Ocean Roll Pudding

Sparrow Bakery is further away from my house than Back Porch Coffee on Newport. Back Porch sells Sparrow's baked goods. Therefor, I buy the famous cardamom Ocean Rolls at Back Porch. When last I went to Back Porch for 4 rolls for my house guests, the lovely barista asked if I'd like to try something fabulous with the rolls. I said "most assuredly". And she gave me her recipe for a bread pudding made with the rolls. Now... why didn't I think of this?

4 Ocean Rolls, cut in half length-wise, placed in a casserole dish
1.5 cups almond milk mixed with 1 T vanilla and 4 eggs, poured over the rolls.
Cover and let sit for a few hours in the fridge. Bake 350 degrees covered for 30 minutes, then uncovered for 30 minutes. Do this recipe with any favorite cinnamon roll.

Damn, that's good. Thanks Back Porch barista girl!!! My guests LOVED it.

Coconut Carrot Cake

I have company at my house and it's nice to make a cake when you know half of it will be eaten at one sitting. This is a winner: tons of grated carrot, walnuts, cream cheese frosting and coated with unsweetened coconut shavings.

Grilling Addiction

I'm grilling every other night, rain or shine. Tonight was rain sprinkles, Chipotle Burgers w/ Jalapeno Slaw, and Asian Tofu Rectangles (for lunch tomorrow). For the burgers, I used a pound of organic ground beef with a higher fat percentage, 3 chopped chipotle, a little olive oil, some splashes of Worchestershire, and charred until medium-well. I served with CostCo mixed greens with romaine pieces, diced avocado, cucumber and with Vidalia-Poppyseed dressing. Then, to use the rest of the hot coals, I threw on tofu bars that had a marinade of red chili pepper sauce, sesame seed oil and tamari. The tofu really got great char marks on it. It would be good in some Bun, Vietnamese-style salad w/ a fish sauce/rice vinegar dressing.