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home made eggnog ice cream

home made eggnog ice cream fits right in with out special bread pudding!
home made eggnog ice cream fits right in with our special bread pudding!

I received a few inquiries on our home made ice cream and I didn’t include it with the bread pudding recipe because it was rather simple and because I included a short cut… the use of store made egg nog ( although I guess I could use some of my own home made eggnog… but it has more important uses… ahem!)

Our Eggnog Ice cream recipe based on a few changes to a simple vanilla ice cream recipe:

8 egg yolks
1 pint eggnog
1 pint heavy cream
1 vanilla pod
1 cup Baker’s sugar

steps:

a) infuse the seeds from the vanilla pod into the cream
b) whip up egg yolks ( I save the egg whites for topping my breads to hold on seeds and such)
c) mix all ingredients together and place into ice cream maker

enjoy!

Roger Freberg

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yummy bread pudding on a cold day

Our toughest reviewers say, a FAB bread pudding!
Our toughest reviewers say, "a FAB bread pudding!"

Nothing warms you or fills you up on a cold winter’s day like a nice bread pudding!

Although — historically — many folks snub the humble ‘bread pudding’ as poor folks food… it can be so much more… it can be fabulous! Here is our recipe for a bread pudding made with raisins and blueberries, sour dough bread with a few muffins and  topped with a glazed almond crunchy topping and a superb honey and brandy liquor sauce!

Here is our step-by-step recipe!

Oh yes, that’s our homemade eggnog ice cream… and it works well with this dish.

enjoy!

Roger Freberg

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here’s to 2009

Bring in the New Years Safely
Bring in the New Years Safely

Well, I believe that each year needs to be brought forth with a positive note!

So, our new year’s eve will be tame by many standards… a little of George Washington’s finest Eggnog and in the morning we’ll have raisin, cinnamon rolls to wake up to! Lunch of homemade chimichanga’s and a nice cheesecake for dessert…. and dinner will be a light and simple bread pudding! yum!

Of course, we’ll watch the Rose parade and our Trojans!

Fight on!

Roger

Cheers to all those serving our country at home and abroad!

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A great Ham glaze accents a yummy meal

Blueberry, white raison, almond and Amarula Cinnamon rolls are best!
Blueberry, white raison, almond and Amarula Cinnamon rolls are best!

Obviously, everyone has their favorite items for the winter season. Laura loves her  cinnamon rolls, Karen loves her  cheesecakes, Kristin enjoys her  seafood and Karla dives into anything with  chocolate! As for me, I always like the little touches that make a meal fantastic.

I usually pass up any recipe with fewer than 5 ingredients or boasts to require only 30 minutes. To me this is uninteresting.

However, although a baked ham can be a very simple dish, what can make it extraordinary is not only the preparation of the ham itself… but finding a perfect glaze. Here is mine:

1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup apricot preserves
1/3 cup pineapple
1 or more tablespoons of arrowroot ( as a thickener)
1 1/2 tablespoons (this is merely a ‘guideline’) of Brandy ( Armagnac is best)
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1/4 Teaspoon cloves

Directions: bring to a simmer in a sauce pan to thicken and add arrowroot as necessary. Score the Ham and baste the ham in the last 30 minutes of cooking. Make more sauce for a large ham or double for some to use at the table.

enjoy!

Roger

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Christmas Eve Traditions

family traditions keep people connected!
family traditions keep people connected!

As with most families we have a few family traditions that will raise an eye or two and maybe amuse you!

Well, we all bake, so getting together to make a family favorite peanut butter and white chocolate with a milk chocolate swirl cheesecake isn’t surprising. What strikes people as funny is our mini-olympics. In the picture above, we are heading out to Karen’s old middle school shot put ring for a little ‘throw’!

The family that throws together… has more fun!

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Winter’s Solstice

Roger