He's a-comin'

So, Harry is coming tomorrow. I'm getting an impacted wisdom tooth out (tiny preview: a doctor will be drilling into my jaw bone and taking out, little pieces at a time, a large and unweildly wisdom tooth-- and I will NOT be asleep for all of this). So, naturally, he's coming to take care of me. Which really means he'll cuddle up with me and my enormous, swollen jaw and watch Hitchcock movies with me for 3 WHOLE DAYS while I load up on pain killers and eat nothing but smoothies, pudding, and cottage cheese.


Because a) I'm so excited to see him for the first time in two weeks I am actually bouncing in my chair (and squealing), b) he's so sweet to drive all the way down to be my human pillow and c) he will maintain the ability to masticate solid foods, I have stocked up on two things that are near and dear to his heart:

Whole Milk-- dubbed by me "melted ice cream."

and

Note the "mini." When they're mini, you can combine them WITH the milk in the same bowl, and it becomes something like a celestial serving of cereal.

AND.
I'm going to try this rhubarb bread pudding recipe. The very name of this recipe elicited the same response from both Harry and my Dad-- wide eyes, a dropped jaw, and a lot of rapid nodding.

In case you're curious, here's the recipe!

Ingredients:

8 slices bread without crusts, toasted and
cubed
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
5 eggs
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups diced rhubarb
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. Place bread cubes into a buttered 2 quart casserole dish. Combine the milk and butter in a saucepan, and heat just to the boiling point. Pour over the bread cubes, and let stand for 15 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Stir in rhubarb. Pour over the soaked bread, and stir gently until evenly blended. Sprinkle walnuts over the top.

3. Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until nicely browned on the top. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

And thus ends this large and unweildy post. And it, like large and unweildy wisdom teeth, must come to an end.