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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Recipe Testers Wanted: Bread and Butter Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Bread and Butter Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Serves 10
For the bread pudding:
6 large eggs
1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar
4 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon bourbon whiskey
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of allspice
1 (1 pound) loaf day-old French bread, torn into 1-inch chunks
4 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 cup golden raisins
For the whiskey sauce:
1 cups white sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup bourbon whiskey, or to taste
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar until light and creamy. Add the milk, cream, whiskey, vanilla, cinnamon, and allspice. Whisk thoroughly until combined.
Scatter the bread in a 9 x 13 baking dish, and drizzle over the melted butter. Toss until coated. Top with the raisins. Cover with the custard mixture. Let still out for 30 minutes to allow the bread to soak up the custard. May also be made ahead and refrigerated until you're ready to bake.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
Bake about 40 minutes, or until the custard is set and the top is browned. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving. May be served warm, room temperature, or cold.
To make the sauce: Mix the sugar, butter, and corn syrup in saucepan over low heat. Stir until the butter is melted, the sugar is dissolved, and the mixture is heated through. Whisk in the whiskey. May be served over the bread pudding warm, or at room temperature.
31 comments:
- Micky said...
Oh my, I NEED this!
- March 25, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Hania said...
hmm... I would love to be your first tester and provide you with some feedback.. BUT YOUR RECIPIES ARE JUST TOO GOOD!! And I've promised myself that I won't bake anything until the lent is over.. the list of recipies awaiting is getiing longer and longer..
Best FOODwishes,
Hania - March 25, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- Lhinelle said...
I would imagine this would also work well with other flavorful drinks, such as rum or amaretto. I know my dad makes a rum cake every Christmas, and it never lasts long...
- March 25, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Wow! Is this a southern thing? My English Mom used to make this when I was a kid, so I always assumed it was a British "war time" thing.
But I was just thinking about it yesterday, looking at all my day (or two) old bread.
Thanks Chef! You rock! - March 25, 2010 at 4:52 PM
- milkshake said...
Bread pudding is East-European home-made treat too. We knew it under the mysterious name zemlbaba.
- March 25, 2010 at 9:58 PM
sounds yum ..... I can't wait to try this ...except i'm going to try it with Sortilege ... whiskey with maple syrup .... YUM
- March 26, 2010 at 2:23 AM
- easy recipe said...
Its looks amazing, I never sow something like this.
- March 26, 2010 at 3:07 AM
One could jack this up with the addition of 150 grams of 70% dark chocolate chunks...just saying.
- March 26, 2010 at 4:49 AM
Ummmmm bread pudding.
One of my favorites.
I'll give it a try, but will have to add a few toasted pecans, and plump the raisins with a little booze first ('cuz I like boozy raisins). - March 26, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Video, please!
- March 26, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Micky said...
@ the person who said he/she likes boozy raisins.... Who doesn't? hahaha
- March 26, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- JustGoodDagwoods said...
This is a good recipe. I added a little nutmeg and I usually soak my raisins in brandy then add some chopped dates about a 1/4 cup. Another thing ( did not try with this) my grandmother-in-law used to make raisin cookies. They were gone in flash. The key I think was she would soak the raisins and dates in brandy. I decided after she was gone to take the liquid she discarded from the soak and added brown sugar then bring to a simmer with some vanilla. Let it reduce to a syrup. Added that to the bread soak and a vanilla sauce. Outstanding. Give it a try.
- March 26, 2010 at 5:57 PM
Turned out great, Chef!
I tasted the "egg nog" before adding to the bread, and found that a teaspoon or so of salt really made the flavor pop.
Great recipe. - March 28, 2010 at 1:23 AM
- rosemary said...
Any problems if I use brandy?
- March 28, 2010 at 5:16 AM
- Chef John said...
brandy is fine!
- March 28, 2010 at 12:04 PM
:::sigh::: I messed-up. I was in too much of a hurry and completely missed the (crucial) step of letting it sit for 30 minutes so the bread can soak up the custard. The bottom was mushy and the top was hard. Gads!
- March 28, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- Chef John said...
oh well, you can mix it up, and bake at 300 until it cooks.
- March 28, 2010 at 11:31 PM
- Unknown said...
This is an alltime favourite with my kids. I just mix up bread, butter, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, milk, cream and steam it for 30 mins on low. But Im gonna try this 'adult-pudding' with bourbon whisky cos i have this Irish whiskey lying and no one's drinking it...LOL
- March 29, 2010 at 5:27 AM
- JadedOne said...
Hey Chef John! Please note that everything below is my honest opinion. I respect you as a chef and I don't mean any ill will.. so please don't take it that way :)
I tried your recipe on Friday/Saturday. I made a few mistakes but that was my own fault. Instead of whisking the eggs with the sugar before adding the liquids, I dumped everything in a bowl and mixed that together. It just took a little longer to combine everything. I also didn't have any allspice on hand so I used nutmeg instead.
The bread pudding itself turned out wonderful however the I didn't like how the sauce came out. I made the sauce as directed but it must've been the corn syrup that gave it a not so pleasant after taste. I actually ended up using one of my friend's recipes which I've included below.
Bourbon sauce
2 oz bourbon
1 cup half and half
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
3 tbsp butter
Put everything but the bourbon in a pan. Heat on low, stirring constantly until thickened. Add bourbon. Strain sauce to get rid of egg lumps.
Sorry for the long comment.. but I hope this helps you out :) - March 29, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Chef John said...
Thanks! strange about the corn syrup aftertaste, i haven't experienced that.
- March 29, 2010 at 12:51 PM
Chef John,
I cant find the video of bread and butter pudding! Please help! - March 30, 2010 at 6:57 AM
- Chef John said...
there is no video. this was just a written recipe for the cookbook I wanted people to try
- March 30, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- Louise said...
