Day 6: A 'lil Punch de Creme Dessert

Recipe: Punch de Creme Bread Pudding

To be quite honest, I pay very little attention to dessert during the holidays because there is already a variety of sweet stuff circulating - mulled wine, cake, sweet breads, mince pies (British), creme liqueurs etc. Of course there is always egg nog, and Punch de Creme is the Caribbean's version of this sweet, creamy, milky, boozy drink. This year, you can consider drinking AND eating Punch de creme by making Punch de Creme Bread Pudding.

Give the bread an overnight soaking in the custard-Punch de Creme for a decadent pudding. You may also want to consider baking the pudding in a bain-marie for that soft custard like texture of the pudding. Get the recipe for Punch de Creme and the breading pudding here.

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My Wish For You...

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Weaving Palms

Want to make this?

My sister and I learnt how to make these woven lantern palms when we were teenagers. The older women at church taught us how to make them. Since then, every Palm Sunday, this is how we prepare our palms for the start of Holy Week.

You want to try making it? I'd love to see your pics if you do. You can share them on my Facebook page.

Follow the collages below. They are in order, row after row from left to right. And no, those are not my hands. My hand model prefers to remain anonomyous. Thanks PB!

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Get it - TASTESMONTHLY - Christmas Edition

Over 20 recipes complete with photographs are in the special Christmas Edition of December's TASTESMONTHLY. Make one, make two or all of the recipes for this season's entertaining.

My friend Judith in Suriname says that she is sharing the newsletter with friends and family for her annual end-of-year get together where the food is served buffet-style. She is planning to encourage them to cook from the newsletter for the celebration. What a positively neat idea Judith!

The newsletter is free. Inbox me with the words - Christmas Edition in the subject line and I will rush it off to you as soon as possible.

Let the feasting begin!

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Easter Greetings

May the peace, blessings and renewal of faith be with you - now and forever.

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