. It's a new depart...

2007-11-04T23:16:00.000-08:00

That sounds pretty meaty, matey. It's a new departure from bread pudding for me and I'm going to study it closely -- any way of saving stale bread is my friend!

If you're not familiar with it, Dee, have a look at British recipes for 'bread pudding' and 'bread and butter pudding'. Both sweet and designed for desert, the first is a heavy, rich, dark cake. The second is a world class dessert on a par with and related to creme anglais; if the recipe doesn't call for marmalade to be spread on the bread before cooking it's a dud.