Chocolate Bread Pudding

INGREDIENTS:

2 squares unsweetened chocolate
3 cups cold milk
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups bread cubes

Cut up the chocolate into the milk in a double boiler and heat, whisking often. When melted, whisk vigorously to blend. Combine the eggs, sugar and salt. Slowly add the chocolate mixture, whisking vigorously. Stir in the vanilla and then the bread. Spray a casserole dish wish Pam and pour the mixture into it. Let stand for about 1/2 hour to allow bread to soften. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place casserole dish in a shallow pan that has about an inch of hot water in it. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or ice cream. Store in the refrigerator.

By Lisa Waldorf

Lula Mac's Tomato Pie

Ingredients:

6 fresh ripe home grown tomatoes peeled * and sliced into 1/4 inch slices
¼ Vidalia onion very thinly sliced
½ box Boar’s head precooked bacon cut into small pieces
1 /4 pound Boar’s Head Canadian cheddar graded
2 cups Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise
Piecrust (home made or store bought)
Salt and pepper

Put piecrust in pre headed oven until it sets up firm but isn’t done
Dry sliced peeled tomatoes on paper towel, salt and pepper
Line bottom of pre cooked piecrust with thinly sliced onion
Layer on tomato slices
Layer on bacon and cheese
Cover with Mayonnaise

Return to oven and cook until cheese is melted and mayonnaise is slightly brown.

* to peel tomatoes cut a small X on the bottom and place in boiling water for 1 min. Remove and place in ice water to cool. Skin slips easily off.