Chocolate bread Pudding

I was working on cleaning my pantry when i found two days old white bread.Then i look over my fridge and saw a large bowl of chocolate sponge cake trimmings from my other dish chocolate mousse cake. I look again at the dairy shelf part of my fridge and found a small carton of fresh cream. I wanna throw all the bread to the garbage so that there will be no leftover foods in my fridge. Obviously I'm cleaning it. But the other side of my brain telling me that "NO DO NOT DUMP THEM.MAKE A DELIGHTFUL DISH OUT OF THOSE BREADS. Instead of wasting it turn them into delightful dish. The next thing i did was to open my spice cabinet to find other ingredient that would pair with breads. I found cinnamon powder, caster sugar, espresso and semi-sweet chocolate chips.. you know what happened next?? i simply turn those ingredients to chocolate bread pudding

serve 2

3 slices white bread-torn into bite size
3 slices chocolate bread or chocolate sponge cake-torn into bite size
1/2 cup single cream
1 large egg
2 tablespoon caster sugar plus few dash for dusting
single shot espresso
2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 tablespoon butter-preferably unsalted
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Here's how
Preheat oven to 400F
Blend the two breads in a bowl and place in two ramekins.
Mix cream,sugar ,espresso, cinnamon powder,butter and chocolate chips in a medium saucepan. Set over low-medium heat. Whisk until butter melts and other ingredients well combined. Heat gently,do not boil until mixtures nearly thick. Beat egg in a separate bowl. Ladle cream mixture in beaten egg and whisk again. Put the tampered egg back into saucepan and heat gently.
Pour cream mixture evenly into prepared ramekins with bread and press gently with the spoon. Place the pudding into pan filled with hot water and bake for ten to fifteen minutes or until the pudding are cooked and firm.
Cool slightly and serve.
You may prefer to serve pudding in ramekins or you may take them out of ramekins,place in a dessert plate and serve with some store bought sauce like strawberry sauce, caramel sauce or even chocolate sauce...

Farfalle and Penne Bolognese baked with cheese

I love the idea of pasta being baked. Most likely with lots of assorted cheeses on top before putting into oven. oh man so so good with a thick tomato/pomodoro sauce or much loved meaty bolognaise sauce that run thru every strand of the pasta then topped with mixed sharp cheddar,mozzarella,and parmigiano romano cheese. What more could you ask for??
a couple of sliced bread and cold drinks??


Cheese melts over pasta and toast focassia

Serves two

Preheat oven to 400F

500 grams mixed farfalle and penne pasta
Grated cheese such as Sharp cheddar, parmigiano romano, and mozzarella
Chopped flat parsley
2 ramekins or any oven proof bowl dish
Bolognaise sauce
For bolognaise sauce you'll need

300 g lean ground beef
1 medium sweet onion-diced
1 small carrot- fine diced
1 stalk celery- fine diced
1 sprig rosemary- chopped
2 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 cup red wine
1 and 1/2 cup beef stock, consomme, or vegetable stock
1/3 cup tomato paste2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Salt and fresh ground black peppercorn
little unsalted butter
Boil pasta in a medium casserole pan with water and salt. Cook pasta for 5-7 minutes, Set aside. Meanwhile make bolognaise sauce.

Pour 2 tablespoon olive oil in heavy medium sauce pan until hot and sweat onion,carrot,celery for 10 minutes. Do not brown. Add ground meat,chopped rosemary and tomato paste. Saute' meat to reach the crusty bit and not too burn. Stir vigorously to prevent scorching.Cook 15 minutes. Deglaze the meat by 1 cup red wine and scrape the bottom pan with wooden spatula. Let the wine evaporate and absorb by the meat.Now pour the beef stock and tomato sauce, Stir and season with salt and fresh cracked pepper. Cover with lid and simmer for 15 minutes or until the sauce becomes thick.

Baste ramekins with a little butter or oil. Toss pasta into cooked bolognaise sauce. Ladle pasta into prepared ramekins, Put a little butter on top of the pasta and sprinkle the mixed cheese on top. Place in oven. Baked for 15 minutes, Take the pasta out of the oven place in heat proof plate, sprinkle with chopped parsley.Serve with toast focassia or any of your favorite bread

Note If you find my Bolognaise recipe is complicated, I would suggest that use any recipe you have. Italian ragu or Filipino meat sauce works well with this,,

French toast

This dish is made by dipping bread into egg-milk mixture, then frying it until golden brown. Usually served with syrup,jam,and powdered sugar

The French called it "pain perdu" or lost bread because it is the way of reviving french bread which becomes dry after a day or two