Bread Pudding

This is really good if you have lots of day old bread!...but I make this only once in a while, since I don't eat sugar in a daily basis!...this is just to indulge yourself in your 'sometimes' breakfast....enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 cups granulated sugar
5 large beaten eggs
2 cups milk
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups cubed Italian bread, allow to stale overnight in a bowl (I use my grain bread)
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
1 cup chopped pecans

For the sauce (optional)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 egg beaten
2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup brandy

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.

Mix together granulated sugar,eggs, and milk in a bowl; add vanilla. Pour over cubed bread and sit for 10 minutes.

In another bowl, mix and crumble together brown sugar, butter, and pecans

Pour bread mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the top and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.

For the sauce:
Mix together the granulated sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir together until the sugar is melted. Add the brandy, stirring well. Pour over bread pudding. Serve warm or cold. (recipe courtesy of Paula Deen)

Blessed Birthday

God is directing every one of your steps. He has already lined up solutions to your problems.....that's the word from Joel Osteen that I got from my twitter, today And it's very nice,...when we believe in God, we're not worry, we're not afraid. Many times when I was in the middle of party, or crowded area, I felt 'alone'...not lonely, probably because I'm not so good being party goers, but being alone right now without my hubby by my side anymore, I don't feel lonely, I feel that all friends from arround the world, sending me warm birthday wishes, and that's something I should grateful again and again. Every blackberry messenger that I got from any of my friends, is like pouring rain after long drought...it's sooo fresh!....also from facebook.

I still have Grace's grandma, someone that I can talk to, I still have many friends here in other states that just one dial, that I can chat with....I have a daughter who always keep me busy because she always forget where she put the game or her stuffed animals.

So, am so blessed with all above and with chocolate mousse cake for my birthday,...thank you God.

...how important it is to be able to separate and walk away to give your child the opportunity to go through their own experience....good luck Grace!...

mommy duties

Driving my daughter to daycare, packing, go to the bank, to the library, bringing back all those children books and DVD's, back home again, try to figure out what's for dinner tonight...weeeeh..my mommy's duties are back on....and I feel still lack of sleep, after taking care of my husband until he passed away, it's practically sleep deprive in 6 months.

I hope that I can escape my mommyville for just one hour spa...ha..ha...but another duty coming, we have to pack and move to our new beautiful house...God Bless us and thank you God that I am busy but really grateful with all You give to us.

I cleaned out the garage, my (well actually my husband and I) closet, and now am slowly working on my girl's room. Jeezz....just realize that my 3,5 year old daughter has ton of stuff, probably more than my stuff....

But I always remind myself to 'stop' whatever I was doing, and drive my car to our church which not that far from our place, tried to close my eyes, and let the holy spirit come to my brain, so that I always aware that God will give me light in every step I make. Ameen

don't want to say good bye, just 'see ya!'...

finally I got back here, after March Sadness...yea, God and Jesus decided to call my husband after battle with colon cancer...it's sad but if we think again clearly, he's now in a 'wonderland'...with no pain, no burden, no 'heavy' things in his mind...probably just playing, smiling...etc...
I'm so grateful with all deep simphaty, am blessed surrounded by family and friends, they're sooo wonderful,...and now I ..well, and my daughter, we have to move on,..we have to love our life eventhough without him...but we continue to celebrate our life with him in 'there'...see ya my love, you're a wonderful husband and a great dad...we love you forever.

Hello February

Grace's trying toy earrings

Haiiiyaa!..udah lama ga di update nich!..ampe 'jamuran' alias mushroom-an dah..LoL...2M2H, alias (alias lagi dech)..too many too handle,..lha wes piye ya?..nganterin les berenang, menghadiri open house at least dua sekolah katholik, terutama nich, yang deket tempat kita tinggal,...driving sana, driving sini, hadheeww!!...eeh ini ngga complain lho, cuma...ngambil napas dalam dalam, ..bersyukur pada Tuhan dikasih kesibukan....

Eeh..udah mau Valentine lagi ya?!...ampe bengong, tau tau udah mo V day, mungkin kali ini agak laen,berhubung my hubby yang lagi sakit, mungkin ga ke resto berempat ama grandma n Grace, ..ga apa, yang penting kasih dan damai Tuhan selalu beserta kita,..in the name of Jesus...

Happy New Year

Waaw, liputan Natal lewat nich, super duper sibuk, ntar dech upload photo photo-nya,...recently..sibuk nganterin anakku, ke YMCA,..family gym lhah, gymnastic class lhah,,swimming,...masukin anakku ke car seat, ngeluarin dia, waaaw..suck up energy dech, makanya aku ga mau ikutan jadi member-nya gym, biar anakku aja...daripada emak-nya ikutan, ntar malah ga bisa 'rajin'...mending I stick with my exercise at home, tiap pagi bangun sebelum anakku bangun, work out at least 15 minutes dech!...itu udah cukup membangkitkan energi....Happy New Year ya...semoga Tuhan memberkati dan memberi muzizat yang aku minta, untuk kesembuhan suamiku tercinta...Amin.