I love this picture...
- March 30, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- Chris said...
I made this recipe today. The directions were very good and straight forward. My girlfriend loved it, though it was a little eggy for me. Awesome, simple recipe though. As always, great recipe Chef John
- April 7, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Tried this recipe with the bourbon sauce given by JadedOne.
I reduced the sugar used in the bread pudding because the sauce itself is very sweet already.
Thanks alot for this great recipe!! - December 24, 2010 at 8:35 PM
This was an awesome desert for my New Years Eve dinner. Thank you for the recipe and the instructions. PERFECT!
-- Beth - December 31, 2010 at 11:17 PM
- RaeganMcAdams said...
I know I'm 3 years late, but I'm just finding this recipe. Made it for my husband's birthday dinner. Him and my in-laws loved it. My father-in-law even loved it more than the confit of pork belly.
Super delicious! - October 19, 2013 at 7:11 PM
- Anne Hastings said...
I too am 3 years late! I made a number of crazy changes (due to what I had to work with). We had a sizable snowstorm here yesterday and since Mr. Sun hasn't melted the white stuff off my car yet, I wasn't going to the store. I halved the recipe, didn't add the whiskey. I used 5 Tastykake Pecan Swirls (which no one would eat and I didn't want to throw out), and since it seemed like I needed more bread, 4 slices of store bought regular sandwich bread, 1/2 of a Kaiser roll and an egg knot roll all torn up (like I said, I used what I had!). I heated the milk (I don't know why) and added the (regular) raisins and dry ingredients (and a pinch of salt) to that, then let it cool slightly. Beat the eggs with the heavy cream, then added the milk mixture. I sprinkled chopped pecans all over the top and let it sit for 30 minutes in a glass casserole. Baked at 325 for 50 minutes. I didn't make the whiskey sauce, but might make a vanilla sauce. Right out of the oven... it is delicious! I love your videos and recipes - thanks for this bread pudding recipe!
- January 22, 2014 at 12:29 PM
- Unknown said...
Almost 5 years late. Chef John has been making me look good for years and this recipe is no exception! Served it up to a crowd who swore they were too full to eat another bite. Yeah right. 6 people polished it off in no time and my wife was upset since this is one of her favorite desserts. So..I'm making more today just for her. I followed the recipe exactly, maybe a few more raisins. i can't say enough about your recipes and videos. Best thing since my mom gave me her Good House Keeping pictorial cookbook 35 years ago when I left the nest.
- November 21, 2014 at 4:05 PM
- Ben said...
7 years later, still a good recipe. An easier way to serve french toast to a crowd. I used bourbon-soaked currants and diced apricots instead of raisins, which worked wonderfully. Next time I might try making the sauce with maple syrup instead of corn syrup for a maple-bourbon glaze, but I wanted to use up some corn syrup anyways, and it was good as is.
I found it helpful to squish the bread down into the custard with a spatula after letting it soak, since a lot of the chunks might be left high and dry. I also switched on the broiler for a few minutes at the end to brown the top without overcooking the custard. - January 1, 2017 at 5:55 PM
- The Invisible Pink Unicorn said...
Hey Chef John, should I tear it into chunks and then store it in the oven overnight or just buy it and wait until the next day to make the chunks?
- July 14, 2017 at 9:02 PM


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SCAHILL: Well, you know, since 9/11 the role of Special Operations forces, particularly the most elite units that comprise the Joint Special Operations Command or JSOC, have been given a very wide mandate to strike in countries across the world where the president of the United States determines there are plots against America or there are terror leaders that the United States has intelligence on, particularly with their whereabouts.
And they can go in and snatch someone or kill them. President Obama has been very willing to give them the authorization to do that and these operations are called F-cubed operations - find, fix, finish. You find the target, you fix their location, and then you finish them off. And that could come in the form of a night raid, a missile strike, a drone strike, or in the case of Libya, actually sending Delta Force in to snatch someone off the streets of another nation.
MONTAGNE: The fact is, though, Special Operations, they date back. They go as far back as the Green Berets of Vietnam. But where do you date the rise of Special Forces to become such a dominant part of military operations?
SCAHILL: Well, you know, I think there's very little new in warfare, except technology, and you know, a lot of the strategies that we see being employed by President Obama and President Bush before him have been tested before on the battlefields of Korea or Vietnam. But really, after 9/11 the Special Operations world was injected with steroids of sorts and a lot of money was poured into the operations.
And I think because of technology, because of the ability of the U.S. to monitor communications around the world, there are just more operations.
MONTAGNE: Name a few of the countries that would seem to have the most concentration or the most important operations of Special Operations forces.
SCAHILL: Well, there's no doubt that right now, the center of activity is based out of Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan. You have a growing presence of U.S. Special Operations forces in East Africa and the Horn of Africa targeting Somalia, as we saw recently, certainly on the Arabian Peninsula targeting Yemen. But also it's not just kinetic operations that they're doing, in other words kill or capture.
In many cases, JSOC forces, they embed with militaries of other nations to either fight terrorists or to train their military. So for instance, we have Special Operations forces in the Philippines right now working with Philippine Special Forces to go after Islamic militant organizations. You have U.S. Special Operations forces in Mexico and Columbia working alongside the counter-narcotics units of those governments.
They really do have a global mandate, and in some cases it's to train other militaries. In other cases it's to conduct lethal operations against terrorists.
MONTAGNE: And of course, we're there to help train and in many countries we're there to target terrorists. They are there with the permission and even welcomed by host countries, but Libya, for instance, came out after this recent raid and said that they had not been invited into Libya. How much of it is in the shadows in the sense that the countries do not even know what's going on?
