Sunday, February 7, 2016

Dessert for Breakfast by Victoria Hamilton




A very warm welcome to Amanda Cooper, author of the Teapot Collector mystery series! You might know Amanda for something else, though. Yes, she does write cozy mysteries as Victoria Hamilton. But that's not it.

Amanda is one of the queens of cozy giveaways. In fact, today she has not one, but two special giveaways. Don't forget to enter!

 



Random Observation #1:
I have a raging sweet tooth. Seriously. I have to be strict with myself, or I’d be eating cookies for breakfast, brownies for lunch, and French Toast for dinner. But then, who doesn’t like breakfast for dinner?

Random Observation #2:
Recently I was reminiscing how much my mom LOVED bread pudding. Even in her mid eighties she’d make it for herself often. I suddenly thought, well, it takes bread, eggs and milk… isn’t that really French Toast in a casserole? And… if you ate it in the morning that would just be… dessert for breakfast? Or a breakfast dessert?

Random Observation #3
I occasionally buy raisin bread and Cinnabon bread, but I don’t eat a lot of bread these days, so I inevitably end up throwing half loaves in the freezer. Where they sit. Sometimes I’ll make French Toast out of them, but not often.

These random thoughts come together in today’s recipe. I have dragged out my bits of raisin and Cinnabon bread loaves, whipped up the other ingredients, and voila, dessert (bread pudding) for breakfast. Though it doesn’t need it, I’ve made a sugar free berry sauce to pour over it, just as if it was French Toast, using my Christmas gift, an immersion blender! If you don’t have one, you can use a blender or just leave the berry sauce chunky. The beauty of this recipe is, it’s readily scalable for however many folks you’re feeding, or however many ramekins you have!

Individual Bread Puddings
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients:
2 cups day-old bread cubes, preferably raisin bread, Cinnabon Bread, etc.
*I actually used four slices, 2 of Cinnabon bread and 2 Weight Watchers’ Raisin bread, and it was a little too much for 2 - 12 oz. ramekins. It would easily have made 3 servings.
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:
1 - Divide bread between two greased 12 oz. oven safe ramekins and set aside.
2 - Beat eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then pour equal amounts into each ramekin. Let the milk/egg mixture soak in for a few mintues.
3 - Bake uncovered, at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool slightly.
4 – Serve warm with Sugarfree Fruit Sauce (recipe follows), custard sauce, whipped topping or on its own.

Sugar Free Fruit Sauce

Ingredients:
2 Cups Frozen Berries – I like Europe’s Best, which I use for my smoothies, as well.
2 Cups Water
2 tsp. lemon juice

Directions:
1 – Put berries and water in pan and turn to medium/low.
2 – Simmer until the berries break down, about 20 minutes, depending on the size of the berries, then using your immersion blender (or cool the mixture and use a blender, if you prefer) blend until the consistency you prefer. Simmer blended mix longer to reduce and thicken.
3 – Sweeten to your taste after you’re done cooking, if you’re using Stevia. If you’re using sugar, you must cook it with the berries. Don’t use too much Stevia because it is a powerful sweetener!
4 – Pour the fruit sauce into a glass jar once it’s cooled enough. Keep it in the fridge, but not for too long; this is not jam and will go bad. I would suggest it will keep for a few days.

  
Sauce Ingredients
Fruit Sauce

Bread Pudding Ingredients

Bread Pudding for Breakfast!


Giveaway!

You could win one of two fun prize packages:

First Prize: Vintage teacup and saucer, Auntie Rose’s Tea-rrific Tea blend, a signed copy of The Grim Steeper, bookmark and a Cozy Mystery book tote!



Second Prize: A signed copy of The Grim Steeper, tea, and a bookmark.




Open to US and Canadian addresses.

Leave a comment, with some form of your name and email address so we can contact the winner! Contest ends at 11:55 PM on Wednesday, February 10th, so don't delay.


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About The Grim Steeper:
The national bestselling author of Shadow of a Spout invites readers back to the Finger Lakes town of Gracious Grove for more tea and murder...

Mid-October in the charming Finger Lakes town of Gracious Grove means it’s time for the annual Fall Fling Townwide Tea Party. The highlight of the festivities is a roaming tea-tasting, which includes a stop at Auntie Rose’s Victorian Tea House. Sophie Taylor would like to share her enjoyment of the event with her sort-of boyfriend, English teacher Jason Murphy, but Jason’s dean has accused him of falsifying grades to help an athlete at the local college. Steamed and stressed, Jason shows up the night of the party with bags under his eyes.

