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Food and relationships go hand in hand,
have you noticed? When you are in the initial stages of rosy hued romance, you
will go out on dates to fancy restaurants where the items on the menu will be
largely unpronounceable and unheard of. You will giggle together and order
these exotic items and relish every bite. Exploring is the key word – exploring
both yourselves, and new things around you – especially the food that you eat
together. Food plays an important part because dates are often over good food, wouldn't you agree?
Notice how the dynamics change. As you
progress from dizzy lovers to the more complacent long-in-love couple, your
dining out decreases – visits to exotic restaurants are reduced to “special occasions” only and exotic
food is replaced by pizza, Chinese takeout and – homemade experiments.
This is not, in anyway, a bad thing –
though it might sound it at the first go. This period of life is actually quite
charming in its own way. Both of you are comfortable in your skins, sometimes
perhaps too comfortable. You know what to expect of each other – and you fall
into a comfortable routine that is warm and sunny and fuzzy in its own right.
This is the time for hot chocolate and homemade chocolate cake, for sugar cookies
baked at home with a glass of milk, for a plate of macaroni and cheese with a
glass of lemonade – you get the drift.
There is one dish, however, that speaks
volumes of comfort. Serve it to your boyfriend and snuggle under the covers on
a cold winter evening with mugs of steaming hot milk on the side table. If it’s
a summer day then go to the veranda and sit on old fashioned arm chairs with a
bowl of this – and dig in with two spoons.
Milk, however, is the constant factor here. This dish cannot be accompanied
by citrus lemonade or a juice. It is best served warm, with hot milk – you may
add a bit of chocolate powder to it, why not?
I’m talking about bread pudding. Easy to
make, delicious to eat. It’s a recipe that is made by mums and grand mums and
the reason why it finds a place in a couple's life is because it takes them back
to the era of childhood comforts. No one should miss out on this feeling. So bake him a bread pudding. This
dessert is not fancy; it doesn't look very good – so save it for the later part
of the relationship, when comfort is the key word. Initially, you will be
raring to show off your culinary skills – and that’s fine. But once the
tiramisus have been baked to exhaustion and you simply want something new, reach for that loaf of bread, and
bake this instead. All it needs is a few kitchen ingredients – and minimal
effort.
You will need:
2
cups whole milk
1/4
cup butter – salted, unsalted – doesn't matter.
2/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark, depending on taste preference)
3 eggs
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4
teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups bread, torn into small pieces – stale bread works well here
1/2
cup raisins
This
is how you make it:
Step 1. In
medium saucepan, over medium heat, heat milk just until film forms over top.
Combine butter and milk, stirring until butter is melted. Cool to lukewarm.
Step 2. Combine
sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at
medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture.
Step 3. Place
bread in a lightly greased casserole or baking dish. Sprinkle
with raisins and pour batter on top of bread.
Step 4. Bake
at 200 degrees C for 35-40 minutes or until set.
Serve warm and enjoy!:)
You
can make a warm caramel sauce to top the pudding with – melt some sugar over a
low flame with a pat of butter, swirl it around the pan and let it cool to an
amber liquid. Add a touch of rum or liqueur to it if you want an adult taste and
stir some more. Pour it over the warm bread pudding before serving – or digging
into it. It will be a hit with the boyfriend. :)
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