SCAHILL: Well, I think you have sort of dueling realities here. In the case of Yemen, the Yemeni regime, under Ali Abdullah Saleh, at times used the United States by feeding it bad intelligence to kill domestic political opponents of the dictatorship. Also there have been incidents where U.S. forces are deployed as trainers and then have sort of gone off the ranch and done unilateral activities that have angered the host government.
But, you know, in the case of Libya and Yemen in particular, those governments really don't have much of a leg to stand on in confronting the United States because they're too dependent on U.S. aid and, quite frankly, U.S. military support.
MONTAGNE: Couldn't it be said that they need this?
SCAHILL: Well, I mean, that gets into a very complicated area or arena. In the case of Yemen, the drone program that the U.S. has been engaged in has caused very serious political problems for the Yemeni government because there's a perception that Yemen is allowing another nation to come in and drop bombs in tribal areas throughout the South.
And you know, I think a reasonable argument could be made that in some areas of both Yemen and Pakistan, U.S. operations have contributed to the propaganda efforts of Islamist movements or, quite frankly, al-Qaida in some cases. I heard in several language in different countries the same basic sentiment, which is that the United States says al-Qaida is terrorism, but we view your operations against us as terrorism.
MONTAGNE: Okay. But in this recent raid in Libya, the aim was to capture a militant alleged to have been connected to the 1998 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The idea is to bring him to trial. So is that a good thing?
SCAHILL: Well, I mean I've long advocated that we back away from this idea that we're in a war against terrorism and go back to viewing it as the crime that it is and trying to bring these people to justice, not by simply saying, well, we're going to zap them from the sky with drones or we're going to do a night raid and put a bullet in their head, but actually try to take custody of them so that they can stand trial for the crimes that they've been involved with.
I still have problems with the way that these operations are conducted, where people are flown out to ships in the Indian Ocean or elsewhere and are held at times for weeks incommunicado without access to lawyers. But I think it's a step in the right direction to actually say we're going to prosecute them in civilian courts and not just simply assassinate them.
MONTAGNE: You've characterized Special Operations as conducting a perpetual war - that is, a worldwide battlefield going on and on and on. What exactly do you mean by that?
SCAHILL: Well, the phrase the world is a battlefield is not my own. It's a play on something that Donald Rumsfeld said very early on after 9/11, and that was that he believed that the U.S. military should be able to go into any country where the U.S. perceived that there could be future hostilities and that mentality has sort of endured over the years and from one administration to the next.
President Obama, in his second inaugural address, said that he didn't want the United States to exist in a state of perpetual war, and that in fact it couldn't exist in a state of perpetual war. And yet my sense from investigating this story is that his administration has systematized the very program implemented by Bush and Cheney early on after 9/11 and has virtually insured that whoever is president after Obama is going to continue to use these forces in a way that guarantees we're going to be in a perpetual state of war.
MONTAGNE: Well, thank you very much for talking with us.
SCAHILL: Thank you, Renee.
MONTAGNE: Jeremy Scahill is out with a book and documentary about the rise of Special Forces called "Dirty Wars." This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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LYON, France – An agreement to extend access to INTERPOL's tools and services to key border points in six Central African countries has been concluded by INTERPOL and the Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC).
Signed by CEMAC President Pierre Moussa and INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble, the agreement provides a framework for linking 40 border points in the CEMAC countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon) to I-24/7, INTERPOL's secure police communications system.
In addition to updating the I-24/7 access at the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) in each of the six countries, the two organizations will collaborate to establish access at remote sites including international airports, sea ports and strategic border crossing points.
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The Pro/1/2 podium for the Six Gap criterium. L-R: Scott Kuppersmith, Lucas Wardein, and Brian Toone
Analise wake-boarding with Brad
Josiah and me about to start jet-skiing
Josiah giving us the hang ten sign while wake-boarding with Brad
These photos above are my favorite from a great family weekend of hanging out with friends, racing and riding bikes, and enjoying the beautiful mountains of North Georgia. Analise and Josiah wake-boarded for the first time. I got to ride a jet ski for the first time. And we had a great time hanging out with Brad and Brenna and their kids at their family lake house on Lake Lanier less than 30 minutes from Dahlonega. Here's how the racing went on Saturday and the epic riding went on Sunday…
Saturday @ 7:30PM, Six Gap Criterium
The course was the same three corner course plus the downtown square which is small enough that I heard at least one person describe it as a roundabout. So the course was either three corners and a 180 or 7 corners depending on how you count the square. Either way you go, the course is really fast with two uphill sections and two downhill sections. I was slow in getting to start line so I started on the back row of a small field of about 25 pro/1/2 riders. The layout of the course meant that there was really only one spot to pass people – just past the start/finish all the way through the top of the hill after turn 1. The rest of the course was so fast and had turns coming at you so quickly that it was difficult to pass anyone.
I had to watch the early breaks on the first couple laps go as I was still working my way to the front. Fortunately, none of those stuck, and I was able to get to the front by the fourth or fifth lap. A few laps later I went with a move that didn't last long. A few laps after that was another move that I was in – this one lasted a couple laps but never got a good gap. Only a couple laps after that, I bridged up to a move started by Brendan Cornett (TBB Sports), who has been riding super strong this year, and one of the UHC-706 riders (Jonas?). Brendan was clearly the strongest and drilled it hard, but we never got our gap out to more than 5-10 seconds. Even so, we held that gap for quite a few laps (about 1/4 of the race) before getting pulled back in.
