Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Mercredi

U.S. Census Bureau tracks down livable homes~Michelle Krupa

Brandon Darby- FBI Informant & Common Ground co-founder
~David Winkler-Schmidt


FBI informant says he never egged on RNC defendant

It's Not Over~Marquis Déjà Dû
~Fair commentary on Conceal/Carry/Show/Shoot.

New Orleans city budget battle could land in court~Frank Donze

LAE protests school takeovers
~Charles Lussier
~About 25 members of the Louisiana Association of Educators held a protest Tuesday on the steps of the state Department of Education to argue that the recent decision to take over 10 public schools in Baton Rouge and Shreveport is the beginning of a larger assault on public ed.

Managing Water Resources in a Changing Climate ~USGS

US roads, water and basic systems earn 'D' grade from ASCE- CORPS own tests: Corps of Engineers asks for TRILLIONS MORE DOLLARS
~More from Popular Mechanics

Levee path selection due by summer ~Matt Scallan

Company seeks land for plant that would turn garbage into fuel
~Jen DeGregorio


CYPRESS PLANTING this coming Saturday.
~The Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Restoration has alerted me that they have 75 cypress trees left over from a tree planting that need to go into the ground this weekend. If anyone is available and would like help with this... the weather report for Saturday says it will be sunny and in the 60s... looks like a good day for it. You will be working in the wetlands so boots are recommended! (Jan. 31 8:30am-2:30pm)
Please contact
lynda@changecorpsnola.org.
~Editilla T'n'T~Levees.org

Katrina Rebuilding Includes Solar Panels, Organic Farming And Hybrid Buses~Cain Burdeau

RMJM take on key projects to restore healthcare to
New Orleans
~World Architecture News


Sen. Landrieu hires former Cleveland mayor as new COS

Scalise says Obama wants to visit New Orleans to assess recovery

IRS offers new guidelines on hurricane damage aid
~Ted Griggs


Five Mardi Gras Float Designs
~Live Auctioneers


PEGASUS

"Man v. Food," Adam Richman travels to New Orleans~Mother's Restaurant, Deanie's Seafood and the 15-dozen oyster challenge at Acme Oyster House are all on the menu tonight at 9pm CST.

ANYTIME BREAD PUDDING ~Serious Eats

- makes 9 servings -
Adapted from Baking Unplugged by Nicole Rees.

Ingredients
2 cups milk
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup dark rum
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
4 large eggs
1 (1-pound) artisan bread loaf, preferably sourdough, cut into 1-inch squares (about 6 cups)

Procedure
1. In a medium saucepan, heat the milk with raisins over medium heat until the milk is very warm but not boiling. Pour into a large bowl and whisk in the cream, sugar, rum, vanilla, and nutmeg. Whisk in the eggs until smooth. Stir in the bread chunks, making sure that all the pieces are submerged. Let stand at room temperature, covered, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed, 45 minutes to 1 hour. (Alternatively, you may place the bread-custard mixture into the prepared baking dish, cover with plastic wrap, place a plate on top of the plastic wrap, weight down with a few cans, and refrigerate overnight. Allow to warm up for 30 minutes at room temperature before baking.)
2. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter a 9"-square baking dish. Spoon the bread mixture into the baking dish and cover with a sheet of butter aluminum foil. Set the baking dish in a shallow roasting pan. Place the roasting pan in the oven; pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the side of the baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until the center is a little wobbly in the center when juggled. Remove the foil and bake for 20 minutes more. Do not overbake—bread pudding will set upon cooling. Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.

Sour Cherry Amaretto Bread Pudding
Substitute 1/2 cup sour dried cherries for the raisins, reduce the vanilla extract to 1 1/2 teaspoons, add 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, and substitute 1/4 cup amaretto for the dark rum

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