Dial D for Dessert
Posted: October 31, 2009 Filed under: Mid-Day Yummies | Tags: acorn squash, apples, bread pudding, chocolate, cinnamon, coffee, milk, oats 13 Comments »I have had some pretty fantastic things to eat since the last time I checked in.
Last night while watching some weird zombie movie called Fido (Meeker picked it from instant Netflix…he loves zombies…what a nerd) I made an oatmeal sundae (a la Sarah).
Best. Idea. Ever.
This is so good – it deserves its own recipe page, which I posted here. My favorite thing about this dessert was the combination of hot/cold textures. Gah – it’s unbelievable.
Meeker and I slept in this morning, and I awoke with a strong motivation to work out (level 3 of the shed) and clean. So that’s what I did. I realized at noon that I hadn’t eaten, so I made a pot of coffee and had several cups with vanilla soy milk and cinnamon (I’m kind of obsessed with that flavor combo lately…)
And two of these bad boys…
Crunchy and perfect.
Then I decided that I needed to reorganize and clean my kitchen cabinets. At 2:30, I was staaaharving and (again) realized I hadn’t eaten much, so I whipped up a hearty lunch.
This is ½ an acorn squash filled with turkey/veggie soup (minus the broth), topped with Munster cheese and popped under the broiler for a few minutes until the cheese looked bubbly and browned.
I used an upside down muffin tin to keep the squash from falling over (a trick I saw on RR). Worked like a charm.
I also had a square of Newman’s Espresso Chocolate.
I really liked this one…the texture was the key for me. I could taste the crunch of the espresso all mixed in the chocolate goodness. I usually prefer my chocolate a little darker (70% or so) but the crunch of the espresso bean added a nice sharp flavor that made up for that. Two thumbs up.
After showering, Meeker and I decided to go to “dinner” at a restaurant called The White Chocolate Grill.
Here was my dinner choice…
I might go as far as to say that this was life changing.
Words like delicious don’t even really begin to describe the wonderfulness of this white chocolate bread pudding. I’m a huge fan of bread pudding – and this one was over the top. So rich, caramel-y, sweet, creamy…every flavor was so defined and delicious. The white chocolate part of the dish was melted, and the whole thing was plopped down on top of it. The flavor was reminiscent of a pecan pie (the burnt sugar) and caramel – all encapsulated in a chewy, bread-y, lovely square of mush. It literally took me an hour to eat because I savored each and every tiny bite that I took.
Then we came home and watched Dial M for Murder (which I had never seen, and loved) in between answering the door and doling out candy to trick-or-treaters. Now it’s about 10:00, the doorbell rings are starting to become few and far between, and the day is winding down. A very good Halloween in my book!
Also, happy birthday to my older brother, Matty! Here is a picture of us at my wedding a few years ago (has it really been 2 years!?!)
Katie
Happy Halloween to you two! Sounds like a fun and yummy day. I love bread pudding too! I have a great but complicated recipe with a fab hard sauce. You’ll have to take us to the place where you ate today. So glad you saw Dial M for Murder…. it’s a classic. Looove the wedding photo.
I adore bread pudding!
My mom use to make bread pudding, but without any addings, just bread, milk, eggs and cream. It was sooo good.
Happy birthday to Matty!
That is the kind I make too…just the basics. It’s delicious!
Glad you had a nice Halloween!!
Happy birthday to your brother!
oatmeal sundae for breakfast!!? for real? So going to try that!
happy bday to your bro
What a pretty wedding picture!!! I love your dress!
Isn’t Dial M For Murder great? I haven’t seen that movie in forever. I can’t wait til I’m up and at ‘em again because I want to try that soup/squash combo- looks yummy, especially since it’s getting colder these days. Have you ever tried it in a butternut squash? (I never tried acorn before, but it looks interesting!) Have a great Sunday dear!
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Muffin pan as an acorn squash holder? Genius!
I am obsessed with your “dinner!” It looks phenomenal!
I am seriously lusting on both your oatmeal sundae and that UNREAL LOOKING bread pudding. I am really really picky about bread pudding, because once you’ve had some that’s the REAL DEAL, you know how unbelievable it can be and don’t want to accept inferior substitutes. That looks like the REAL DEAL!
I love bread pudding. My fav place has one that looks just like your picture and it is to die for too!! your squash soup look so great!! yum!
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happy birthday brother cake! ummmm your post made me drool several times. i actually have plans to make sarah’s oatmeal sundae tomorrow morning – soooooo excited!
glad you had a good weekend
you look AMAZING at your wedding my dear! so pretty!!!!!
MMM that bread pudding looks to die for! i love desserts that you savor every bite! yum yum!
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Not to keen on the first few but that cheese with soup looks delicious, I love cheese, and that sounds really healthy too! I see we are balancing the healthy with the naughty, great idea and the choc looks divine!