bread pudding

Posted by on October 5, 2008 in cook, stitch | 4 comments

I’m noticing a trend here at HeyLucy. Weekends seem to be full of good cooking lately. I’ve been stocking my freezer pretty regularly now, and since the weather really turned this weekend, it’s a comforting feeling to know that now on those chilly evenings when I get home from work I can pop something really delicious in the oven and have a nice warm dinner. Saturday night Mr. Heylucy and I made albondigas soup, and doubled the amount of meatballs so we could stick a bunch in the freezer. I love soup season! Hopefully Mr. Heylucy will start chopping wood and we can sit by the fire and eat soup. That is one of my favorite things about cold weather.

I also did a little baking this morning. Since starting my healthy eating plan earlier this year, I haven’t done much baking, but I thought it was time for a treat, so I made some bread pudding with a loaf of brioche. I thought I’d savor the last of the summer berries, and added fresh blueberries and strawberries. Oh my, it was so delicious and decadant.

Here it is before baking:
Breadpudb4

And after baking (I wish I had smell-o-vision for you):
Breadpudafter

It was crispy on the top and custardy underneath, and even though I thought I was a little stingy with the berries while I was making it, there really were plenty, since they sort of melted into it everywhere. Yum.

I worked on some things for the shop too, but didn’t finish as much as I would have liked. Still, there are a few things listed and more well underway. I finished my second book, but didn’t have time to take pictures, so it won’t be there before tomorrow night. I really hope to have a few more pincushions with matching needlebooks added by the end of the week, as well as three little chicks. Meanwhile, I tidied up a sock monkey I made ages ago and added some finishing touches to her outfit, so she is looking for a good home:
Sockmonkey3

And I really like this cushion cover I made. I’d like to make more of these, with different animals and colors:
Bunnypillo

The bunny is stenciled and quilted. I love toile, but I think it might not be quite as stylish as it once was, so I think this gives it a nice little modern twist. The gardening scenes in this particular pattern made me think of Peter Rabbit. I hope I didn’t give these two gardeners nightmares by superimposing a giant bunny on them. He’s coming to eat their cabbages!

 

4 Comments

  1. I *LOVE* that pillow!! Are you going to be making any for your shop?

  2. Ditto on the pillow- cool mix! My daughter loved the sock monkey- she loves the mouth on her. The bread pudding looks so good- I am wanting to make some myself now. I keep trying to plan out a few meals in advance, but when I get free time, it’s the last thing I want to do. Instead I surf the blogs I like and flip through my craft books! 🙂 Gotta have some vices, right?!

  3. Thanks–now I’m hungry for some of that bread pudding!

  4. I love the crisp quirky look of this cushion – would go so well in my to-be-revamped summerhouse. Love Fiona

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