But the dean shows up under Sophie’s Japanese Maple later that night, murdered, and now Jason is suspected of far worse than fudging grade reports. It’s up to Sophie, her Nana, and their friends the Silver Spouts to pore over the clues to find out who really decided to teach the dean a lesson.



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143 comments:

  1. This looks so yummy, I can't wait to try it. And thank you for the chance to win one of the lovely giveaways!
    karen(dot)kenyon(at)rogers(dot)com

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  2. Love the Bread Pudding and Fruit Sauce recipes; and the giveaway prizes are fantastic! Would be so grateful to win, for sure. Liz Stark EMS591@aol.com

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  3. You are not alone with the bread pudding for breakfast!! My husband LOVES bread pudding...I think it was one of the first things I learned to make as a kid...I always have bits and pieces of bread in the freezer..and use it for puddings too....( or dressing!!).
    the3beersus@yahoo.com

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  4. My husband also loves bread pudding! I personally would love to sit down and eat all the fruit sauce! Looking forward to reading the next installment in the Teapot Collector mystery series!!!! How does my reading list get so long????

    ejbs3s@yahoo.com

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  5. I love bread pudding! Thank you for the recipe!!! Would love to win! Dspinlexo@aol.com

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  6. The bread pudding looks so good! Thank you for the recipe and the giveaway!
    myrifraf(at)gmail(dot)com

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  7. Love your books, your recipes and your giveaways! Thanks so much.
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  8. Love your bread pudding recipe and I will definitely make it, perhaps with the blueberries added to the ramekins and cooked in the pudding. Would love to win your giveaway too.
    Nancy R - email address is jw.nl.reid@sympatico.ca

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  9. Bread pudding is one of my favorites but don't make it often because I am only one who eats it. This individual one would be great. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to read this one love your books. Thanks for giveaway
    lhxp73@yahoo.com

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  10. Bread pudding is one of my favorites but don't make it often because I am only one who eats it. This individual one would be great. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to read this one love your books. Thanks for giveaway
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  11. What a great giveaway and recipes! Thank you. Judy grogan, janngrogan@yahoo.com

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  12. I absolutely love bread pudding pudding , this recipe is going on my list to make ! I love this series as well , thank you for a chance to win ! kathambre@yahoo.com

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  13. Always love to make your recipes! Bummer that I have to make things gluten free, but that's okay! Love all your books so much!! jlmclellan@golden.net

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  14. Individual servings are great! We use muffin tins. Really helps keeping the portions even. Usually use more cinnamon than you recommend. And usually add a teaspoon of diced fruit of some sort. The fruit sauce recipe is a must I do believe. It looks great. Really nice giveaway. Would love to read The Grim Steeper. Am hoping for 1st prize. Always need totes. Della at deepotter@peoplepc.com

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  15. I love Bread Pudding and can eat it any time of the day :). I will be trying this recipe soon. Wonderful giveaway, fingers crossed

    debbiec1313@yahoo.com

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  16. You had me at "dessert for breakfast"! Happy Sunday! nicolev.girldetective.com. :-)

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  17. Oh wow, there ius cinnabon bread? I haven't seen this anywhere in town.
    Must try this recipe soon as I can. Thanks for sharing and thank you for the giveaway.
    Firelily001(at)gmail(dot)com

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  18. Love your books ! I absolutely in love with the tea cup and saucer and the bag. Crossing my fingers . Thank you for the wonderful giveaway !

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  19. Love your books ! I absolutely in love with the tea cup and saucer and the bag. Crossing my fingers . Thank you for the wonderful giveaway !

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  20. The recipes sound great! Thanks for the chance to win. Dnrocker@yahoo.com

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  21. I LOVE French Toast! In fact, we have it here a lot for breakfast! Thanks for the chance to enter! c_mitchell1998(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  22. I LOVE bread pudding! I have to have coconut in mine however. Yum! Sherylhbooth@gmail.com

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  23. I just woke up and found this article about your latest release. Now I am hungry with no ingredients to make any french toast and ready to devour this new book. I gotta get this book! stardustindy at yahoo dot com

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  24. Sounds like a great recipe! Thank you for sharing and for the chance to win. ioncookbooks@yahoo.com

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  25. I love all things tea. The bread pudding sounds delicious. Thanks for the chance to win. Dmskrug3(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  26. Yummy, love bread pudding! And of course tea as well😊. Looking forward to the latest Amanda Cooper!
    gingermom25@gmail.com

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  27. Yummy, love bread pudding! And of course tea as well😊. Looking forward to the latest Amanda Cooper!
    gingermom25@gmail.com

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  28. So excited about your new book! Echolodge5@aol.com

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  29. We have breakfast every Thursday night for dinner!! rachaelabrams317@gmail.com

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  30. We have breakfast every Thursday night for dinner!! rachaelabrams317@gmail.com

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  31. It all sounds delicious!