Then there was a flurry of attacks that eventually saw Scott Kuppersmith break free. A lap or two later, Lucas Wardein (Florida Velo), attacked and bridged to Scott solo. I think at that point everyone looked to UHC to bring back the move, but the gap had ballooned to nearly 30 seconds so it was too late to bring it back in the last five laps. Johnny Brizzard (Subaru) raced aggressively but couldn't get a gap to stick. He was at the front drilling it hard at the start of the last lap when I decided to attack as soon as the pace let up. Going into turn 1, we slowed down just a bit and it was now or never so I attacked as hard as I could hoping to hold it through all the corners. I was able to just barely hold it to the finish with Brendan and Oneal Samuels (UHC-706) coming up fast behind me for 4th and 5th. Kristine got a good video of the finish starting with me charging through with about 500 meters to go…
She also got a video of the field rounding the square earlier in the race…
I was really happy to finish my last criterium for the year with one more podium! All my power/heartrate data is below:
Six Gap Criterium Pro/1/2 – heartrate/power data (click to enlarge)
Six Gap criterium pro/1/2 power map (click to enlarge)
Six Gap criterium pro/1/2 last lap power data (click to enlarge)
Six Gap criterium pro/1/2 heartrate zones
Six Gap Criterium Lap Data Pro/1/2 Third Place Lap Time AvgPow MaxPow HR MPH 1 1:16 301 796 165 25.7 2 1:15 255 725 169 26.2 3 1:14 266 849 170 26 4 1:13 301 877 169 27.3 5 1:08 381 874 181 29.1 6 1:12 324 711 185 27.6 7 1:17 280 651 177 26 8 1:17 247 570 175 26.2 9 1:22 233 806 165 25 10 1:14 304 955 166 27.8 11 1:10 359 801 181 29.4 12 1:20 219 644 176 26.5 13 1:20 210 779 165 25.9 14 1:20 233 882 162 26.7 15 1:13 325 884 167 29.3 16 1:11 344 921 183 31.1 17 1:09 352 691 185 29.5 18 1:15 300 655 186 28.4 19 1:21 234 594 178 25.5 20 1:15 239 777 169 27.9 21 1:16 217 813 166 27.7 22 1:18 259 920 163 26.3 23 1:13 271 756 176 28.6 24 1:13 352 890 180 28.5 25 1:11 296 696 184 28.6 26 1:13 317 661 183 27.7 27 1:15 279 631 182 27.4 28 1:14 294 643 180 27.4 29 1:17 291 837 179 25.9 30 1:16 228 630 177 27.3 31 1:19 192 738 172 25.7 32 1:20 214 746 164 26 33 1:15 221 745 166 26.5 34 1:27 195 767 163 22.8 35 1:21 241 973 161 24.9 36 1:16 240 807 169 26.2 37 1:17 235 872 164 25.5 38 1:23 206 873 166 24.4 39 1:21 234 890 166 24.4 40 1:15 249 852 165 26.8 41 1:20 282 887 166 24.9 42 1:21 262 810 180 25 43 1:15 285 912 177 26.8 44 1:13 287 917 175 27.4 45 1:12 235 715 176 27 46 1:07 463 990 185 29.2
Sunday @ 7:30AM, Six Gap Gran Fondo
Less than 12 hours later, I was lined up with close to 3,000 other people awaiting the start of the annual Six Gap century. There is a reason why this event draws so many people – the course covers some of the best cycling roads in the entire country. Huge climbs, awesome descents, and lots of fun awaits those who do this event. The century also has a KOM competition that was sponsored this year by the USA Pro Cycling Challenge (the pro tour race in Colorado). This year's competition was based on your chip timing up Hogpen Gap – a 7 mile stair-stepper climb with sustained sections as steep as 15%.
The first few miles leaving the high school were a great time chat with people and enjoy the draft of such a huge group. When you get that many cyclists together, you know that there are going to be a lot of yo-yoing back and forth as the pace accelerates on the downhill and then suddenly slows on the next steep roller — so you do your best to pay attention and help each other out by calling out when the pace is slowing and everything is fine. The group takes up pretty much the whole road, but on a Sunday morning in a rural section of the mountains of north georgia, I can only recall seeing a couple cars the entire 10 mile section leading into the first large hill on the course.
I was pretty far back when we reached the first of the six major climbs of the day – Neel's Gap. I worked my way close to the front by the top of the first section of the climb. Then shortly after the bottom of the next climb, I finally made it all the way to the front. My teammate, Boris Simmonds, accelerated a bit and got away from the group early on the climb. Jimmy Schurman (Globalbike) set a fast pace that eventually reeled in Borris and dropped everyone except Christian Parrett (Globalbike), Mark Fisher (strong rider from Birmingham), and me. Across the top, we slowed down enough that quite a few riders joined us on the descent with a group of maybe 20 riders starting the climb up Jack's Gap together.
The pace up Jack's was tame enough that most of us were still together going into the third climb of the day (Unicoi Gap). Mark pushed it super hard at the bottom. I was on his wheel so I initially went with him, but I was pushing 375 watts up the climb and wanted to save some energy for the next climb up Hogpen Gap. Mark went on alone and I joined the rest of the group cruising up Unicoi at a more leisurely pace. We stopped at the top and refueled with lots of PB&J sandwiches.
Our group pushed the pace hard heading into the Hogpen climb so we were down to less than 10 riders by the turn onto GA-348. Jimmy Schurman was drilling it hard at the front and pretty soon it was just me, Mark, and Christian again. We crested the first part of the climb together, but Mark came off our group on the next steep section of the climb. Eventually we caught a couple riders who had not stopped at the Unicoi rest stop. Last year, Jimmy had dropped me at the steep section of the climb where there is a pull-out and several portapotties setup. This year I was happy to be able to hang with him and Christian all the way to the last steep roller before the top (about 1K to go). I just couldn't sustain an above-threshold pace anymore so I eased up a bit to finish the climb at right about my threshold power of 300 watts.
