The New York Times has an article on making puddings from leftovers like rice, noodles, and bread. I just love bread pudding!

I love bread pudding except on reading the recipe American bread pudding is what we call bread and butter pudding.

I'll have to get the recipe out for my bread pudding, which is more of a heavy fruit cake.

I had a savory one for the first time just a few months ago and really enjoyed it. It's such a good way to use up leftovers!

I'll probably make something like the one we had last night again, but I don't know what the changing ingredients will be.

Fruitcakes aren't too popular here, maybe that's why the changes. (Don't look at me, though...I make fruitcake, too, though it's not the 'traditional' recipes you find around here.)

(British) Bread Pudding

This is a ration recipe so has a little less sugar in then otherwise so adjust the sugar to taste. The pudding can be served hot with custard or cold like a cake.

8oz stale bread
2oz fat (suet, margarine or cooking fat) melted
2oz sugar
1/2-1 tsp grated nutmeg
pinch mixed spice
1-2 tbsp marmalade
3-4oz mixed dried fruit
1 egg (I leave this out and it still comes out well)
little milk

• Break bread into small pieces and put in a basin, add enough cold water to cover. Leave for 30 mins then squeeze the bread hard to extract any surplus moisture.
  
• Put bread into a basin, add the rest of the ingrediants and enough milk to make a sticky consistency.
  
• The pudding can be steamed or baked but baking is recommended if you intend to serve it cold.
  
• To Steam Put the pudding mixture into a greased 1.5-2pint basin. Cover with greased proof paper and steam for 1.5 hours.
  
• To Bake grease a 7" cake time, put the mixture in and bake in the oven at 180C, 350F, gas mark 4 for 1hr-1hr15mins or until firm. If serving as a cake allow to cool, sprinkle with sugar and cut into squares.
  

Fruit cake is very popular here, usually a heavy, spiced cake. Very good with a nice cup of tea

That looks wonderful.

I will definately make that soon.

For tonight, I have no idea what we'll be having...my leg is still sore (pinched nerve) and standing isn't much fun. I haven't been doing a lot of cooking this week.

Last night we splurged...Roquefort, pheasant pate, and crackers, with wine. There is a glorious cheese shop nearby, Farmstead Laiterie, and my husband seems to find himself there quite often.

The night before was sushi; tuna and salmon rolls, plus a rice roll with sesame and vinegar.

H'mm. Well, I need to do a Frugal Clean-Out of the fridge.

Tonight, I think, pasta in red sauce with mushrooms & bell pepper, with some scraps of cheese.

Tomorrow I'll roast a chicken; it's thawed and ready to go.

Edited to say that my husband decided he wants the chicken tonight! He picked up some baking potatoes, so it'll be simple. Roast chicken, baked potatoes, green beans.

I'm roasting a chicken tonight- I picked up a couple on sale today and put the others in the freezer. I think we'll have Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and carrots with spinach salad on the side. I may make a fruit salad for dessert, as I have a several lonely pieces of fruit in my fruit bowl and a little bit of Cool Wip in the freezer.

Tonight we had Hamburger Helper with canned peas and bread and butter. Cottage cheese and mandarin oranges and banana slices for dessert/salad. How ya like them apples, foodies!?


(our 11 year old son whipped it up!)

I ate plenty of Hamburger Helper growing up!

Good for your son, you must be proud of him. I'm glad he can cook.

Well, my husband forgot to put in the potatoes, so we had baked French Fries instead.

The chicken turned out very well, he's really pleased with himself.

Me, too--it was delicious. I'm having some of the cold chicken on my salad today for lunch.

What is 'Hamburger Helper'?

Is it minced cow in an aerosol can or something?

Nope.

Various dried pasta & dry sauce, to be mixed with sauteed hamburger & milk, etc. Or water...I don't remember, it's been years.

hamburger = Ground beef.

Yes; what you'd call mince, I think, LS.

Last night we went out for Tex Mex and margueritas.