[Recipe] Tropic Sunset Peach Bread Pudding (Vegan)

Tropic Sunset Peach Pudding by ~ Eredien on deviantART

I started out thinking about making a crumble, and then realized that I had these hotdog buns left over that I needed to use up. I think this came out pretty well.

Recipe:
- 1 16 oz bag frozen peaches
- 1 16 oz can coconut milk
- 1 c quick cooking oats
- 1/2 c brown sugar
- 3 or 4 whole wheat hotdog buns (white or any other kind of bread works too)
- 1/3 c whole unsalted roasted almonds (optional, rum-soaked rasins or sliced fresh figs would probably also work well)
- 1/2 c vanilla soy or almond milk (you could also use plain soy/almond milk and add 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp whole fennel seeds


Grease 6x6 square pan.

Preheat oven to 350 deg F.

Tear hotdog buns into medium-sized pieces.

In medium bowl, thoroughly mix together frozen peaches, salt, bread, almonds, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, and coconut milk.
Press mixture into pan.

Sprinkle chunks of brown sugar evenly over top of peaches mixture. (You want little pockets of brown sugar, but want to make sure that they're relatively evenly distributed over the surface of the dish).

Sprinkle fennel seeds over top.

Top with even coating of quick oats.

Put in oven for 45-60 min, or until oat crust is browned around edges and filling is bubbling up from underneath. The top will be soft, not crumbly.

Serves about 6.

You can eat this cold and it's pretty good, but reheating this in the oven or microwave really brings out the flavor in the peaches and coconut milk.

Boston & Other Errata

The recipe for Tropic Sunset Peach Bread Pudding is up.

The rest of this post consists of three questions, two of which are for Boston-area or potential Boston-area people, and one of which is about clothing. Boston-area questions first:

- Does anybody have a space where they could take in a cat for a month or two? I'm hoping to get at least a part-time job soon, and have had an interview lined up for two weeks now which I am really hopeful about, but due to crazy circumstances that interview has been rescheduled twice--instead of knowing if I'm going to get this job, I've been on tenterhooks. I don't know when I'm going to be able to get an apartment of my own, and the current situation with Oolong is temporary. I'd pay for food, litter, any vet bills, etc, and come by to see her every other week or so. I'd hoped to have an apartment by now, and I've been in talks with realtors and job people, but it's been slow going. There's no lack of non-paying volunteer opportunities, and there's no lack of administrative positions, but I know I'm no good at doing that particular task-set and need something else to be happy; I'm not really willing to compromise my job-related happiness at this point since it looks like my job is going to be the biggest part of my life for a good while, and it's important for me to get this right, and as soon as possible.

- Is anyone in the Boston area (or anyone interested in moving to the Boston area) interested in splitting an apartment with me? I don't drink at all right now but am generally a fan of liquor, don't smoke but don't care if you smoke outside, and am looking for a place where I can have my cat and a lizard. I'm not interested in living with dogs or other csts, and Oolong is probably not a safe bet for birds, but other pets would probably be fine. I am thinking maybe I would like to live in the Teele Sq area or up near Alewife, or maybe real close to the Camberville border in Arlington. I don't have a car and don't plan on getting one. I plan on setting up a mini artstudio space for making and selling my artwork, wherever I end up. I'm LGTBQ, poly, and generally alternative-lifestyle-friendly. I am interested in cooking and gardening and would be happy with a farmshare or actually growing some food outside or inside. I'm vegan. Another vegan or vegetarian roommate would be ideal, but I'm happy to live with meat-eaters. I'm hoping to find a kind of quiet place to relax most of the time, but the occasional loud and noisy party is great. I kind of hope to host a big friendly dinner/movie night once a week or maybe once a month, and enjoy actually knowing and liking my roommates instead of just kind of passing each other in the hallway.Video gaming, RPGing, anime, music, artistic creation, writing, cooking, general nerdliness, graduate school, etc. are also neat.

If interested, or have questions, please email me, call or text, or private message me on lj. Or you can just leave a comment here and I will get in touch with you.

- For genderqueer, queer, transgender, gender-head people, people who aren't satisfied with what "men's clothing" and "women's clothing" is, and other kinds of people who were interested in the clothing marketplace idea that I posted about a while back--it looks like the Genderplayful Marketplace is raising itself up by its black and purple pleather boostraps. I'd like to sell clothing and accessories there. I already have some ideas for shirts, pants, etc, maybe some accessories. I'd like to do a dress with a built-in tie/vest top, for instance. Does anybody have any suggestions of anything they'd really like to see in that space? I'd love to actually, you know, create what you want and what I want, and market it to you.