Maker’s Mark Bread Pudding Recipe
December 16th, 2008 Categories: Davis Fun to Do, Local Food, Recipes
If you are going to indulge do it with bread pudding! In spite of my impression that bread pudding was vaguely repulsive, I put a little on my plate at Thanksgiving and was amazed: that warm, yeasty breaded custard with a luscious sauce of sweet, buttery …whiskey? Yes, it was whiskey and it was delicious! It was also fluffy, crispy and creamy. My obsession lead me to order bread pudding in restaurants, only to have that disappointing, inedible, dense gray cube placed on the table before me. So I set out to find out how to recreate the dreamy Thanksgiving concoction and I think I have it down… try it - you will NOT be disappointed, nor will your guests.
Maker’s Mark Bread Pudding
adapted from a *brief* entry somewhere on the internet…
4 croissants
1 ciabatta or similar airy but toothy bakery bread
1/2 cup raisins + whiskey for soaking
1 quart (4 cups) milk
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
*use less sugar if you don’t like it really sweet
2 tablespoons good quality vanilla
cinnamon and nutmeg
2 tablspoons melted butter
sauce
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
*again, use 3/4 cup if you don’t like it sweet
1/4 cup water
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup Maker’s Mark whiskey
Soak raisins in Maker’s Mark overnight
Slice croissants and bread into generous cubes. Leave in the open air over night
Preheat oven to 350
Pour milk over the bread in a large bowl, toss and let sit while preparing eggs
In another bowl wisk eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg until fluffy
Pour over bread, add raisins and toss the whole mess LIGHTLY with your hands
Roll melted butter around the bottom of an 8 x 12 baking dish
Pour the bread into the dish and then bake for 1 hour
While the pudding bakes, make the sauce:
Melt butter, sugar and water and keep at a rolling boil for 5 minutes
Remove from heat and pour in a small stream while wisking into a bowl with egg yolk
After it cools a little stir in Maker’s Mark. Taste and add more if you wish
After the golden brown pudding comes out of the oven, pour the sauce over the top
Serve warm, or warm it up before you serve
The last ingredient? Either a long run or alka selzer if you can’t resist this pudding like I can’t resist this pudding….if your friends don’t eat it all, you better throw it away or you might eat the entire thing…enjoy!
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Davis Bubble Thins Out : November 2007 vs. November 2008
December 2nd, 2008 Categories: Davis Builders, Davis CA Real Estate, Davis RE Trends, RE Week in Review, Real Estate News
Greetings after a long absence! Hope your Thanksgiving holiday was peaceful and that you had much to be thankful for.
During my time away from the blog I have continued to sell several homes and I continue the still-fruitless search for several discerning clients looking for a good home in the mid range. I have closed my 50th transaction for this year. My gratitude is as great and my tenacity still in tact.
It turns out Davis is not altogether impervious to this deep economic gulf. The median price has dropped a whopping 25% compared to this time last year, and the average is down just 6%. Average price per square foot is down 11%. Inventory seems down - there is a 3 month supply on the market now:
Active homes on the market: 60 homes / Avg price $608k / Avg sq ft $341
Short sales: 7 homes / Avg price $614k / Avg sq ft $284
Pending: 28 homes/ Avg price is $615k / Avg sq ft $291
Sold since September 1, 2008 / 66 homes/ Avg price $569k / Avg sq ft $305
List price to sales price ratio is 96%, down from 98.5% from the same period last year.