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  32. This sounds wonderful!! I'll be trying it very soon.

    harbingerdc(at)gmail(dot)com

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  33. Book and recipe sounds great! I love the prize package - both of them.
    jawdance@yahoo.com

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  34. I usually find french toast casseroles way too sweet for me. I like the idea of individual ramekins. Yummy. With a cup of tea and one of your good books,what could be better!

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  35. I have this book on my wish list.
    sgiden at verizon(.)net

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  36. The recipes sounds wonderful. Love this series. Thanks for the chance. dr(dot)oldsmobie(at)icloud(dot)com

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  37. I have never tried bread pudding, but this sounds yummy. Thanks for the chance.
    Sjgolding@sbcglobal.net

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  38. I have never tried bread pudding, but this sounds yummy. Thanks for the chance.
    Sjgolding@sbcglobal.net

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  39. Both prize packs sound great, I would be happy with just the book. But the extras would be awesome!!! Thank you for the chance to win. saracarver07@gmail.com

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  40. Oh my goodness this looks yummy! Since i am a member of weight watchers I really like that it is somewhat point friendly too! Will definitely be making this for Valentine's day breakfast!! My husband's sweet tooth will thank me! And thank you for another giveaway! You are wonderful and that teacup is absolutely gorgeous!! I collect tea cups so I always appreciate a beautiful teacup! Thanks for the opportunity to win! Susan. pucsbride13@gmail.com

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  41. Thanks for the giveaway! I love this series! Definitely going to be trying this recipe.
    Dtk070305@gmail.com

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  42. Oh my goodness this looks yummy! Since i am a member of weight watchers I really like that it is somewhat point friendly too! Will definitely be making this for Valentine's day breakfast!! My husband's sweet tooth will thank me! And thank you for another giveaway! You are wonderful and that teacup is absolutely gorgeous!! I collect tea cups so I always appreciate a beautiful teacup! Thanks for the opportunity to win! Susan. pucsbride13@gmail.com

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  43. Book sounds wonderful and recipe delicious. Thanks for the chance joosborne nc at yahoo dot com Joan Osborne

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  44. My mother made bread pudding a lot but I haven't. I'll try your recipe and think of Mom. Thanks!
    pattymarsh31@gmail.com

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  45. Love the random observations!Thanks for the recipes and chance! Donna Harms fuades3 at yahoo.com

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  46. Thank you for the recipe and this wonderful giveaway. areewekidding@yahoo.com

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  47. Can't wait to read the book, the bread pudding sounds yummy, I like the receipes that come in the books, gives me something new to try. Thanks for the chance!!! :)
    steeletrukin@yahoo.com
    Monica steele

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  48. Great recipes and great prizes!
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  49. I love Tea! Donna Lee Giddings PaperMeister337@aol.com

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  50. I love Tea! Donna Lee Giddings PaperMeister337@aol.com

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  51. I'm just learning to love tea and would love to win one of these prizes. Bread pudding has been a favorite of mine for years so I'll have to try your recipe. Thanks for the contests.
    suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com

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  52. I love it all! Looks like a yummy recipe and I'm on the hunt for the first in this series to get started too. Thanks for the chance to win.
    Awilcox1182@gmail.com

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  53. I can't believe I haven't discovered you before. Tea, the Finger Lakes a cozy mystery. I live not far from the Finger Lakes, in Norwich, NY. You have a great package going there. You giveaways look awesome,too. Winning one would be a great way to get to know your books. Thanks for the opportunity to be a winner. Emily Goehner egoehner@roadrunner.com

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  54. I love bread pudding too. Hope it works with soy milk.

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  55. Wow these recipes are to die for!