After a couple minutes of waiting for more people from our group to catch up at the top, we headed down the super fast Hogpen descent. I thought Wolfpen was included again in the KOM competition so I pushed the pace hard at the bottom, Jimmy took over in the middle, and then Christian finished it off. Wolfpen is not nearly as steep as Hogpen so there was about 10 of us who survived the climb together. It's tricky passing all the 3 gap riders and my voice was kinda horse from shouting "hello, on your left" up the climb and down the descent on the other side.
The final climb up Woody's gap is much shorter than all the rest, and the descent was mostly good this year. Last year, we got held up by more 3-gappers and more cars on the road. This year, we eventually caught a truck pulling a 4-wheeler on a trailer and had to wait for him for a mile or two. Then he decided to stop to let us by (which almost caused us to plow into the back of him) but I was thankful that we could bomb the remaining mile or two of the descent. The rollers were good, and Christian pointed out the start of the dirt climb up Woody's gap so I'm going to try to hit that up for southern cross in february.
Another year, another fun time at Six Gap! Here is all my power data … the first map below has the six climbs annotated with power, time, distance and vertical elevation gain.
Six Gap gran fondo power map with gap times, distances, and power averages annotated (click to enlarge)
Six Gap gran fondo heartrate/power data (click to enlarge)
Six Gap heartrate zone summary
Finally, here is a map of our boating fun yesterday and a couple more videos of the kids wake-boarding with Brad.


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Laminate can be used anywhere in the home. It is extremely versatile and the perfect choice for any room. However, laminate is best in areas of your home that have a lot of traffic. Use it in hallways, entryways, or the family room. Laminate is also a great choice for flooring a basement where concrete slabs lack the level flooring needed for hardwood.
Great-looking floors are easy to maintain with laminate. They have tough exteriors that resist stains, moisture, scuffs, and scratches for years of unbeatable protection. It's also a good choice for the kitchen because it cleans up so easily.
If you love entertaining, you'll love laminate floors. They handle heavy traffic without showing wear and clean up easily after the occasional spill! Fortunately, laminate flooring is long lasting and affordable.
Plus, it's easier than ever to find the style you need to set your room apart. There's a huge range of types of laminate flooring, each with a style of its own. From the rugged beauty of slate to the natural warmth of hardwood to the clean look of ceramic tile, it's all possible with laminate.
Care of laminate flooring is relatively easy. It brings the beauty of a natural wood or stone floor and the easy maintenance of a resilient floor for the style and carefree maintenance that you need. For general cleaning, use a dust mop. If heavier cleaning is needed, an occasional damp mopping with a mild cleaning product is suggested. Don't flood your floor with water or use wax, detergent, or polish as they leave a filmy and dull residue. To eliminate particles of dirt and grit, vacuum or sweep daily. Make sure to use a vacuum with a brush.
If you choose to buy and install your flooring with Carpet One Floor & Home, you get advantages like the Beautiful Guarantee, where if you're not perfectly satisfied with your flooring, they'll replace it – free. You can also have warranties lasting up to 50 years and healthy installation to maintain the air quality in your home.
Keep laminate flooring in mind for the next time you want to balance the natural elegance of hardwood or stone with the versatility, durability, and affordability your lifestyle demands. With so many laminate options available, you're sure to find one that's perfect for your needs.


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Jobless rate falls below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years
| Washington
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. The rate declined because more people found work, a trend that could have an impact on undecided voters in the final month before the presidential election.
The Labor Department said Friday that employers added 114,000 jobs in September. The economy also created 86,000 more jobs in July and August than first estimated. Wages rose in September and more people started looking for work.
The revisions show employers added 146,000 jobs per month from July through September, up from 67,000 in the previous three months. The unemployment rate fell from 8.1 percent in August, matching its level in January 2009 when President Barack Obama took office.
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The decline could help Obama, who is coming off a disappointing debate performance against GOP challenger Mitt Romney.
Stock futures rose modestly after the report. Dow Jones industrial average futures, up 30 points just before the report came out, were up 45 points after it was released.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed to 1.73 percent from 1.68 percent just before the report, a sign that investors were more willing to embrace risk and moving money from bonds into stocks.
The job market has been improving, sluggishly but steadily. Jobs have been added for 24 straight months. There are now 325,000 more than when Obama took office.
The September gains were led by the health care industry, which added 44,000 jobs — the most since February. Transportation and warehousing also showed large gains. The revisions showed that governments actually added 63,000 jobs in July and August, compared with earlier estimates that showed losses.
Still, many of the jobs added last month were part time. The number of people with part-time jobs who wanted full-time work rose 7.5 percent to 8.6 million.
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Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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The St. Stephen's and St. Agnes Saints unexpected rise to dominance continued Saturday with the squad's 26-7 victory over the Potomac School.
Despite the final score, the Saints trailed through much of the matchup. Though they scored first on a 31-yard pass from quarterback Ish Seisay to wide receiver Sam Gallahan, the extra point kick went wide.
The Panthers (1-2, 0-0 in conference) responded soon after — quarterback Kevin Havermann hit wide receiver Johnny Read for a 29-yard touchdown pass — and did not make the same mistake. Potomac's 7-6 lead held steady as each squad's defense dominated.
But after two scoreless quarters, Seisay broke through the Panthers defense with a four-yard dash into the end zone. The St. Stephen's squad went for a two-point conversion to extend their lead, but the passing play crashed and burned.
Holding onto the six-point lead, the Saints turned — and not for the first time this season — to running back Darius Manora. The senior, already enjoying a breakout year, punched in a two-yard touchdown run.
He followed that score with an 11-yard touchdown run minutes later to cap off the Saints' 20-point fourth-quarter performance and secure the victory. The pair of touchdown runs brings the running back's season total to eight, though five were earned in a rout of backyard rival Bishop Ireton earlier this month.
