Sourdough Cherry Bread Pudding

What did you make?

This is my first attempt at bread pudding! I used sourdough bread from my recent trip to San Francisco, some dried cherries, and the egg and milk mixture. I used 3 eggs and 2.5 cups of milk along with 1.5 cups of a honey and sugar combo, cinnamon, and vanilla. I poured on some melted butter and sugar from the leftovers of my graham cracker goodness leftovers from Breakfast for Dinner as well.

Once roughly 6 cups of sourdough bread were added to the pan, you pour in the

How long did it take?

This took the 50 minutes to bake as well as 15 more to tear apart the bread and mix together the wet ingredients.

How did it taste?

This was initially very very good! It smells great too! I would rate it an 8. The one flaw is it is a little too sweet for me. I think I underestimated the extra honey and the extra sugar and butter. The crusts are my favorite part because it provided a nice chewiness.

Shrimp Dishes (by Mom)

What did you make?

My mom in San Francisco made a few shimp dishes for the week. The first is roughly translated to "Hot Oil Shrimp". The dish just uses a Chinese wine, pepper, scallions and some oil. The second dish uses shrimp that is marinated in pepper and cornstarch. The interesting trick about washing shrimp is to wash it in warm salt water until it doesn't feel slimy. It is then sauteed with these pea shoots.

How long did it take?

My mom is very efficient in the kitchen so she claims this took her around 15 minutes. The actual cooking takes 15 minutes or less but it might take more time to prep depending on whether you've done this before.

How did it taste?

It tasted like sunshine, love, and San Francisco-- just kidding. It tasted very good-- I'd rate it a 9.5. The first dish is a bit more complicated because you have to either eat the shrimp shell or peel it. The second dish is tasty and better than most restaurant shrimp dishes.