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  56. I havery never tried bread pudding. It looks great. I love the cover of this book. Thank you for the chance!
    moonbay7399@gmail.com

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  57. Thank you for the chance to enter your giveaway. Beautiful cup. I love paper books. Both giveaways are great. I love to try new recipes and the bread pudding and fruit sauce look delectable.
    The book sounds entertaining. I am th lad I'm not the one to find a body under my tree. Thank you.
    Iamshortanote@yahoo.com.

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  58. Thank you for the chance to enter your giveaway. Beautiful cup. I love paper books. Both giveaways are great. I love to try new recipes and the bread pudding and fruit sauce look delectable.
    The book sounds entertaining. I am th lad I'm not the one to find a body under my tree. Thank you.
    Iamshortanote@yahoo.com.

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  59. Amanda Cooper, your wonderful!! Thank you for such a wonderful series. The stories have become some of my favorites! Your giveaways are stupendous and very generous. Have a wonderful week!
    Bree, breannaherron@icloud.com

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  60. I think we are soul sister's, I could eat sweets all day and I love to bake. Thanks for the recipe and the chance at your giveaway. Mari
    jmhinton@psci.net

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  61. A good cozy is my cup of tea! Would love to win the book and the cup. rebarger@bellsouth.net

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  62. Looks like yummy bread pudding!!! The tea cup is gorgeous!! Have a fabulous Sunday!!!

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  63. I love bread pudding, especially the idea of individual servings. The fruit sauce would be a good change for me -- I've only had it with creme Anglaise. Congratulations on the release of The Grim Steeper, and thanks for the opportunity to win such wonderful prize packages! bobandcelia@sbcglobal.net

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  64. I love anything tea, and really enjoy this series! I have a few twists to my bread pudding basics. For breakfast I keep it sweet and add little chunks of ham or sausage; lunch? I make it more savory and add tomatoes; dinner? Keep the savory and add drained ground beef; dessert? Of course...sweet with chocolate and marshmallows.
    kat8762@aol.com

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  65. A daily menu of cookies, brownies and French Toast would work for me! And I love bread pudding. What a great way to use up that freezer full of half loaves.

    Looks like another addition to a great series and as usual a terrific giveaway. Thanks for the chance.
    sallycootie@gmail.com

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  66. Sounds like a good breakfast full of protein and fruit. That's how my mind works. suefoster109@netzero.net

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  67. this sounds good!! Thanks for the great recipe and the chance to win a wonderful prize. darholley1@aol.com

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  68. I would love to win this prize and would love to read this book. Thanks for the chance to win.
    scarletbegonia5858@gmail.com
    Margaret Rushton

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  69. Delicious idea!
    And the giveaways are wonderful, too.
    libbydodd at comcast dot net

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  70. Looks good. I have a very sweet tooth! What a great giveaway! Thankyou for the opportunity! Jill Broussard; minishoes@msn.com

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  71. This looks like my kind of recipe -- easy, yummy, and uses up leftover bread! I look forward to reading the new book, too. I love books set in the Finger Lakes!

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  72. Haven't read this author yet but I am so into tea and teapots, it seems like just what I need! Martha marthajane1@hotmail.com

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  73. Thank you for sharing the recipe and for 2 opportunities to win one of your wonderful prizes. Email: maforbes231@yahoo.com.

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  74. I love bread pudding! I have never had it with fruit and your recipe looks easy to make, I will have to try it. I like the title of your book. Thanks for the giveaway! crossxjo(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  75. Pat (patdupuy@yahoo.com)February 7, 2016 at 1:12 PM

    These books look like a lot of fun! I "discovered" bread pudding when I lived in New Orleans. My husband loves it too. Must have hard sauce on it. I guess that eliminates it as breakfast unless it is hair of the dog bread pudding!

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  76. Welcome back to the Kitchen, Victoria! I'm really glad I didn't read this until after breakfast, or I'd have bemoaned the lack of cinnamon-raisin bread in our freezer!