Though the Saints have yet to play a conference game, they are 4-0 on the season. This year, the second under head coach Bernard Joseph, is a far cry from the Saints previous two seasons, which saw the team go 1-8 in both campaigns.
They face a tough challenge Saturday with a matchup against Paul VI Catholic (3-1, 0-0 in conference). The Panthers are coming off a 39-14 loss to Woodberry Forest and looking for revenge.


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Best in Fashion 2012: 10 styles that made our heads turn
Every year fashion offers up the good, the bad and the ugly. But what the industry is really built on — and consumers respond to — is buzz.
NEW YORK (AP) — Every year fashion offers up the good, the bad and the ugly. But what the industry is really built on — and consumers respond to — is buzz.
Here are the top moments of 2012 that made our heads turn:
1. Angelina Jolie at the Oscars. The leg that peeked out of the high thigh-high slit of her Versace gown was the most exciting appearance on the red carpet. The gown fit perfectly into the sleek, simple, sexy mold that Jolie favors, but it was Jolie's picture-perfect pose to expose just enough thigh that launched a thousand memes. Her companion Brad Pitt gets an honorable mention for his scruffy appearance in a Chanel fragrance ad that left many scratching their heads.
2. Michelle Obama and Ann Romney's matching hues. The wives of the presidential candidates turned out to the second debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in practically the same shade of hot pink. But they weren't by the same designer: Romney's was by Oscar de la Renta, and Obama's by Michael Kors. A potential matching prom dress-style embarrassment was chalked up to timing: October's breast cancer awareness month.
3. Marc Jacobs' Louis Vuitton show. Many of the designer runways seemed more of the same — stark stages, thumping music and audiences distracted by their electronic gadgets — but the Louis Vuitton fall catwalk in Paris commanded attention. Models dressed in their very best traveling clothes stepped off a reconstructed retro steam train. Valets carried the vintage-inspired hat boxes and vanity cases. The trip seemed refreshingly refined and modern.
4. Two-tone Stella McCartney dresses. McCartney, no stranger to the red carpet, has created a style that celebrities can't get enough of. Her ultra-flattering "silhouette" dress has become almost ubiquitous. It features one color on the bodice and back, and a graphic opposite on the sides and sleeves. Kate Winslet has worn several versions, and Brooklyn Decker, Kate Moss, Edie Falco and Liv Tyler have, too. The best turn might have been Jane Fonda at the Cannes Film Festival.
5. Beyonce's back-from-baby body. Some new mothers claim they feel sexier than ever. Beyonce was living proof at the Met Gala, the important industry event co-hosted by Vogue's Anna Wintour. Beyonce's skin-tight, largely sheer — save the bodice beading and feathered fish-tail train — gown by Givenchy announced that Ivy Blue Carter's mom wasn't going to hold back. An honorable mention goes to Jessica Simpson, who dieted her way to a Weight Watchers ad then wound up pregnant again.
6. 007's slim suits. Daniel Craig's wardrobe in "Skyfall" is impeccably tailored — and quite tight. Unlike the James Bonds that came before him who all liked the traditional looser, longer cut of a Savile Row-style suit, Craig, whose wardrobe is created mostly by Tom Ford, takes his suits Euro style with tapered legs and shorter rises. There's no question Craig's super spy Bond will go down in history as one of the best, but it's fair to ask if he could pull off those impressive chases in clothes that tight.
7. Supermodel reunion at the London Olympics. Gold was the new black at the closing ceremony with a parade of supermodels wearing gilded gowns in a tribute to British fashion. Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell both had on Alexander McQueen, Georgia May Jagger's was by Victoria Beckham, Karen Elson was in Burberry, and Stella Tennant donned a Christopher Kane Swarovski-crystal catsuit. The soundtrack — of course — was David Bowie's "Fashion."
8. Another supermodel reunion at New York Fashion Week. Alexander Wang's show has become must-see viewing, partly for influential hipster clothes, but also for the model line-up, a who's who of top catwalkers. It was a coup even for him, however, to get the likes of Gisele Bundchen, Carmen Kass, Frankie Rayder and Shalom Harlow, who all very rarely do shows, to walk in February. Start the wish list now of who he'll nab for his debut at Balenciaga next year.
9. Miley Cyrus' cropped cut. When Cyrus cut off the long hair her fans had become used to, she took some heat. She has said (and Tweeted) repeatedly, though, that she was pleased with the new punk-pixie look and was sticking with it. Short hair turned out to be a big trend, with Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Anne Hathaway all ending the year with much shorter locks than they started with.
10. Julianne Moore at the Emmys. Moore's neon-yellow Dior Haute Couture outfit (really a sweater and ball skirt) spawned a love-it-or-hate-it debate among armchair style critics. What was largely left out of that conversation, however, was that it was Raf Simons' big celebrity debut for Dior, which he took creative control of after the John Galliano scandal. At least Simons can claim the better reviews when it came to his showdown of next-gen designers at historic French houses against Hedi Slimane at Saint Laurent Paris.


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Ugh. It was awful and had zero function. It took me years of living in our home before I did anything with the space. Years. It was such a tricky spot to problem solve since it opens up right into our living room and there is such a small landing! Anything too bulky and you wouldn't be able to safely move past it. Yet, doing nothing at all would cause for unnecessary piles or an absolutely sparse and lonely space.
Then, back in April, I gave you a little glimpse of our solution for our shoe storage and for that wall!
We found the shoe storage unit at Ikea and decided the investment was worth every penny since we had gone years without any solution, and wanted something that was going to last through the rest of our time in this house.
We have been loving our new shoe storage since the day it was installed. It's fantastic and has done everything and more to keep our entry uber tidy and organized. And many of you have been asking to take a peek inside that little drawer. Or asking questions about how we organize our entry in general. So I thought I would share some of the updates we have made since I last showed the piece.
