Strawberry Bread Pudding + An Award

With Louisiana strawberries in full harvest, I couldn't resist making a pan of this scrumptious strawberry bread pudding. Fresh, ripe strawberries in a creamy, bread pudding with a yummy, caramel bourbon sauce. Well, when I tell you that it's fabulous, then you know that I mean it, cher! Wonderful for breakfast, too, with a good strong cup of coffee. Enjoy!

Strawberry Bread Pudding w/ Caramel Bourbon Sauce

4 eggs
2 cups milk (or half and half)
1/2 cup white  sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cups French bread, torn into pieces
1 1/2 cups  fresh or frozen (thawed) strawberries, sliced

 In  small bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugars, extract, and spices, until well blended.
Place bread pieces in a large bowl and pour egg/milk mixture over bread, tossing gently to mix well. Fold in the strawberries and pour the mixture into a buttered 13x9 inch baking dish. Place baking dish in a larger baking pan filled with 2 inches of water. In a preheated 350 degree oven, bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. Cool slightly before serving and serve with caramel bourbon sauce. (recipe below)

Caramel Bourbon Sauce

1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup of dark brown sugar
1 small can evaporated milk
2 tbs.'s bourbon

Melt butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and stir until combined. Slowly add milk, and stir constantly. Lower heat, add bourbon, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat. Drizzle over warm bread pudding. Sinfully delicious! For more of my Strawberry Delights,
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I am sharing this at ~
Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sister's Stuff

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An Award

I was recently surprised and honored to receive the Sunshine Award. This very special award was passed on to me by Terry, from RV Life and Food.  Her fabulous blog is filled with great recipes and interesting stories about life in an RV. Please pay her a visit when you have time. Merci beaucoup for presenting me with this great award, cher!

The Sunshine Award is an award given by bloggers to other bloggers. The recipients of the Sunshine Award are: "Bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere." The way the award works is this: Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them. Answer 10 questions about yourself. Select 10 of your favorite bloggers, link their blogs to your post and let them know they have been awarded the Sunshine Award! Don't forget to post the award on your blog!

Here we go! Ten questions:

1. Favorite color:  Red

2. Favorite animal:  Cat

3. Favorite number:  2

4. Favorite drink:  Margarita

5. Facebook or Twitter:  Neither

6. Good Book or a Good Movie:  Good Book

7. My Passion:  Dancing to Cajun Music

8. Giving or getting presents:  Giving

9. Favorite day of the year:  My Birthday

10. Favorite flowers:  Sunflowers 

The 10 blogs that I am presenting the Sunshine Award to, in no particular order:

Mona @ The Hidden Art Of Homemaking

Linda @ Blue Star Gallery 

Michelle @ Ms. enPlace

Eddie @ Clouds and Silvery Linings

Pam @ Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner

Larry @ Big Dude's Eclectic Ramblings 

Kat @ At the Compound 

Sussah @ angels and people, life in new orleans 

Joyce @ kitchen flavours 

Drick @ Drick's Rambling Cafe

Congrats to all! Please pass along to 10 more blogs.

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Wishing all of you a wonderful summer weekend!  Merci beaucoup for stopping by!

Creole Bread Pudding w/ Bourbon Sauce + A Cajun Waltz

With guests coming for the weekend, I wanted to make a special dessert to give them a little taste of Cajun decadence, at it's best. Here's a delightful recipe that my mother used to make on special occasions,  when I was growing up. It's absolutely decadent, and is a perfect ending to a good meal or just when you're in the mood for a little something sweet. Sinfully good! Bon appetit!

Creole Bread Pudding w/ Bourbon Sauce

1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained

1 cup of raisins
1/4 cup of bourbon
1 large loaf of "day old " French bread
2 cups half and half or whole milk
6 0z. butter, melted
4 large eggs
1 large can evaporated milk
3 tsp.'s vanilla extract
1  cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar or cane sugar
2 tsp.'s cinnamon

Place the pineapple and raisins in a bowl, add the bourbon, mix well, and set aside to marinate. 

Break up the French bread in a large bowl and pour half and half or milk over and blend gently. Let stand for 1 hour, then drain excess milk.

Drain the bourbon from the fruit and reserve. Add the fruit mixture to the bread, along with the melted butter, and cinnamon. 

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the evaporated milk, vanilla, and the sugars, and pour over bread mixture. Whisk gently, until blended.

Transfer mixture into a buttered 9x13 inch baking dish, placed in a larger baking pan filled with 2 inches of water. Bake @ 350 degrees for 20 minutes .

Remove and stir well. Spread the pudding evenly and bake for about 40 more minutes.

Bourbon Sauce

2 cups sugar
8 ounces butter
2 large eggs

Shot of bourbon
Reserved marinade

 


Combine the sugar and butter in a double boiler, on low heat.  Beat the eggs, add to the pan and whisk rapidly until thick. Remove pan from the heat and allow to cool, then stir in the bourbon. Heat and pour over pudding before serving.

I'll be sharing this at

Potpourri Friday @ 2805 

See Ya in the Gumbo @ Ms. En Place

Full Plate Thursday @ Miz Helen's Country Cottage

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A Cajun Waltz

Spring has sprung here in Cajun country,  (80 glorious degrees, today),  and we're revving up for another fabulous season of great Cajun festivals, that will include plenty of great Cajun and Creole food, music, and dancing. Here's a little clip that I took at the Festival Acadiens of the crowd enjoying a Cajun waltz. Let the good times roll, cher!







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