Bread pudding crawl for the holidays?

My mother never met a carbohydrate she didn’t like -- her words, not mine.

There were some carbohydrates Mimi liked so much she never made them. Or if she did, she didn’t tell us where they were hiding. Bread pudding was on the top of that list.

Mimi was a stay at home mom who prepared three meals a day for her family. Until I was 8 years old, my Dad came home for lunch. Though my mother spent a good part of each day cooking, she stayed very slim. I once asked her how she did it and she said,  “I fast between feasts”.

I might have been in college the first time I saw a homemade bread pudding on the countertop. When I asked what it was, Mimi explained that her mother always made bread pudding with day old bread. She didn’t follow a recipe, but instead mixed up ingredients on hand, making sure to add lots of raisins.

Here’s a recipe that appeared in the Wellesley Townsman. As you can see “Mimi approves this recipe”. 

If you’re in the mood for something more decadent, Jitterbug’s bread pudding with the rum crème Anglaise sounds delicious. I am sure Mimi would approve.  

Or, if you're in Boston and want to go on a bread pudding crawl, there are lots of restaurants to check out.