First I thought I would show you how the shoe cubbies and drawer open, still leaving plenty of room to navigate around the space:
I used my Silhouette to create fun "His" and "Hers" labels on the tray with vinyl.
Inside the drawer, I also used my Silhouette to cut a paw print and place it on the inside of a shallow white bowl:
That's our way of labeling where the dog leash goes!
That adorable yellow drawer liner was actually already part of the drawer unit when we purchased it! Such a win, one less step for me to do!
We use the drawer to hold the dog leash, extra flashlights, sunglasses, my coupon envelope and small bins of chalk and batteries.
Next to the shoe stand, I popped in my new bucket I found at the Junk Bonanza, to hold the kiddo's umbrellas:
All of the changes we have been making to get our entry in organized shape have really worked well for us! We really couldn't be happier with how far it has come!
Anyone else have awesome small entry way storage solutions that have worked for you?


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Spring is here and summer is just around the corner! Whether you're traveling out of the country or just enjoying the beautiful North Carolina weather at home, be sure to use repellants and other general protection measures against biting mosquitoes. These measures become very important against mosquitoes as you find yourself spending more time outside working in your gardens or flowerbeds, hosting family and friends for cookouts or just relaxing on your porch.
Please read some of the general protective measures and a list of some of the repellants recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For more information visit: Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Other Insects & Arthropods.
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For more information or questions regarding mosquitoes in Forsyth County contact the Environmental Health Division at the Forsyth County Department of Pubic Health at 703-3225.


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Gluten Free Nutella Doughnuts & A Cookbook Giveaway!
I'm in Utah folks! Got in Salt Lake City yesterday afternoon and I'm heading to The Canyons Resort in Park City Utah where the Evo 10 Conference is held this year. To say that I am honored and stoked is putting it mildly. Yesterday as I was watching my inbox implode in between two planes, I just smiled and thought "breathe – take the travel time as a time out". I am looking forward to this week, complete with the workshop in Boulder. Work does pile up when you can't look! It's fine though. It's actually better than fine. It's impossible to complain when mixing work and play in such beautiful scenery as the mountains of Utah and Colorado.
Before I left I treated B. to a couple of special treats and of course stocked the fridge and freezer. When I made these Nutella Doughnuts from Lorna's cookbook, The Newlywed Kitchen, they almost ended up being dinner. We just could not stop eating them. Pop. Pop. Pop. Oops… Tender, moist, tangy and filled with Nutella….the one thing we truly fight over in the kitchen. If you finish the jar and do not replace it, be ready to face a mini temper tantrum. And not necessarily from me…!
Last week I raved about the simplicity of the Parmesan Roasted Asparagus Tomatoes and Eggs I made from her cookbook. Well, let me raved about how spending a little bit of time in front of the stove to fry these babies up was worth it. Ten times that even. The recipe comes together in no time and the size of the doughnuts makes them the perfect little bite to have after dinner or as a treat (but you won't stop at one, let me tell you that!). The oozing Nutella in the center? Literally the proverbial icing on the cake. Per-fect.
I love drop doughnuts and the simplicity of Lorna's recipe makes them so easy to adapt gluten free. If you are afraid of deep drying. Fear no more. The temperature given for the oil is right on for these. They turn into perfect airy pockets with a slight tang coming from the ricotta and lemon zest. Love how the Nutella plays so well with the lemon zest. Just the right touch of it too. They are so good plain too. Filled with some strawberry jam I made last month. I even filled some with compote I made after the neighbors gifted me with a basket full of sour apples.
Another successful bite from Lorna's book! And guess what? Today is your chance to get your hands on a copy to see and taste what I am talking about! That's right! Lorna is graciously giving away a copy of her book to one of you. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post (anonymous please sign a name) – between today Thursday June 24th and Sunday June 27th, midnight Easter time. A winner will be picked at random from the comment pool by my better half.
While in Salt Lake City I stayed with Maria and Josh, the team behind Two Peas And Their Pod and we are heading together to the conference, meeting up with Kristen, Katie, Amy and a whole bunch of people I'm thrilled to meet for the first time. Since this morning is pretty much the most quiet time I foresee for the rest of the week, I thought I'd post some snapshots of our "Bloggers Meet Up". I'll try to post snapshots of the conference, attendees and speakers as I go along.
Maria organized a little get together for me and Christie from The Table Runner graciously hosted it at her beautiful home. We spent hours talking about life, blogging, food, kids and so much more. Made me go to bed with a full heart and a skip in my step. Thank you ladies for your generosity!
From left to right: Becky at Project Domestication, Barbara from Barbara Bakes, Maria from Two Peas and Their Pod, Brooke from Cheeky Kitchen, Holly from Phemomenon with baby Kayla, Bonnie from City Home Country Home, Dara from Cookin' Canuck, Becky from The Vintage Mixer and Chrisie from The Table Runner up front.
Good luck in Lorna's cookbook giveaway!
Nutella Doughnuts, courtesy and copyright Lorna Yee from "The Newlywed Kitchen" cookbook.
Makes about 14 doughnuts
Note: to adapt these gluten free, I replace the flour with 1/2 cup superfine sweet rice flour, 1/4 millet, 1/4 cup sorghum flour, and added 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum for a smooth dough.
3 large eggs
1/4 cup sugar
8 ounces whole-milk ricotta
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Canola, vegetable, or peanut oil for frying
Powdered sugar for dusting doughnuts
1 cup Nutella
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the eggs, sugar, ricotta, salt, and vanilla extract. Add the flour and baking powder, and mix until just combined.