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  77. I can't wait to read the second of the tea collectors series. I must admit, the first time I had bread pudding was the Commander's Palace in New Orleans. It was more of a bread pudding soufflé, it was incredible and of course ruined all bread puddings for me. I love tea!! I'm not a,coffee drinker. jenndian at gmail dot com

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  78. I'm going to have to try this. It sounds so tasty. I love bread pudding.
    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  79. Love the name and cover of this book. sclickner@juno.com

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  80. Bread pudding for breakfast! Yum! Debbi Horseman Powers fsumom99@aol.com

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  81. This recipe sounds delicious! Linda Kleback lkleback@hotmail.com

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  82. That bread pudding recipe looks delicious. I love all of your series. I would love to win a prize from you.
    agavigan@cox.net

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  83. I love bread pudding. Thanks for the recipe and the giveaway. elainehroberson@gmail.com

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  84. Sounds like a great recipe. Yum.

    lauraalbert@hotmail.com

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  85. I love tea, and tea cups, and teapots, and books about tea and teapots and tea shops. . . wonderful giveaway, thanks for the chance. Dianne
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  86. You're preaching to the choir with bread pudding. My mother used to make it for herself all the time too. I didn't think much of it but Mum liked hers extra soggy. Later I learned how to make it myself and became one of my favourite desserts. (My absolute favourite dessert is creme brulle - which bears a passing resemblance to another of my mother's desserts that I didn't like much - caramel upside-down pudding.)

    On the other hand, you have introduced me to your books and that's much more to the point, right?

    abruce@alisonbruce.ca

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  87. What an easy recipe and one of my favorite desserts. Dessert should be the first course in every meal of the day! Thanks for the giveaway. I love this series and tea, hot or cold, is my year around drink. Doward Wilson doward1952@yahoo.com

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  88. Hey, I began your book today,GRIM STEEPER. So far great. mbquilts4@aol.com

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  89. I'm a great fan of breakfast for dinner but I work part time and it's 10-2 so need to eat breakfast on those days. I think that this recipe is perfect as my youngest family move from my house to the one they bough next door.The giveaways are very generous and would love to win one. I've added The Grim Steeper to my wish list. Ruth Nixon ruthenixonAsbcglobal.net

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  90. I'd love to add that beautiful tea cup to our collection. We drink tea almost every day since it is always refreshing.

    NoraAdrienne (at) gmail (dot) com

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  91. Started the book last night. Got to 50%. Had to drive home. Plan to finish today. Great recipes!

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  92. What a great recipe! I love this series, and would love to win one of those prizes.

    eeyoregirl2009 AT aol DOT com

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  93. This looks so good, I can't wait to try it. Thank you for the chance to win this awesome giveaway!
    peggyhyndman(at)att(dot)net

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  94. Thank you... this all looks wonderful and I love anything about tea. I have collected various English ones for ages. Please enter me.
    Marilyn ewatvess@yahoo.com

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  95. Sounds so good! I will be trying it and looking forward to ur book!
    jsomers421@gmail.com

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  96. Would love to give this series a try1
    bookselr@sbcglobal.net

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  97. I don't think that I've ever had bread pudding, after reading this recipe I think I will be trying it. :)
    momzillasteel at gmail dot com

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  98. The recipe sounds good. And so does the book!! 😱

    pmettert@yahoo.com

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  99. Great recipe! Haven't read this series yet, this would be a great start.
    diannekc8@gmail.com

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  100. Books, tea, & a mystery...the perfect combo! Wednesday, the 10th, is my 26th wedding anniversary. Winning would be a great way to celebrate. ;-) Maria Blodgett UkiMama3@aol.com

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  101. I have one of your Victoria Hamilton mysteries on my TBR pile. That bread pudding recipe looks delicious. This is an awesome giveaway. Would love to win.
    6186pep(at)msn(dot)com

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  102. Loved the recipes, love the cover of the book and the give always are ADORABLE!!
    Bdlogan@live.com

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  103. A series with the Finger Lakes as the setting, how neat! I'd also love to enter the contest, lilflynracer at msn.com

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  104. Sometimes you just have to mix the meals up. Whether that means doing breakfast for supper or dessert for breakfast, you just gotta do it at times. Now, I don't think I've ever had bread pudding before so I may have to attempt it, and if I do, thank you for sharing this recipe. When it comes to The Grim Steeper, thank you for the chance to win.

    robbfan141729@yahoo.com

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  105. Recipes and book sound yummy can't wait to read it mama2bulls@gmail.com

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  106. I love tea and visiting a tea house is on my bucket list. This is one of the many reasons I love your books. robeader53@yahoo.com

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  107. can't wait to read. great contest. food looks soo good

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  108. A cup of tea and a cozy mystery--please enter me! These are two of my favorite things! Thanks for offering this contest!!

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  109. I have read and enjoyed all of your books written under your Victoria Hamilton name and I must say I don't know how I missed this series. I am going to have to purchase all 3 to get caught up in this series. Please keep your wonderful books coming.

