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Matinée d’Airelles

November 27, 2007 at 11:49 am | In food | 7 Comments

Okay, I know I sort of implied last week that I was too cool for Thanksgiving and was giving a pass to all forms of seasonal tradition. But the truth is, I just didn’t have any holiday photos ready at the time — yes, you heard it here first: sometimes bloggers misrepresent their lives.

So what did I really do on Thanksgiving? I walked down to La Grande Epicerie and bought a €6 bag of authentic Ocean Spray cranberries.

So sue me — it turns out I am a bit of a traditionalist, after all.

Still, I didn’t really have the energy for a full Thanksgiving feast. Turkey, stuffing and pie for two people is a little ridiculous. Ultimately, though, my favorite part of any holiday isn’t the celebration itself, but the slightly dazed, groggy, and always comforting brunch the morning after. And so, Friday morning, I got up early to heat the oven and made my own little post-Thanksgiving tradition: cranberry bread pudding.

It’s like the two best aspects of Thanksgiving (stuffing and cranberry sauce) rolled into one and sweetened with sugar. What better way to get a (slightly belated) start on the holiday season?

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I have to say that this looks like MY KINDA BRUNCH – totally deelish!!

Comment by rhino75 — November 27, 2007 #

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Wow, cranberry bread pudding sounds great!

Comment by Stephanie — November 27, 2007 #

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Thanks, both of you — it’s all about the tartness of the cranberries. The recipe is here, by the way.

Comment by lapetiteamericaine — November 27, 2007 #

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Mmmm, damn does that look good! You’re even more of a traditionalist than me, it looks like — Thanksgiving came and went this year and I unfortunately didn’t do anything special. I’m going to try to make up for it, though, by doing special for Christmas.

Comment by Alice — November 28, 2007 #

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Delicious! I must give that a shot – I adore bread puddings of any kind although with all the temptations on offer here in Paris perhaps I shouldn’t add to it with baking…

Sarah

Comment by Passementerie (was Sarah in Marrakech) — December 4, 2007 #

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Those 6 euro cranberries look a wee bit sickly in the bowl, but looks like you made a nice dish with them anyway.
(I had the darndest time trying to convey to Frenchies what a cranberry was….do they not exist in France except for overpriced ones for the expats?)

Comment by Cassoulet Cafe — December 4, 2007 #

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