Heat 3 inches of the oil in a deep pot until it registers 375 degrees F on a deep-fat thermometer. Drop a tablespoon of batter into the oil and cook for about 3 minutes on one side, and 2 minutes on the other side. (Do not make the doughnuts much bigger, as the outside will brown too quickly and they won't cook through.) Don't overcrowd the pot–you will probably need to fry the doughnuts in three batches. Cut one doughnut open to make sure it's cooked through before removing the rest of the batch from the oil. When the doughnuts are cooked, scoop them out and allow them to drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter.
Dust the doughnuts with powdered sugar and pipe Nutella into the center of each one. These doughnuts are meant to be devoured warm out of the fryer, so make them just before you're both ready to eat them.
Variation: Add 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon or orange zest to the dough and fill the doughnuts with your favorite jelly or lemon curd.


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Experiments in Natural Family Living: Have you ever been curious about trying a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle, going no 'poo, or doing something else to make your life (or your family's life) more natural or green? Try something for at least a week sometime before January's carnival and then share your experiences in your post.
I have two ideas for
Let the popular vote decide!
Here are my two options:
1. FAMILY CLOTH: This is the gentle euphemism crunchy folk use for a reusable alternative to toilet paper. The idea of wiping with cloths at once appeals to me and repels me. What will I use? How will I store it? How will the laundering go? Will I use it for #2 or chicken out? So many questions!
2. SUGAR-FREE: I love me the sweet stuff, but sugar gets a bad rap among natural folk. It will be so, so very sad, but I could try giving up my fix for a time and see if it affects my mood, energy, and health for better or worse.
It's your turn: Vote!
Tell me what you want to see me blog about (dookies or mood swings?). You can write in a third option, if there's a different trial you'd rather put me through (maybe I'll revise the poll if a good write-in comes along!), and you can comment if you want to explain your answer or suggest a tweak to my plans.
I'm anxiously2 looking forward to seeing what you'll decide!
1 We're skipping the December carnival for Dionna's babymoon! Catch up on the November posts you might have missed, and enjoy your month off.↩
2 And I do mean anxiously.↩


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By DANNY ROBBINS
(KAUFMAN, Texas, AP) – A tip pointing to a cache of guns and a vehicle hidden at a storage unit helped investigators to unravel a meticulous revenge plot that had culminated in the killings of three people, including two North Texas prosecutors, a sheriff said.
Former justice of the peace, Eric Lyle Williams, and his wife, Kim Williams, are charged with capital murder in the fatal shootings of District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, and assistant prosecutor Mark Hasse.
Investigators say the prosecutors had been concerned that William might be a threat to them after they successfully prosecuted him for theft last year, even going to the extent of carrying handguns following Williams' conviction. Williams was sentenced to two years' probation, lost his law license and his elected position as justice of the peace — a judge who handles mostly administrative duties.
Hasse was shot by a masked gunman in January as he made his way to his courthouse office. The McLellands were gunned down two months later at their rural home.
Sheriff David Byrnes told reporters Thursday that while Williams "has always been on the radar" – investigators questioned him after Hasse's slaying and again after the McLellands' deaths – authorities did not have the evidence to tie everything together until they found the storage unit. Authorities say a friend of Williams' told them about the weapons.
"The discovery of the storage locker probably was the watershed event that put us on to this," Byrnes said.
Authorities allege Eric Williams, 46, was the gunman in all of the slayings. They say his wife, who is also 46, was the getaway driver when her husband shot Hasse. They contend she was a passenger when her husband drove to the McLellands' home to carry out those killings early on the morning of March 30.
"Basically, this was a collaborative effort between Eric Williams and his wife," Byrnes said.
Eric Williams is being held on $23 million bail, and his wife is being held on $3 million bail. Online jail records do not indicate attorneys representing the couple.
Criminal defense attorneys Toby Shook and Bill Wirskye, both former Dallas County prosecutors, have been appointed as special prosecutors.
According to an arrest warrant, a friend of Williams' contacted authorities last week and told them the former justice of the peace had told him he needed to rent a storage unit to hide some items because of his ongoing legal problems.
Investigators searched the unit in Seagoville on Saturday and found a Crown Victoria matching security video of a car in the McLellands' neighborhood the day they were killed, according to the warrant. Williams used a false name to purchase the Crown Victoria in February, the affidavit said.
They also found guns, including eight .223-caliber weapons, authorities said. Investigators believe a .223-caliber firearm was used in the killings of the McLellands. Ammunition consistent with that used both in Hasse's and the McLellands' slayings was also found in the storage locker, according to the warrant.
Investigators also traced emails to a computer in Williams' home in which the author confessed to all three slayings and threatened more violence against county officials, the warrant says. Williams was arrested Saturday and charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with that email.
Kim Williams was arrested Wednesday. An arrest affidavit contends she confessed to the killings and told investigators her husband was the gunman.
Williams was elected to his judicial post in 2010 after practicing law in the county east of Dallas for a decade. He previously served as a peace officer in five North Texas cities and two counties, including Kaufman, according to records obtained by The Associated Press from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. As recently as December 2010, he was a reserve officer in the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department.
During his theft trial, McLelland and Hasse portrayed Williams as a dishonest public official with a dangerous streak. The prosecutors presented evidence during closing arguments indicating Williams had made death threats against another local attorney and a former girlfriend.
Williams has appealed the conviction, and on March 29 – a day before the McLellands' bodies were found – a state appeals court in Dallas agreed to hear oral arguments in the case.
Marcus Busch, a U.S. Justice Department attorney who worked with Hasse in the Dallas district attorney's office and later went into private practice with him, said he was stunned by the arrests.
"I just don't understand how somebody in a white-collar case who received probation decides to throw away his own life with the senseless murder of people who were simply doing their jobs," Busch said.
Sheriff: Storage unit led to arrests in DA deaths
April 19, 2013
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