Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

1 1-pound loaf of broiche, egg bread, or french bread with crust, cut into 1 inch cubes
10 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
1 Cup chocolate chips
2 1/2 Cups half & half cream
1 Cup sugar
6 large eggs
4 large egg yolks
2 Tbsp. Vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. packed brown sugar

Butter a 13" x 9" x 2" glass baking dish. Place the bread cubes in a large bowl. Pour 8 Tbsp. melted butter over the bread and toss to coat. Add chocolate chips and toss to combine. Transfer to baking dish.

Whisk the cream, 1 C. sugar, eggs, yolks, vanilla and salt to blend. Pour over the bread in the dish. Let stand for 30 minutes, occasionally pressing cubes into custard. Drizzle remaining melted butter over the pudding and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake at 350°F for about 1 hour, until puffed, brown and set in the center. Serve warm.

Makes 12 - 14 servings.


For Lynne - Morissa's Eggless Tofu Salad Sandwich



This and Sachiko's book will be off together to Sachiko shortly.

Chicken ala king for Calvins book

Here is my entry for Calvin's book. Chicken ala king. Feel free to turn off the sound, I was just trying to have fun with it. :-) enjoy!

1/4 c. butter

1/2 c. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 c. chicken broth

1 c. milk

1 can or jar sliced mushrooms

1 sm. jar pimentos

3-4 chicken breast halves, cooked & cubed

Melt butter and blend with flour and salt. Add broth and milk. Cook on low, stirring constantly, until thick. Add chicken, mushrooms and pimentos. Heat through. Good served over toast.

Update

I just received Sachiko and Lynne's books from Morissa. I think if I contribute to Sachiko's I mail it back to her. Does that mean we have completed one round? Will we continue until the books are full or will we just stop there?

Jenn

ARTS OPEN

I wrote a little bit about the arts open in the comments of my most recent post, but I have programs from the event with all of our names in them, and would like to send each of you one. So if you could private message me or email me your addresses, I will get those in the mail!!

have a look at this!

take alittle look at these amazing cheeseburger cupcakes on flickr!!! so much fun :-))

University Heights Arts Open

So if you all remember my post from about a month ago regarding the Food themed Arts open, i just wanted to update you all about it. We were included in the University Heights newspaper with a small picture of one of the entries labeled "International Moleskine Exchange" and the website link is http://www.uharts.org/TasteofUH.htm where the show our moleskine at the top right corner of the artists section. quite exciting! It will be in San Diego, California so if you are in the area or close to it September 4th you should come down! 

the second thing i wanted to clear up is the book situation. I currently have Clarks, lynns, and Michaels books.  ive held on to all 3 because i will be displaying them in the arts open if thats ok with their owners. but if you would like your books to continue on, please let me know and i will put them back into rotation! or if you would like me to send them on and then just get them back before the 4th that is ok too. either way, whatever books i had on display, i would get in the mail as soon as the exhibit is finished. so if you guys have any ideas or requests, please let me know!!

also, the foodies exhibit had postcards made regarding the exhibit so i might be asking for all of your addresses to send you one!

Books

Just to let everyone know I have recieved Morissa's and Jennifer's book from Calvin today. Unfortunetly it looks like he wasn't able to complete and entry on them. I will get them done asap and off to Morissa