Posts made in October, 2009
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Read MoreBlog Love – Sleep is for the weak.
This weeks Blog Love goes out to ‘Sleep is for the weak‘. The post is ‘it’s hard not to want‘ and is simply a very lovely reminder of how to do a little Blessing counting.
I had a long comment i wanted to add about everyone having ‘wants’ and how important they are… but I’m surrounded by four children, it’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m going to go and enjoy them. Go, read the blog post, and have a think about your own ‘wants vs haves’.
Read MoreSpotted! – Glove Love.
We just LOVE this idea! We have already adopted an ‘odd socks’ policy in this house, and the odd gloves idea is brilliant – and you get to soothe your Green Conscience too! So, go visit Do The Green Thing and splash out a a few pennies to equip your fingers for the winter ahead. You buy a pair of Glove Love gloves for the insanely inexpensive price of a fiver (yes, just £5!) plus VAT and postage. You can choose your size but not which ‘pair’ you’ll get – pot luck means an extra surprise when they arrive in the post. They come in men’s, women’s and children’s, so a brilliant idea for Those Who Lose Gloves At School.
Helen’s Bread & Butter Pudding Recipe
Our culinary-genius Helen has rustled up another yum-scrum recipe for us…
Bread & Butter Pudding
I have found this to be a great way to fill my daughter up. It can be eaten by the whole family but I blend my daughter’s with a little extra milk. It looks like bland mush but it still tastes great.
50g butter, melted plus extra for greasing
300g bread (I tend to use brioche)
500ml full fat milk
3 eggs
75g caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract (or vanilla pod)
1 tbsp soft brown sugar and 1tsp cinnamon for sprinkling on the top
- Slice the brioche into thin slices and brush with melted butter.
- Using the extra butter grease the oven dish.
- Arrange the brioche in layers in the oven dish.
- Heat the milk in a saucepan until boiling.
- Whisk the eggs with the sugar and vanilla extract
- Pour the milk over the eggs whisking continuously.
- Pour the milk and egg mixture over the bread (you may need to strain the eggy milk mixture through a colander first).
- Sprinkle over the brown sugar.
- Allow to soak for half an hour (if you’ve time, if not just put into oven).
- Place into a pre heated oven (150 fan) for one hour or until the custardy centre is set.
You could also add to the layers of bread some raisins or thinly sliced apples – whatever works for you (I put apples in the one pictured).
You can read Helen’s own blog here – http://www.redders.typepad.com/
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