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  110. I love the fact that the recipe is small enough so that I can eat it all myself without feeling too guilty!

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  111. This recipe is ideal and your books a delight. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  112. Your books are captivating and this recipe is delectable. Thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  113. I have actually never had bread pudding- but it is now on the list of things to try !
    mushumom1@gmail.com

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  114. Love bread pudding. This is a new series for me. Sounds like fun!
    skforrest1957@gmail.com

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  115. I hope I win! This series sounds so interesting. Your books are so much fun to read. Donamaekutska7@gmail.com

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  116. I just love bread pudding, I am definitely going to try your recipe. Thanks so much for the giveaway, I'm hoping to win. kphans08@gmail.com

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  117. I love how your random thoughts come together as a tasty recipe!

    ElaineE246 at msn dot com

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  118. Reading this right now. should be done tonight. thanks for the recipes and the opportunity to win. Kay kayt18(@)comcast(dot)net

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  119. Can't wait to try the bread pudding recipe for breakfast.
    Can't wait to read the book too, it sounds as yummy as the bread pudding. Thanks for sharing both!
    vernagass@gmail.com

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  120. This looks good. Love this series. Congrats on the new one

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  121. I've been collecting this series and adding each book to my kindle to read soon. I love tea so of course I have to read it. Lovely giveaways!
    bpwoodfield@gmail.com

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  122. What a great recipe. Its just my husband and I, so individual servings work best for us. Thanks for the giveaway. Looking forward to reading this series. dbahn@iw.net

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  123. I never made bread pudding, but this sounds delicious. I would love a chance to win this for my Birthday, which is today, Feb. 8th, Thanks for this awesome chance. Linda May lindamay4852@yahoo.com

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  124. What a lovely idea, dessert for breakfast! Thank you for the recipes, and the chance to win one of those prizes.

    Tamlin Rois

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  125. Sounds like a great recipe especially the one without the sugar good for those who have the special diets. Your book sounds so good and I would love to read. Thank you for the chance. ptclayton2@aol.com

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  126. Love giveaways. Have not read grim steeper yet but I'm sure it will be great.
    Diane Rivera
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  127. I absolutely love bread pudding. My husband recently decided a has a love for baking. Maybe we can make this together. Thanks for the recipe, giveaway and amazing books.

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  129. I love Victoria Hamilton/Amanda Cooper's books!! I've read all of the Vintage Kitchen and am halfway through the first of the Merry Muffins! I have the first two of the Teapot Collectors sitting on my To Read Stack!! I'd love to have the next one in the series!! She's a wonderful and gifted writer!!! My email is angemanderson@gmail.com. I'm on Facebook and Goodreads as Angela Anderson!!

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  130. Bread pudding for breakfast sounds heavenly.
    jenne.turner@unt.edu

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  131. very excited about this new release....loving this series and its quirky characters!!

    johnnabooks@hotmail.com

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  132. What a great prize. My email is available if you click on my profile...

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  133. That bread pudding looks yummy! I have a pretty hefty sweet tooth too.

    Sarah @ zukeeper.geo(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  134. bread pudding with a cup of tea sounds delicious! Yummy yummy! biszemom@gmail.com

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  135. This book keeps popping up on my amazon recommendations list. I can't wait to read it. utaker555@gmail.com

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  136. The bread pudding sounds good! Thanks for the chance to win this giveaway! I love your books!
    Lisa H.
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  137. Love your books and recipes. Thanks
    Allenxpaa@msn.com

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  138. Thanks for sharing the recipe. it sounds really tasty
    jwisley(at)aol(dot)com

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  139. What a lovely giveaway and blog post. I love all things tea related:)

    fivehydebunch at gmail dot com

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  140. This is Lois Rotella. The receipe sounds good. I have never had bread pudding.

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  141. Wow! Look at all the responses! Along with the rest I adore bread pudding and have always used raisin bread (we have a bakery outlet near us)do it in a water bath and then sprinkle with brown sugar and melted butter. Yum. I guess that's much worse for you than you berry recipe. My grandmother used to have oodles of tea cups and I adore them, no two alike!. Lovely giveaway. ezrag2@aol.com

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  142. I am not familiar with Amanda Cooper but I just began reading the Vintage Kitchen mysteries. I would dearly love either giveaway package. I love bookmarks and teas.

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