For Davis home sales November 2007 vs. 2008:
November 2007 November 2008
Sides 48 44
Days/Market 62 63
Med Price $523k $391k
Avg Price $559k $525k
Avg Price/sq ft $316 $282
Davis Year in Review : Price Per Square Foot
I believe it is a great time to build your new home - there are very few lots in Davis, but if you can find one, builders are eager to please and prices are good. You will have the full attention and appreciation of your builder. Call me if you want to know more about Davis lots, one in particular…
- Jamie Madison, 530.574.0596
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Mike Corbett Talks About Davis
October 10th, 2008 Categories: Real Estate News
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Don Fouts Comments on His Infill Projects in Davis
October 9th, 2008 Categories: Davis Builders, Davis CA Real Estate, Davis Infill Project, Davis RE Trends, RE Week in Review, Real Estate News
New Davis homes? Not many. Don Fouts will tell you there is nothing easy about finding a place to build. Take a look at his most recent infill project and hear about Chiles Ranch - a new 100+ home development Don and Steve Sherman are planning in the center of East Davis.
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Real Estate Market Crashing? Not so much in Davis…
October 7th, 2008 Categories: Davis CA Real Estate, Davis RE Trends, RE Week in Review, Real Estate News
Third quarter results are in, and Davis remains the real estate island it has always been. Sales volume is down 3%, median price is down 3% and average price is down 8% compared to the same quarter one year ago. (The 8% figure is in part because we have seen more homes under 2000 sq ft on the market this year and far fewer over 3000 sq ft.)
In the 41 Davis homes I have sold since January the challenge has not been uncertain future value, ability to get loans, or even price - the challenge continues to be finding a home with good character and sound aesthetics.
The answer to the inevitable question I often hear from friends - the market in Davis remains strong. See for yourself :
Q3 2007 Q3 2008
Number sold 148 143
Days on Market 49 53
Median Price $516,500 $500,000
Average Price $584,226 $537,137
Over the past 8 quarters, there has little shift in the average price of Davis homes. Below are figures for an average sized home - 1800 to 2400 sq ft.
As we sail into the 4th quarter of 2008, there are presently 96 single family homes on the market in Davis. 43 homes are under 2000 sq ft and just 10 are over 3000 sq ft. The average price is $658k and the average price/sq ft is $330. Average days on the market is 83 (slowing down? always in the autumn!). There are 7 short sales and no foreclosures. As I said, Davis is an island…
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It’s Fundamental: Measure W for Davis Schools
September 26th, 2008 Categories: Davis Schools, Davis Schools Foundation
Most real-estate related calls I get are from people hoping to put their children in Davis schools. However, it is not a given that our schools will thrive. Davisites will not soon forget the intense effort last spring to overcome threats to our schools due to budget shortfalls. Janet Berry led the “dollar a day” campaign on behalf of the Davis Schools Foundation to save nearly 100 cuts of Davis teachers. Over $1.7 million was raised and we avoided the impending cuts. FOR A YEAR…. And then what?
One donation was $100k from a single person…unlikely that we can continue to raise this kind of money in a grassroots effort year after year. Enter Measure W. Every dollar will be used to directly support:
1. Elementary Science Education
2. School Librarians
3. Music teacher at all levels
4. Secondary courses in English, Math, Science, Physical Education and Foreign
Languages
5. Lower class sizes in 9th and 10th grades
6. Athletics and co-cirricular activities such as drama and journalism
Measure W will do this by collecting $120 from each household for the next 3 years. Households headed by a senior over 65 will not be taxed. Apartments and multi-unit buildings will be assessed at $50/year. Proceeds of $2.4 million /year for the next three years will NOT be used to fund administration or create new programs - it will be managed by an oversight committee comprised of indepedent citizens.
In this time of great uncertainty what could be more important than making sure that all of our children - collectively - have an opportunity for a good education? Is it too much to ask that we participate a little more so that our children will know what they need to lead rich and informed lives?
So, what to do? First off, we need a 2/3 majority on election day! Let your friends, family, neighbors, colleagues know how important this is and urge them to vote. Want to do more?
1. Volunteer to call voters
2. Walk your neighborhood and knock on doors or hang a door hanger
3. Put up a yard sign
4. Send money to help with the campaign
Go to http://www.yesforourstudents.org/what for details on how to keep our Davis schools as good as they can be - for your children, for our future, yes, even for your property value. Thanks.
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